UMUC Ventures @UMUC_Ventures
UMUC Ventures supports #highered institutions & corporate partners with innovative consulting services to improve #learning and workforce readiness. umucventures.org Maryland, USA Joined November 2016-
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Officially signed. Stay tuned for great things to come! #MakingHistory
Honored to be invited to talk about how #OER can impact access, affordability, AND achievement! Looking forward to the conversation. @Univ_System_MD @KirwanCenter
Honored to be invited to talk about how #OER can impact access, affordability, AND achievement! Looking forward to the conversation. @Univ_System_MD @KirwanCenter
Big day for @UMUC at the Maryland State House in Annapolis as @GovLarryHogan signs bill authorizing our new name, University of Maryland Global Campus.
Congrats to Mark Gerencser of @UMUC_Ventures! blog.executivebiz.com/2019/03/mark-g… via @ExecutiveBiz
Why did @GeorgeMasonU choose HelioCampus to help them scale and accelerate institution-wide analytics? Read the case study to find out: heliocampus.com/georgemasonstu…
RT @UMUC: #UMUC's Orkand Chair & professor @PeterPSmith has been awarded the 2019 Phillip E. Frandson Award for Literature. His work focuses on the obstacles in #highereducation >> bit.ly/2EaTOz8
A lot of people & orgs are seriously engaged on this question of how to incorporate #moocs into #highered learning & sustainability. campustechnology.com/Articles/2019/… Way to go @drmjbishop @Walshnotes @KirwanCenter @HelioCampus 👏🏾🙏🏽 + @Schaffhauser @Campus_Tech #onlinelearning
'Salad is good, but cake is better' ~ Organizational Alignment with its Strategy—“Salad or Cake?” linkedin.com/pulse/organiza… h/t @KatyHerr
Nine USM institutions participate in the Badging Essential Skills for Transitions (B.E.S.T.) initiative, designed to help graduates more clearly communicate their career-ready skills to employers. #USMimpact #DigitalBadging usmd.edu/cai/alternativ… @KirwanCenter
Your @WorkingNation #WeekendRead is essential for all #adultlearners. @UMUC's @PeterPSmith has excellent advice for all #lifelonglearners pondering a return to college. workingnation.com/guide-to-educa…
Way to go @AccelerEdLLC @UMUC & @CampusMgmt for moving the ball w/ Campus Nexus 👏🏽campusmanagement.com/news-and-event… #highered #edtech + @Azure @AudaciaStrat
Colleges and universities that minimize debt and maximize workforce and civic potential need to face crisis of graduate employability @ryancraiguv bit.ly/2OTLzf4 @stradaeducation bit.ly/2PhvvE8
Happy World Teachers' Day! We have faculty teaching students all over the world. Here are just a few taking a break a Fritz-Walter-Stadion in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Give a shoutout to your favorite UMUC professor today! #worldteachersday #thankateacher
The idea that a learner record could be tailored to audience really drives home the new use of the transcript or records of the future- which should be reimagined for 21st century needs. @ACEducation #CBExchange
powerful piece by @GoldieStandard in recent @relearningedu speaks to importance for so many students of engaging in clearly defined credentialing pathways that equip then with relevant skills they need to compete in the 21st century.
Looking forward to being a part of this!
Zero cost textbooks - Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) Initiative lead by @drmjbishop, director of @KirwinCenter talks to #MD_CommCollege presidents abt making it work.
