What’s the State of Innovation on Campus? We Asked the Leader of a Mega-University’s ‘Sandbox’ – Ed Surge
A small but growing number of colleges have created offices charged with leading innovation efforts on campus.
At Southern New Hampshire University, officials call it a “sandbox.” More precisely, the university calls it the Sandbox ColLABorative, and its mission is to serve as an internal consulting group on technology and provide a space for professors to experiment.
A few months ago, EdSurge sat down with the leader of this sandbox, Brian Fleming, to talk about where he’s looking for new ideas these days, and about the state of innovation at colleges.
It’s worth noting that his university has done plenty of innovating, as a pioneer in building online programs. Southern New Hampshire has become one of the few mega-universities online, boasting more than 100,000 students.