Measuring Innovation in Education and Training Defining Innovation

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Measuring Innovation in Education and
TrainingDefining Innovation

• Brainstorming session
• Paris, 11 June 2009

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Defining Innovation

• Many definitions of innovation. Common features
  (1) something new (or significantly improved) and
  (2) useful
• Oslo Manual OM- (2005)
•  The implementation of a new or significantly
  improved product (good or service) or process, a
  new marketing method, or a new organisational
  method in business practices, workplace
  organisation or external relations 

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Defining Innovation

• The OM definition can be applied to education
• New products New Curriculum
• New process ICT for learning E-learning
• New Organisational method ICT to communicate
  with students
• New Marketing Pricing of postgraduate courses
• Notion of Improvement

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Defining Innovation

• Potential challenge for determining improvement.
  Multiple stakeholders (e.g. consumer-student,
  teacher citizen, tax payer) with multiple
  objectives (increase quality, equity, coverage,
  efficiency)
• Cultural values, social policies and political
  goals can influence the prioritisation of the
  different objectives

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Discussion Questions

• Should de OM definition of innovation be applied
  for education? Alternatives?
• Would it be necessary to apply different surveys
  to different stakeholders? Who should answer the
  questions on improvements accruing from changes?
• Social, cultural and political values embedded in
  societies. Do they allow for cross-country
  comparisons?
• Changes in these values over time, allow for
  comparison in countries?