CALL FOR INNOVATIVE TEACHING IDEAS

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JUNE 2, 2025

Inspire the next generation

The Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) is now accepting submissions for the 2025 Innovative Teaching Ideas (ITI) Collection. We invite interior design educators from around the world to submit creative and effective teaching projects, assignments, or learning activities designed to inspire the next generation of interior design students.

Why Submit? 
  • Peer Review: All submissions undergo a double-blind review by a panel of respected interior design educators. 
  • Support Your Career: Inclusion may qualify for recognition in academic promotion and tenure evaluations, based on your institution’s guidelines. 
  • Lead the Future of Design Education: Showcase your role as a thought leader committed to advancing teaching and learning in interior design. 
What is an Innovative Teaching Idea? 

An ITI is a thoughtfully designed educational activity – such as a project, lesson, or assignment – that fosters creativity, engagement, and deep learning in interior design education, particularly for youth. 

Join a global network of educators committed to collaboration and excellence in design education. Share your innovative teaching approach and help shape the future of the profession. 

Submit Your Ideas by Monday, June 2, 2025

Read on for submission categories, requirements, and the application form.

SUBMISSION TYPES

Submissions are welcome in these categories:

  • Studio Projects
  • Non-Studio Projects
  • Exercises
  • Field Trip Itineraries and Details (with applied learning exercises)
  • Other Planned Learning Activities

SCHEDULE

Monday, June 2 – Submissions received no later than 11:59 PM CST
Monday, June 23 – Review deadline for reviewers
Monday, July 7 – Email notice of acceptance with reviewer scores and comments
Monday, July 21 – Authors submit release form and address reviewer comments (if any)
Monday, July 28 – IDEC Innovative Teaching Ideas Collection available on IDEC website

OPEN TOPIC

Previous collections have highlighted specific themes, but this year’s call for submissions is open to all topics that advance creativity and effectiveness in interior design education!

We welcome diverse and innovative approaches that enhance teaching and learning in interior design – whether through emerging technologies, interdisciplinary collaborations, sustainability-driven pedagogy, hands-on experiential learning, or other cutting-edge strategies.

We invite you to share your creative and impactful teaching ideas to foster collaboration and innovation.

REQUIREMENTS

To assure blind review, submissions must NOT include author(s) name(s), institutional affiliation(s), course numbers, or any other forms of identification. Submissions that do not satisfy all requirements will be disqualified from review. All submissions must be made through the online submission form. The online submission form provides further instruction regarding submission requirements. Only submissions received through the online process will be accepted for review.

LIMITS AND FEES

To support broad representation among educators, a limit is imposed on the maximum number of Innovative Teaching Ideas submitted each year. Authors serving in the role of primary author are limited to two (2) submissions annually. IDEC members may submit up to two ideas without charge. Non-IDEC members may submit up to two ideas for a review fee of $20 for each idea.

CRITERIA FOR REVIEW

Ideas are reviewed for their attendance to excellence and innovation. Reviewers will use the following criteria to assess each submission and make recommendations for acceptance.

  • The ITI demonstrates an innovative teaching and learning method or approach
  • The ITI is well organized, clear, and appropriate for the intended audience and age level.
  • The ITI includes clear and comprehensive directions with examples on how to execute the project, lesson, or activity.
  • The ITI adds significant value to the current state of Interior Design education.
  • The ITI lends itself to easy adoption by K-12 educators, IDEC members, industry professionals, and the broader community.

SUBMIT YOUR IDEAS

Submit

QUESTIONS?

Contact the IDEC Innovative Teaching Ideas Coordinator, Dr. Jake Son, Assistant Professor, Department of Construction Management and Interior Design, College of Architecture and Planning, Ball State University, jjson@bsu.edu

2025 INNOVATIVE TEACHING IDEAS

Submissions Due: Monday, June 2, 2025 — It is recommended that text for the following fields be prepared in Word, or similar program, and copy/pasted into the appropriate field boxes below rather than composing the text from scratch within the fields. Internet connectivity, or browser time-out issues could lead to loss of progress.

Author(Required)
Additional Author's Name (Optional)
Email(Required)
Focus Content Area
Type
Duration

Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 256 MB.
Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 256 MB.
Accepted file types: pdf, Max. file size: 256 MB.
I have completed the above requirements.(Required)
Cost to submit each Innovative Teaching Idea projects:
(Members are limited to 2 free submissions)
Non-members = $20 per submission
(max of 2 submissions)

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