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PROTOTYPING THE FUTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION: SHIFT RETAIL LAB ACCEPTS FAST COMPANY INNOVATION BY DESIGN AWARD

“’We’re prototyping the future of higher education.’ That is how Lloyd Young, director of innovation and design at VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation, describes what she and her colleagues do every day at the Shift Retail Lab. Their work is turning heads, not just in Richmond, but nationwide. Shift was named the winner of the Learning […]

More than 50 universities are partnering with Podium Education to create a ‘Global Tech Experience’—a way for students across disciplines to uniquely gain tech skills

da Vinci Center is proud to say that we are among the 50 plus universities pioneering the future of the classroom with Podium. “This summer, Podium piloted the program for over a thousand students. At Virginia Commonwealth University, the school planned to include a dozen students. But, according to Garret Westlake, associate vice provost for innovation […]