Multipedagogies for College Teaching

This book provides a transformative blueprint for institutional change and effective teaching and learning strategies during an era of technological and societal disruption.

Distilling hundreds of hours of faculty inquiry and professional development from UC Riverside’s innovative Rethinking Instructional Design for Learning Engagement (RIDLE) 4X initiative, it documents the collaboration between 60 faculty members over 28 departments across six colleges―spanning from the physical sciences to the digital arts―showcases the results from their communities of practice to improve inclusive teaching and dismantle institutional silos.

The book introduces the “Multipedagogies” framework, a synergistic blend of digital inclusion (DX), flexible modalities (FX), active learning (LX), and just-in-time interventions (RX) designed to shatter “bottleneck” courses and close persistent equity gaps. Targeted at faculty, provosts, deans, and instructional designers, this collection moves beyond isolated teaching tips to offer a holistic, 360-degree perspective on systemic reform that intentionally flattens academic hierarchies to include perspectives from every campus stakeholder.

Featuring detailed case studies and scalable administrative models, this book is essential reading for researchers, administrators, and students of higher education, educational technology, and educational innovation.

Richard L. Edwards is the Founding Executive Director of the XCITE Center for Teaching and Learning at the University of California Riverside. He is an Associate Adjunct Professor in the Department of Theatre, Film, and Digital Production. Over the last 25 years, Edwards has been a leader in innovative teaching and learning practices, leveraging technology to enhance student engagement and success. He has written numerous essays on educational innovation and pedagogy and is the co-author of the book Maltese Touch of Evil: Potential Criticism and Film Noir (University Press of New England, 2011). He has a Ph.D. in Critical Studies from the University of Southern California. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow in Multimedia Literacy at the Annenberg Center at USC.

Constance I. Nugent is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Systems Biology at the University of California Riverside with nine years of administrative leadership experience overseeing student academic success at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Dr. Nugent has been the PI and UCR Director on the Inclusive Excellence 3 initiative from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute that focuses on improving undergraduate introductory STEM classes to improve retention and graduation rates of our highly diverse student body. She uses a student-centered and data-informed lens to develop and implement initiatives that enhance engagement, belonging, and learning outcomes. Dr. Nugent earned her Ph.D. in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from the University of Colorado Boulder and developed expertise in telomere biology as a postdoctoral fellow at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Using molecular genetics approaches, she publishes on the intersection between control of DNA replication at chromosome termini and chromosomal stability.

Lash Keith Vance is an Associate Professor of Teaching and Associate Director in the Department of University Writing (DUW) at the University of California, Riverside, where he has taught over 50,000 students since 1996. Holding a Ph.D. and M.A. in English, a M.Ed., and a M.S. in Instructional Design, he serves as the Director of Computer-Assisted Assessment and Instruction and directs the Writing Placement Process (WPP). His scholarly focus integrates composition pedagogy with emerging technologies, and he currently chairs the UWP Technology in Pedagogy Committee. Dr. Vance has co-authored the national digital
textbook A Reader’s Guide to Writing (2022), winning the 2023 Top Hat Top Author award. His writing has appeared in California English, The Quint, Educational Computing Research, and Journal of Education and Learning. Beyond his academic research, he published the poetry collection Journeys Through My Eclipse in 2023 and continues to serve as a Teacher Consultant for the Inland Area Writing Project, an affiliate of the California Writing Project.