College professors lack pedagogical training and awareness of learning challenges, leading to inaccessible course design and unsafe classroom environments.

Workarounds Described

• Advisor constructs syllabus by picking 15 books without pedagogical framework
• Instructor discovers pedagogical methods (like jigsaw learning) informally rather than through training
• No process to inform faculty about students with disabilities or violence history

Implied Software Gaps

• Pedagogical training tool that provides evidence-based instructional strategies and syllabus design templates
• Accessibility and safety management system that notifies faculty of student disabilities or threat history

PedagogyPro

A professional development platform for college faculty that provides evidence-based pedagogical training, course design templates (e.g., scaffolded assignments, jigsaw activities), and accessibility checklists. Unlike generic education tools, it targets higher ed instructors with discipline-specific modules and integrates with LMS to flag potential accessibility issues.