Announcing 2023 OER Grants
The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) initiative is pleased to announce the awardees of the 2023 OER Grant Programs: 2023 Faculty OER Mini-Grants and 2023 Institutional OER Grants.
Creating a Systemwide IRB for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
In Fall 2021, the Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation proposed developing a Systemwide IRB protocol for USM faculty who wish to engage in common types of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) research projects that pose minimal risk to participants.
Silver Linings: Lessons Learned from Teaching during the Pandemic
The Kirwan Center is pleased to announce the release of Silver Linings: Lessons Learned from Teaching during the Pandemic. Featuring faculty and administrator reflections on the challenges, triumphs, lessons learned, and new instructional approaches as a result of teaching through, and since, the pandemic.
NFB-MDTAP Resource Guide for Accessible Classrooms
Resource Guide for Making an Accessible Classroom
This resource guide was created for USM institutions in support of the digital accessibility goals. For more information or resources, please contact the MDOD IT Access Initiative via email at: mdod.nva@maryland.gov or via their website .
Supporting Digital Accessibility for Learning
The William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation has been collaborating with the National Federation of the Blind for several years to support digital accessibility efforts across the System. We are excited to announce that we are now collaborating to co-host an upcoming meeting to discuss how to build support for faculty around digital accessibility for learning on Thursday, September 29Ìýfrom 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the National Federation of Blind’s offices in Baltimore.
M.O.S.T. Announces 2022 OER Grants
The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) initiative is pleased to announce the awardees of the 2022 OER Grant Programs: 2022 Faculty OER Mini-Grants and 2022 Institutional OER Grants.
Interprofessional Education (IPE) Digital Badging Project
In collaboration with a working group of Interprofessional Education leaders from 2-year and 4-year colleges and universities across Maryland, the William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation and theÌý are leading the first phase (18 months) of a statewide project aimed at increasing the availability, quality, and visibility of Interprofessional Education (IPE) in health care academic programs through digital badging.
Assessing Student Learning
Fostering Academic Integrity
Understanding Students' Readiness to Learn
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