Programs · Higher education professional learning
EDULearn
Professional learning that strengthens interpretive capacity among faculty, staff, students, and academic teams — so research, data, and institutional knowledge can be understood beyond the department that produced it.
Audience
Who it serves
- Faculty and instructional teams
- Research centers and institutes
- University communications and public affairs staff
- Journalism schools and media programs
- Graduate students and student media
Purpose
What it strengthens
- Build a shared, repeatable interpretive process across academic teams
- Strengthen the boundary between claims, evidence, and meaning
- Prepare scholars to translate findings for non-specialist audiences
- Embed a “translation step” before research and reports are released
Applications
Where EDULearn applies
- Research dissemination and public-facing scholarship
- Grant-funded outreach and broader-impacts work
- Teaching media literacy and evidence-based reasoning
- Campus communications, reports, and dashboards
Delivery options
How it's delivered
- Faculty and staff workshops (virtual or on campus)
- Half-day implementation labs built around a real institutional output
- Multi-session professional learning series
- Campus Story Labs for students
Inquiry process
How we begin
- 1. Share your context. Tell us about your institution, audience, and goals.
- 2. Scoping conversation. We identify where IPAR fits work you're already doing.
- 3. Proposal. You receive a recommended format, timeline, and investment.