Herb Innovation Center
Contact Us
Room 4000L
419.530.6134
Mailing Address:
The Herb Innovation Center
The University of Toledo
2801 W Bancroft St., MS 914
Toledo, Ohio 43606

Herb Innovation Center
The Herb Innovation Center (THInC) serves the faculty and students of the Judith Herb ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Arts, Social Sciences and Education in ways that will grow and strengthen the work of the college in collaboration with our partners in PK-12 education and our community and agency colleagues.
Guided by our core principles, the center engages in the following activities:
Providing Support for Inquiry:
Support for research projects focused on the understanding and promotion of best practices in education, with a particular focus on urban education, special education, social emotional learning, technology in education, and ambitious teacher education. Centering culturally responsive and whole-child approaches that meet the needs of a diverse set of learners, we embrace technological advances, including artificial intelligence (AI), to enhance the scope of innovative practices available to current and future educators.
Cultivating and Sustaining Partnerships with:
- Faculty and students of the Judith Herb ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Arts, Social Sciences and Education
- Local PK-12 Schools
- Community and governmental non-profit agencies
Developing Resources to Encourage People and Ideas Such as:
- Customized outreach to faculty, students, and our partners
- Professional development for faculty, students, and our partners
- Program and project development resources
- Provide support for inquiry focused on urban education, special education, learners’ social and emotional needs, technology education, ambitious teacher education
- Cultivate and sustain partnerships
- Develop resources to encourage ideas
- Professional development in AI use in teaching and learning
Who We Serve
- Faculty and students in the Judith Herb ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ of Arts, Social Sciences and Education
- ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ campus partners
- PK-12 schools and community partners