Projects & Innovation

Innovation at our Core

Our IT projects are designed to align with the SDSU's Strategic Plan, enhancing teaching, research, and creativity. We aim to deliver transformative experiences that make a lasting impact, both on campus and in our wider community.
A professor watches a student work on a physics equation on the Learning Glass

SDSU physics professor Matt Anderson, together with a team of ITS engineers are defying instructional norms with the introduction of the Learning Glass — an LED-lit glass board that faculty can write on while maintaining eye contact with their students.

A smartphone displays the my.SDSU home screen

The my.SDSU project extends the student experience, encompassing faculty and staff support, data-driven strategies, and university investments. These elements enhance programs and services from admission to graduation, ensuring student success.

A student in the VITaL classroom tries a Virtual Reality headset
The IT Division launched Virtual Immersive Teaching and Learning (VITaL), a research center focused on developing innovative teaching and learning practices, and sparking research in the fields of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality technology.
Two students read their electronic textbooks in the library
Affordable Learning Solutions gives students access to course materials from day one and eliminates the wait time faculty often provide for students to acquire their textbooks, encouraging students to engage with the content earlier in the semester.

A New Kind of Hispanic-Serving Institution

SDSU will forge a path to become an R1 Doctoral University where excellence and access converge.

A professor prepares his lesson at the podium while students log into their laptops

Learning Research Studios

A student uses a Virtual Reality headset and controllers in class

Virtual Immersive Teaching and Learning (VITaL)

Large entry sign of SDSU's Alvarado Research Park

Alvarado Research Park Infrastructure

Equity & Inclusion

SDSU will be a global leader in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in research, teaching and in community engagement.

Screenshot of Ally tool in Canvas, which allows students to download content in alternative formats like ePub, electronic braile, or audio

Accessibility

Seven hands representing different ethnicities and cultures, all placed on top of each other in a huddle

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

The inside of a Virtual Reality headset

Empathy Lens

Resilience, Designed to Thrive

SDSU is committed to building a resilient and sustainable university through innovative practices.

A faculty member leads a presentation on Teaching & Learning with ChatGPT

Academic Applications of AI

A participant in the Course Design Institute listens to a presentation

Course Design Institute

A professor watches a student diagram a physics problem on the Learning Glass

Learning Glass

Students at Our Core

SDSU commits to a future where all students are able to achieve their greatest potential.

An overhead view of two students studying at a table, one at a laptop, the other on a tablet

Affordable Learning Solutions

View from the back of large lecture hall of students taking notes

Enhanced Learning Environments

View of 60 seat lecture hall from the instructor podium

Learning Space Rating System

We Are SDSU

SDSU will expand its global impact, unifying the university through a common mission and identity.

The my.SDSU main screen on a mobile device

my.SDSU

Detail of a group photo of the OneIT Community

OneIT Community

The Academics page of the main SDSU website

Web Alignment

Completed Projects