Excited to co-facilitate The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Fellowship: Achieving Global Justice through Transformational Renewable Assignments at 2021 M.O.S.T. State Summit with Michael Mills sched.co/i71n Academic Innovation #most2021 Sched

Among the truly inspired ideas that has come out of the last year. Hoping we can replicate the “Finish Line” program elsewhere across the ⁦University System of Maryland⁩! ⁦UMBC⁩ er.educause.edu/articles/2021/…

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/2021/04/1…

On the agenda for #PPRS21: Presenters from Brown University Michigan Online & Academic Innovation 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

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/2021/06/… UMGC Careers @iitbream University System of Maryland Academic Innovation Inside Higher Ed

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 MJ Bishop Dr. Aminta H. Breaux Darlene Williams & all!

#UMES was the 1st #HBCU to offer a course on the USM Academic Innovation's edX Platform! We congratulate University System of Maryland for their accomplishment.

As far as we know, UMES was the first HBCU *ever* to launch a MOOC period… on any platform. edx.org/school/umes

#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 DOERS3 created a tool to help faculty get recognized for their work. See @InsideHigherEd: insidehighered.com/advice/2021/08…

The USM was the second state university system in the country to join edX. Through the USMx online education platform, USM institutions have delivered more than 270 different courses & exceeded 1 million enrollments. Academic Innovation thedailyrecord.com/2021/08/20/usm…

The USM recognizes Dr. Heather Congdon, Co-Director of University of Maryland, Baltimore's Center for Interprofessional Education, with the Wilson H. Elkins Professorship to advance her collaboration with Academic Innovation on a digital badging initiative for health care workers.

The #SCOMUP team is getting ready for the Academic Innovation's fall showcase on teaching excellence. So proud to present on our published "Teaching Lessons from COVID-19" article next week. School of Global Journalism & Communication MSU Morgan State University David Kwabena Wilson Morgan State Provost #Morganteachingexcellence

Today's students need hybrid learning models highereddive.com/news/todays-st… via Higher Ed Dive Danette Howard

Excellent points Kathy Johnson Bowles! 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/just-exp… Inside Higher Ed #highered

“Colleges and universities need to reimagine themselves around inclusivity and student success, not selectivity and reputation.” chronicle.com/article/new-ca…

Honored to provide the keynote on an academic perspective for advancing health equity, for the University System of Maryland convening on Empowering Students to be Agents for Change in Promoting Health Equity. Many thanks to @JayPerman and Dr.Michelle Gourdine for inviting me.

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-lin… #OpenAccessWeek2022

The Kirwan Center and Univ. of Maryland announce a systemwide IRB protocol for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), to reduce barriers for faculty research across University System of Maryland usmd.edu/newsroom/news/… #sotl #facultyresearch #IRB #teaching

The USM Academic Innovation for Academic Innovation welcomes Dr. Kelly Elkins of Towson University 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. usmd.edu/newsroom/news/…

Featured Gig: Associate Director, Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation at the University System of Maryland Inside Higher Ed Academic Innovation insidehighered.com/opinion/blogs/…