Joan Giovannini

I believe that teaching is most powerful when it’s both reflective and collaborative. I love partnering with faculty to design courses that are not only grounded in strong pedagogy but also responsive to the diverse needs of today’s students. My work is shaped by ongoing research in the learning sciences, open educational practices, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), educational technology and active learning strategies. At the heart of my approach is a commitment to creating humanized, equitable learning environments—spaces where every student feels seen, supported, and challenged to grow. 

Recent Publications

Gattupalli, S., & Giovannini, J. (2025, November 23). Is the AI-generation AI-damaged? Society & AI. 

Giovannini, J., Hikmatullah, N., Kearney, S., Wheeler, B. (2025, September 26).  From Isolation to Inspiration:  A Faculty Fellowship for Collaborative Innovation. Faculty Focus

Cross, C., Finnerty, A., Giovannini, J., & Lopez, F. (2024, March). Introduction to curriculum for early childhood education. [Learning Object Repository]. https://lor.instructure.com/resources/408d23531b6e405cb5e567b749d68f00?shared

Giovannini, J. (2023, May). Children, families, schools, and communities. Pressbooks. https://rotel.pressbooks.pub/children-families-schools-communities/

Editorial Board. (2020). Advancing next-generation teacher education through digital tools and applications (M. Grassetti & J. Zoino-Jeannetti, Eds., Vol. II). IGI Global.

Giovannini, J. M. (2017). Technology integration in preservice teacher education programs: Research-based recommendations. In S. Bookby & M. Grassetti (Eds.), Advancing next-generation teacher education through digital tools and applications (pp. 21–37). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0965-3.ch005

Recent Conferences

Giovannini, J. (2024, October). Open pedagogy in child & family studies: Advocating from the beginning. . Open Education Conference.

Giovannini, J. (2023, June & July). ChatGPT: A tool for inclusive UDL and culturally responsive instruction. Massachusetts Colleges Online Conference; CAST Symposium.

Giovannini, J. (2023, April). Faculty perspectives creating inclusive OER. Northeast OER Summit, University of Massachusetts.

Egan, J., and Giovannini, J. (2023, April). Adjusting the tires: Intentional instructional design alignment for OER. Northeast OER Summit, University of Massachusetts.

Giovannini, J. (2023, January). Stepping into Open Educational Resources (OER) Faculty Institute. Faculty Institute, Springfield College.

Giovannini, J. (2021, October). Grading alternatives: I got a good grade, but I didn’t learn anything—How traditional grading structures interfere with equitable outcomes. Center for Urban Education Community of Teaching Symposium: Teaching through an Equity Lens, Holyoke Community College.