Innovative Education

What Innovative Education does

Innovative Education is the personal portfolio and consulting brand of Jann Marie Sutton, EdD, an individual instructional designer and educational leader operating as a sole proprietorship out of Jacksonville, Florida. The firm delivers project-based professional services to educational institutions, with primary engagement at the University of North Florida (where the operator serves as Senior Instructional Designer) and prior roles at the University of Delaware. Service offerings span course design and development, faculty training programs, badging course architecture (Project PREP for Clay County District Schools), program management for degree programs such as the Masters of American Sign Language, and grant-funded instructional design leadership — including the instructional design lead on a $4 million STEM teacher-training grant.

Core technical capabilities center on learning management systems (notably Canvas LMS with CidiLab Tools plug-ins), e-learning authoring platforms, video production tools (Camtasia, supporting a 2,300+ video ASL library), design tools (Piktochart), and ClickUp for project management across concurrent multi-stakeholder engagements. The operator applies Universal Design for Learning principles, holds Quality Matters Peer Reviewer and QM Rubric 7th Edition certifications, and has accumulated operating experience administering 250+ courses with 500 sections per semester and 10,000+ registrations annually. AI is limited to exploration of generative tools and pursuit of the Superhuman AI Certification.

The revenue model is professional services consulting delivered through direct relationships with educational institutions, marketed via the operator's portfolio website, professional affiliations (Quality Matters, Online Learning Consortium, TOPkit Advisory Board), academic publishing, and referral networks. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is scoped per engagement. No formal corporate entity, investors, subsidiaries, or employees exist beyond the proprietor, and the entity does not have a public ticker or funding history.

Name

Innovative Education

Legal name

Jann Marie Sutton

Website

https://jannmariesutton.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Innovative Education is the sole-proprietor instructional design consulting practice of Jann Marie Sutton, EdD, providing course design, faculty training, and badging program services to higher education and K-12 institutions including the University of North Florida and Clay County District Schools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Instructional Design and e-Learning Consulting

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Higher Education Course Design & Online Program Development (EDAGAKAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

K–12 Instructional Design & Curriculum Development Services (EDAGAKAA), Learning Strategy, Instructional Design & Content Development (BPACANAG)

Keywords

• Instructional design services
• Online course design
• E-learning development
• Faculty training programs
• Educational technology consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Jacksonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Instructional Design Consulting Services: Project-based consulting and professional services for educational institutions requiring course design, faculty training, and e-learning development. Services include project management, badging program development, and quality assurance evaluation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Innovative Education provides expert instructional design and e-learning consulting services to universities and K-12 school districts. Core service lines include online course design and development, faculty training for online and hybrid instruction, badging program development (e.g., Project PREP), and project management of complex educational initiatives on Canvas LMS using Universal Design for Learning principles and Quality Matters standards.

Product overview

Innovative Education, operated by Jann Marie Sutton, provides expert learning and development instructional design services. The offering encompasses course design and development, program management, and educational technology integration. Core offerings include badging course development (Project PREP), ASL language courses (ASL3435 with 2,300+ videos), and the Teaching Online Foundation Course. The service portfolio also includes Canvas LMS plugin tools (CidiLab Tools), university program management (Masters of ASL, Open Education, Project InTERSECT), and training resources like ePortfolio development. Services apply Universal Design for Learning principles and leverage AI exploration for generative tools, with a focus on accessibility and engaging interactive learning experiences.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Instructional Design Consulting Services Project-based consulting and professional services for educational institutions covering online course design, faculty training, e-learning development, LMS implementation on Canvas, badging program development, and project management for grant-funded instructional design initiatives.
• Online Course Design and Development Design, development, and quality assurance of online courses on Canvas LMS for universities and K-12 districts, including accessibility-focused layouts, multimedia assets, interactive activities, and accreditation-aligned design.
• Badging Program Development Design and implementation of digital badge programs on the Badgr platform for K-12 teacher professional development and grant-funded educational projects, with the consultant serving as certified Badgr Instructor.
• Faculty Training and Development Programs Design and facilitation of programs such as the Teaching Online Foundation Course for university instructors, covering online course administration, design, implementation, and quality assurance.
• Educational Project Management for Grant-Funded Initiatives Project management of multi-stakeholder instructional design initiatives for grant-funded university and district programs, including task distribution, deadline management, and coordination across instructors, subject matter experts, and administrators using ClickUp.

Quantifiable outcome

• Managed technical administration of 250+ courses with 500 sections per semester for 10,000+ registrations annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Clay County District SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDedicated Instructional Designer for Project PREP (Partnering to Renew the Educator Pipeline), working with instructors to create on-demand badging courses for teachers in the Clay County school district in Florida.
• University of North FloridacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCurrent employer as Senior Instructional Designer. Manages multiple projects including Masters of American Sign Language, Open Education Week, Project PREP, Project InTERSECT. Designs and facilitates Teaching Online Foundation course for UNF faculty.
• University of DelawarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrevious employer where Doctorate and Masters degrees were earned. Former roles included Educational Technologist and Program Manager. Worked on Sarajevo Graduate School of Business via World Bank partnership.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Instructure (Canvas): Maker of Canvas LMS — the primary platform Innovative Education designs courses within. As a broad incumbent, Instructure bundles instructional design and consulting around its LMS at scale, competing for the same institutional buyers.
• Blackboard: Legacy LMS incumbent with a sizeable professional services arm that supports course design and faculty training. Targets the same higher-ed and K-12 buyers and competes for instructional design scope on enterprise deployments.
• PowerSchool: Major K-12-focused education technology platform (including Schoology LMS) that bundles professional learning and instructional resources for districts. Competes with Innovative Education for K-12 instructional design and teacher-training budgets.
• 2U: Online Program Manager that partners with universities to build and run degree programs, providing turnkey course design and instructional services. Competes for the same institutional online-learning budgets as independent instructional design consultancies.
• D2L (Brightspace): Major LMS provider serving higher education and K-12, often bundling implementation, training, and instructional design services. Comparable to Innovative Education on the buyer side (universities, districts) and on the course-design service layer.

Direct peers

• eLearning Brothers: Provider of custom e-learning development, course templates, and instructional design services for corporate and academic L&D teams. Comparable as a course-design services firm with similar tool stack (Articulate, video, LMS integration).
• CidiLab: Provider of Canvas plug-in design tools (Multi-Tool, Design Tools) that Innovative Education uses daily. CidiLab competes for the same course-design and faculty-tooling dollars, often appearing alongside instructional design consultancies in Canvas RFPs.
• Allen Interactions: Custom instructional design and e-learning development firm offering course design, gamified learning, and faculty support. Closely comparable as a services-led instructional design consultancy serving enterprise and education clients.
• ELB Learning: Learning services and instructional design consultancy combining custom course development, LMS services, and immersive learning. Comparable service mix and target buyer (L&D and academic institutions needing course design support).

Others

• Quality Matters: Non-profit that sets online course quality standards and certifies peer reviewers — the principal of Innovative Education is a QM Peer Reviewer. Adjacent ecosystem player that influences buyer specifications and creates demand for QM-aligned course design services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/innovative-education-jannmariesutton

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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