Program on Teaching Innovation

The teaching of U.S. and world history is incomplete if it does not address the history of innovation from economic, scientific/technological, and sociological perspectives. We feel it important for students to be encouraged both to explore the role of innovation in U.S. and world history and to develop their own sense of innovation and creativity.

FPRI’s Program on Teaching Innovation is co-directed by Lawrence Husick, co-founder and principal system architect of Infonautics Corporation (now HighBeam Research, Inc.); Alan Luxenberg, and Paul Dickler. Rocco L. Martino, Ph.D., founder of XRT and CyberFone, is the Program’s Senior Fellow.

Papers

The Technological Revolution, Maury Klein, FPRI FootNotes, 7/2008
Technological Innovation and National Security, Paul Bracken, FPRI E-Notes, 6/2008
More Than Just Tools and Toys: Teaching Innovation, Lawrence A. Husick, FPRI FootNotes 5/2008
A Strategy for Success: Innovation Will Renew American Leadership (12 pages, 187K PDF), Rocco Leonard Martino, in Orbis Spring 2007

Classroom Lessons

Matching Innovations to New Technologies, Paul Dickler (41K Microsoft Word document)
Brainstorming Innovation, Paul Dickler (39K Microsoft Word document)
Innovation and Inventions, Paul Dickler (39K Microsoft Word document)
History of Information Technology, Paul Dickler (34K Microsoft Word document)
Innovation Timelines, Paul Dickler (38K Microsoft Word document)