Direct Support to Campuses

Since March 2020, the Kirwan Center has been assessing the USM institutions’ needs in order to make a successful pivot to more effective online learning. USM OnTrack is responding to the identified needs generated by the immediate COVID-19 crisis with a variety of direct supports to the campuses.

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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.

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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.

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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 mdod.maryland.gov.

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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 29 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at the National Federation of Blind’s offices in Baltimore.

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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 the University of Maryland, Baltimore Center for Interprofessional Education 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.

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Assessing Student Learning

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Fostering Academic Integrity

Responding to Academic Integrity Concerns: What Can Faculty Do? | USM OnTrack

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Understanding Students' Readiness to Learn

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Ensuring Accessibility

In 2021, the Kirwan Center curated a list of resources for ensuring accessibility in support of the sudden shift to remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Balancing Student Privacy and Accessibility | Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation

Provides guidance on best practices for balancing student privacy and accessibility in an online environment.

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