The Creativity and Innovation Design Network Design is a hub for faculty, staff, and students for who want to explore innovative solutions to challenges we face in education. The design network will collaborate with school districts and community partners to identify pressing issues and engage in strategies informed by design thinking and equity-oriented frameworks to propose technology and media-based solutions.
2024-2025 Projects and Site Partners
- Machine Learning and App Development – Indianola Informal K-8 School (7th Grade Students)
- Coding with Any Girl Can – Columbus Africentric Early College High School (9th Grade Students)
- AR and VR in Science – West High School Students
- Creativity and Innovation with Technology in Early Childhood Education – Schoenbaum Family (Center 3 and 4 Year Old Classes)
- Machine Learning, App Development, and Documentary Creation – The Ohio State University Fashion and Retail Studies Program
Create, Innovate & Curate
Faculty Innovation Fellows
CIDN Faculty Innovation Fellows lead our student teams as they partner with local schools and community partners to bring design thinking and equity-oriented frameworks to propose technology and media-based solutions.
Dr. Rick Voithofer
Department of Education Studies
Dr. Detra Price
Department of Teaching & Learning
Dr. Tasha Lewis
Department of Human Sciences
Dr. Mindi Rhoades
Department of Teaching & Learning
Dr. Sophia Jeong
Department of Teaching & Learning
Support Staff
- Director: Dr. Detra Price-Dennis
- Program Manager: Emily Hiatt
- Outreach Coordinator: Dr. Julie Johnson
- Teacher Innovation Fellow: Emily Bricker (South-Western City Schools)
- STEM Learning Graduate Associate: Kevin Fulton
- Technology Intern: Jesseca Fair
For more information regarding our team, projects, or potential partnerships, please contact Dr. Detra Price at Price.151@osu.edu