The William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation. Dedicated to excellence in learning and teaching.
University System of Maryland
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Featured Gig: Associate Director, Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation at the University System of Maryland @insidehighered @KirwanCenter insidehighered.com/opinion/b…
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The USM @KirwanCenter for Academic Innovation welcomes Dr. Kelly Elkins of @TowsonU as a Senior Fellow for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning (SoTL), working with an inaugural cohort of SoTL fellows to elevate faculty research on teaching practice.
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The Kirwan Center and @UofMaryland announce a systemwide IRB protocol for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), to reduce barriers for faculty research across @Univ_System_MD usmd.edu/newsroom/news/2281 #sotl #facultyresearch #IRB #teaching
We are pleased to announce a new openly licensed publication, Silver Linings: Lessons Learned from Teaching during the Pandemic. Featuring reflections on challenges and triumphs learned through #teaching during the pandemic. usmd.edu/cai/silver-linings-… #OpenAccessWeek2022
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Honored to provide the keynote on an academic perspective for advancing health equity, for the @Univ_System_MD convening on Empowering Students to be Agents for Change in Promoting Health Equity. Many thanks to @JayPerman and @IAmDrGourdine for inviting me.
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“Colleges and universities need to reimagine themselves around inclusivity and student success, not selectivity and reputation.” chronicle.com/article/new-ca…
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Excellent points @BowlesJohnson! Why Can’t Higher Education Change? "...we should start with a critical look at the fundamental systems already in place that could be better utilized to foster innovation and create change." insidehighered.com/blogs/jus… @insidehighered #highered
Today's students need hybrid learning models highereddive.com/news/todays… via @HigherEdDive @DanetteHoward16
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The #SCOMUP team is getting ready for the @KirwanCenter's fall showcase on teaching excellence. So proud to present on our published "Teaching Lessons from COVID-19" article next week. @SGJCMSU @MorganStateU @morganpres @ProvostofMorgan #Morganteachingexcellence
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The USM recognizes Dr. Heather Congdon, Co-Director of @UMBaltimore's Center for Interprofessional Education, with the Wilson H. Elkins Professorship to advance her collaboration with @KirwanCenter on a digital badging initiative for health care workers.
ALT Dr. Heather Congdon, Elkins Professorship Winner, smiling and standing near flowers outside.
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The USM was the second state university system in the country to join @edXOnline. Through the USMx online education platform, USM institutions have delivered more than 270 different courses & exceeded 1 million enrollments. @KirwanCenter
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#Highered faculty often spend months working on open educational resources (#OER) only for it not to factor into their tenure & promotion portfolio. That’s why @DOERS3ORG created a tool to help faculty get recognized for their work. See @InsideHigherEd: insidehighered.com/advice/20…
As far as we know, UMES was the first HBCU *ever* to launch a MOOC period… on any platform. edx.org/school/umes
#UMES was the 1st #HBCU to offer a course on the USM @KirwanCenter's edX Platform! We congratulate @Univ_System_MD for their accomplishment.
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#UMES was the 1st #HBCU to offer a course on the USM @KirwanCenter's edX Platform! We congratulate @Univ_System_MD for their accomplishment.
Through its USMx initiative, the USM @KirwanCenter has exceeded 1 million cumulative enrollments on the @edXOnline platform! More than 270 courses from USM institutions are available on edX, reaching learners in every country on the planet. usmd.edu/newsroom/news/2174
ALT Gold text on red ground: Reaching Global Learners. Image of Earth from space. Text: USM exceed 1 million enrollments worldwide on the edX online learning platform
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From learner experience design to AR/VR to beyond-grading assessments to the power of co-curricular curation into the family of learning experiences & more, this was wonderfully rowdy. Thank you @drmjbishop @PresBreaux @NSU_DWilliams & all!
Sending many thanks to our #QMPresSummit session two moderator @drmjbishop and panelists @PresBreaux @markmilliron Dr. Vernon C. Smith, and @NSU_DWilliams for leading a rich dialog about engaging and rigorous learning. Next: Rethinking Quality in a Competitive Landscape.
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How do we iterate beyond the academic transcript to better communicate what our graduates know and are able to do? Check this out... A Better "Transcript" for Learners and Employers insidehighered.com/audio/202… @UMGCCareers @iitbream @Univ_System_MD @KirwanCenter @insidehighered
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On the agenda for #PPRS21: Presenters from @BrownUniversity @UMichOnline & @KirwanCenter will share how instructional support teams responded to changing institutional needs & how they will support teaching & learning post-pandemic. Register: bit.ly/pprs-21 #EdResearch
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The "educational benefits" rationale for supporting diversity in #highered "accords with the preferences of, and better relative outcomes for, white Americans over low-status racial minorities." We need to add that inclusion is also the right thing to do. insidehighered.com/news/2021…
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Among the truly inspired ideas that has come out of the last year. Hoping we can replicate the “Finish Line” program elsewhere across the @Univ_System_MD! @UMBC er.educause.edu/articles/202…
Maryland Gov. Hogan signs bill sending $577 million to state’s historically Black universities baltimoresun.com/politics/bs…