The future of work (and education) depends on us figuring out how to systematically develop “soft skills” at scale x.com/mitsmr/status/…
The future of work (and education) depends on us figuring out how to systematically develop “soft skills” at scale x.com/mitsmr/status/…
@marnibstein Check out what we’re doing in Maryland to help solve this problem usmd.edu/cai/usm-digita… @KirwanCenter @Univ_System_MD
David Proudfoot @DavidEProudfoot
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Upright Education @uprightedu
232 Followers 84 Following We empower colleges with workforce certification programs for high-growth careers.
Vantage Point Consult.. @VPC_Tweets
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Wilson Sánchez @DaywalkerHN
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Chris Motz @cmotz
514 Followers 1K Following Chief Partnerships Officer at University of Maryland Global Campus - creating partnerships and building alternative pathways to degree
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Kelvin Bentley, Ph.D. @blacktimelord
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Michael Boland @dome_boland
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Cynthia Henthorn 🌻 @CynthiaHenthorn
566 Followers 4K Following Election Volunteer @TheDemocrats | Former @aarp @librarycongress @TSEcooperatives @Discovery | @MUAlumniandDev MBA | @Maryland_Alumni | Opinions = my own
Tahnja @TahnjaWilson
660 Followers 5K Following The non-geeks, Geek; education devotee, fringe observer, novice gamer, and wannabe athlete. Believer in good and the Oxford comma. Tweets are mine.
Tambellini Group @TambelliniGroup
910 Followers 1K Following Independent technology research, analyst, and advisory firm dedicated exclusively to #HigherEd. We help organizations navigate the #tech market.
Sandi White☮️ @swhitenc
620 Followers 2K Following Learning to slowdown. Nana to one and one on the way! Life is grand!
Andrew Platt @PlattAndrewJ
2K Followers 4K Following Former Maryland state legislator. https://t.co/38zVGJZOZB
Matthew Rascoff @mzrascoff
4K Followers 5K Following Leading @Stanford Digital Education, teaching @StanfordGSB. Opinions are my own.
Wu @wu
1K Followers 3K Following Building https://t.co/L1yd2OLxLQ | Consulting | Ex @Yahoo & @LibertyMutual | tweeting about Product, Strategy, and Growth. Always learning
Jason Palmer @educationpalmer
5K Followers 3K Following Co-Founder of @TogetherPurple_ • Democratic Presidential Candidate • Entrepreneur • Impact Investor • Turnaround Leader
Education Design Lab @eddesignlab
7K Followers 4K Following 💡 Designing Education toward the Future of Work 🎬 Watch our Podcast on YouTube: https://t.co/M5c09tWsN2 📩 Subscribe to our Newsletter: https://t.co/9NZvD4OSG4
Najla Al-Midfa @najla_almidfa
5K Followers 4K Following CEO, @SheraaSharjah @SharjahEF / Championing entrepreneurs who build innovative products and profitable businesses that positively impact the world
Tonya @tonyamangels
448 Followers 656 Following Head of Marketing, Sales, Strategy. Digital Savvy. Driving Industry-Leading Revenue, Growth and Innovation. Mom, fitness and foodie.
MJ Bishop @drmjbishop
880 Followers 632 Following Higher education leader supporting postsecondary institutions and their faculty as they explore and adopt academic innovations to improve student success.
Andrew Iserson, PMP @Aiserson
39 Followers 260 Following Project Management consultant. Experienced IT Manager: Departmental, Program, Project; Vendor and Offshore Management, University Educator, Published Author
ExecutiveBiz @ExecutiveBiz
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Jeremy Simpson @JSimp_AccelerEd
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Campus Management @CampusMgmt
848 Followers 511 Following Campus Labs, Campus Management and iModules have joined together to form Anthology. We exist to help #highered advance and thrive. Follow us @AnthologyInc
Joellen E Shendy @JoellenShendy
998 Followers 942 Following Committed to helping learners accomplish their goals. Wherever, whenever, however. Tweets are my own, not of Workday
Joe @JoeThomasOnline
91 Followers 383 Following Chief Academic Officer, Former Dean of Online Learning. Partnering with higher ed institutions to create custom online programs - affordably!
