University Innovation Fellows Book

Designing for Change: How Empowered Students can Lead an Education Revolution
By Bev and Etienne Wenger-Trayner

We are proud to introduce a book about the University Innovation Fellows program. Our team asked renowned social scientists Bev and Etienne Wenger-Trayner to write a white paper about the program. Having coined the term “communities of practice,” the duo conducted a dozen interviews and produced a short case study. Thirty interviews later, they were just as taken by what they heard as when they started. It was the first time they had seen their social learning theories playing out in higher education. Together with the University Innovation Fellows team, the Wenger-Trayners decided to combine the many hours of interviews with our rich photos of Fellows to produce a short book told through the voices of students.

Proceeds from the book, to be published in Spring 2017, will contribute to student participation in the program. The goal of the book is to provide an in-depth look at a program, which was designed to use social learning to achieve its goals. We hope that this book will inspire readers to consider social learning as a powerful tool in creating transformative educational experiences.

This book is for:

(1) Academics interested in the University Innovation Fellows program;
(2) people who design programs interested in generating impact through social learning;
(3) social learning theorists who follow Bev and EtienneWenger-Trayner’s work; and
(4) Fellows and faculty sponsors who want to share what the program is about.

Read the trailer here

Help us publish this book.

The team is seeking $15,000 to hire a book designer to publish the book in Spring 2017. We hope that small donations and the potential contributions of foundations concerned with educational reform will enable us to do so. To contribute and help bring this book to life, contact us at team@universityinnovation.org.