Innovative Design in Educational Advancement (IDEA) Center

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Mission Statement

Innovative Design in Educational Advancement (IDEA) is a space accessible to all Three Rivers Community College employees that maintains and supports well-qualified, committed faculty and staff who utilize both proven traditional and progressive student-centered learning approaches.

In order to accomplish this mission, IDEA:

• Offers a variety of resources and programs to enhance teaching potential and student support services.
• Inspires and enables faculty and staff in order to achieve desired learning outcomes. 
• Builds on faculty and staff strengths and focuses on the tasks of instruction and learning.
• Brings faculty and staff in contact with evidence based instructional practices and technology.
• Fosters a collaborative learning community where educators work and learn from each other.

Vision Statement

IDEA will build a dynamic, measurable, and nationally recognized space with a reputation of innovation that exemplifies TRCC’s teaching and learning values in action.  

Location

Room E-211

Contact Information

Nina Stein - Educational Assistant

 (860) 885-2357, nstein@trcc.commnet.edu

David Ferreira - Director of Learning Initiatives

(860) 383-5229, dferreira@trcc.commnet.edu