Maureen Walsh David @posteree
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University System of .. @Univ_System_MD
6K Followers 3K Following The USM is Maryland's public higher education system, consisting of 12 universities, 3 regional centers, and the system office. RTs do not = endorsements
Troy Markowitz @troymarkowitz
932 Followers 2K Following Co-Founder & COO @drataHQ 🦄. Former SVP Sales @portfoliumHQ—acq'd by @instructure (NYSE: INST). Cont’r @forbes. Proud Husband & #GirlDad. #Security #Compliance
Langston Frazier, PGA @LangstonFrazier
1K Followers 3K Following @PGA Pro ⛳️ | Comms. @UMTerps | @UMES_PGM/@UMESNews Alum |🦻🏾| #TLFSPod #TeamCallaway #DRSAmbassador | Ex: @UMESHawkSports @GolfDigest @GolfChannel
John Shin @john_h_shin
117 Followers 156 Following Digital Transformation Leader. Personally, always looking for new running routes, and working on being faster than my out-of-shape 27-year-old self.
AccelerEd @AccelerEdLLC
160 Followers 320 Following AccelerEd's mission is to enable higher education institutions to transform their operations in an evolving market.
Maureen Walsh David @posteree
31 Followers 141 Following
Campus Technology @Campus_Tech
19K Followers 459 Following Campus Technology covers the top news and trends in higher education IT via a daily site, newsletters, webinars, podcast and virtual summits.
Transforming Teaching.. @IHElearning
20K Followers 361 Following Exploring the ways colleges teach and students learn. From @insidehighered. Subscribe: https://t.co/uI6alExUyw. DM us your news & tips.
Mark Lieberman @MarkALieberman
2K Followers 627 Following Reporting on K-12 school $$ for @educationweek. Proud member of @EdWeekUnion. Bylines in @washingtonpost, @DCist, @VanityFair, @vulture, and more. he/him/his
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2K Followers 4K Following Reporter @FYIscipolicy / Brit in DC / Tips: [email protected] / she/her
University System of .. @Univ_System_MD
6K Followers 3K Following The USM is Maryland's public higher education system, consisting of 12 universities, 3 regional centers, and the system office. RTs do not = endorsements
Greg M. Smith @gmsmith
893 Followers 2K Following CEO & Co-founder @propellercloud • Developing #Cloud based #learning tools for #edu, former #highered #cto - Public Speaker • Cloud #Evangelist • #Entrepreneur
Katy Herr @KatyHerr
338 Followers 681 Following Founder & CEO of @AudaciaStrat Investor Relations, Comms, Biz Dev & Strategy Jane-of-all-trades. Food, wine, running & travel enthusiast. Opinions are my own.
AccelerEd @AccelerEdLLC
160 Followers 320 Following AccelerEd's mission is to enable higher education institutions to transform their operations in an evolving market.
Doug Lederman @dougledIHE
17K Followers 2K Following Doug Lederman is co-editor and co-founder of Inside Higher Ed. Dad. Oft-injured weekend warrior.
Goldie Blumenstyk @GoldieStandard
13K Followers 3K Following Writes The Chronicle's newsletter, The Edge, on innovation in & around academe / Author: American Higher Education in Crisis [email protected] BLUE CHECK
Michael B. Horn @michaelbhorn
15K Followers 1K Following Mission: a world where everyone can build passions & fulfill potential. New book: From Reopen to Reinvent https://t.co/PyAWH2i80H https://michaelbhorn.subst
Jeff Selingo @jselingo
29K Followers 3K Following NYT bestselling author. Bylines: @NYTimes @NYMag @TheAtlantic @WSJ. Advisor, @ASU. Founder, @AcademyHigherEd. Editor, Next newsletter. Co-host, @futureupodcast.
Academic Innovation @KirwanCenter
625 Followers 495 Following The William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation. Dedicated to excellence in learning and teaching.
Joellen E Shendy @JoellenShendy
998 Followers 942 Following Committed to helping learners accomplish their goals. Wherever, whenever, however. Tweets are my own, not of Workday
HelioCampus @HelioCampus
2K Followers 284 Following Helping higher ed leaders rise to the challenge of today’s high stakes moment.
Darren Catalano @DarrenCatalano
85 Followers 27 Following Data Guy. CEO of higher education ed tech company, HelioCampus. New Yorker living in VA. Dad of three. Tweets are mine.
Peter Smith @PeterPSmith
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Lumina Foundation @LuminaFound
32K Followers 2K Following Lumina is a private foundation in Indianapolis committed to increasing the share of Americans with quality #highered degrees + other credentials to 60% by 2025.
Gates United States @GatesUS
162K Followers 1K Following Official account of the @GatesFoundation in North America. Working to improve education, health, and development outcomes at home and around the world.
Dan Greenstein @dan_greenstein
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Tim Cook @tim_cook
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UMGC Alumni @UMGCAlumni
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Steve Case @SteveCase
683K Followers 6K Following Chairman of @Revolution. Chairman of @CaseFoundation. Chair of @Smithsonian. Co-founder of @AOL. Author of @RiseOfRest @ThirdWaveBook. Champion of @RiseOfRest.
Michael Dell @MichaelDell
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Martin Zwilling @StartupPro
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edutopia @edutopia
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Times Higher Educatio.. @timeshighered
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1.5M Followers 762 FollowingMOOCs and the Master's Degree -- Campus Technology campustechnology.com/articles/2019/… @KirwanCenter
Congratulations to Mark Gerencser of @UMUC_Ventures on his 2019 #wash100 Award! Visit wash100.com to vote for your favorite executive and view the full list! #govcon #govconwire #vote #wash100 ow.ly/prui30o6A6C
I’ve been a fan of Design Thinking every since my friend bmalkin1 introduced me to #ideo back in the day. Today our senior team umuc spent the morning talking about strategy at the… instagram.com/p/BsehBGVgzQy/…
Dr. John Woods, Deputy Director of DOD Voluntary Education previews new career portal for soldiers linked to #edu providers @UMUC
It appears that @LinkedIn is moving very slowly to enable their platform to provide access to university content. Big opportunity ahead @umuc @jselingo bit.ly/2RNJCSI
This is so depressing. Facing mounting debt, U.S. college students spend double the time working paid jobs than studying in the library. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @business
RMIT, in partnership with Credly, has launched an initiative that will see learners receive blockchain-enabled digital credentials that verify in-demand skills and capabilities. zdnet.com/article/rmit-t…
White House Council of Economic Advisers discovers #TheAdultStudent ! Lots of implications here for colleges, including what happens to Pell Grant funding x.com/danielpianko/s…
America needs a reskilling agenda focus on faster and cheaper pathways to work. #putamericabacktowork wsj.com/articles/witho…
Universities Share Tech-Enhanced Advising Strategies in new report - via @insidehighered ihenow.com/2JxIyO7
Congrats to our own @PeterPSmith x.com/joellenshendy/…
Hey @PeterPSmith congrats on making the list! Books for thinking deeply about online and digital learning ihenow.com/2lCjDiQ
Join us for our next #ThursdayThoughts live on Facebook, 6/28 at noon ET. In this episode, Dr. Barry Douglass will discuss current trends in systems engineering with moderator and UMUC Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Alan Drimmer. Tune in to facebook.com/umuc. @alandrimmer
New Report Lauds USM's Expansion of Cybersecurity Degree Programs; Calls for More Work-Based Learning Opportunities usmd.edu/newsroom/news/…
@Univ_System_MD @KirwanCenter Here’s a more up to date article: campustechnology.com/articles/2018/… 😉 w/@PortfoliumHQ automating #badging through #pathways.
I cited this stat in #TheAdultStudent report; example of an area where HigherEd attn & outreach might reverse the trend? After all biz leaders SAY they want well-educated employees, not just well-trained workers ... x.com/ryancraiguv/st…
@HiEdStrat @SHRM Not puzzling. Employers realize they're not getting much of a return on this substantial investment. Dollars are being directed away from traditional higher education.
Need something to listen to on your commute, your run, walk across campus? New 30-minute #highered podcast launches today, Future U. Our first guest: Nathan Grawe talking about demographics. itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fut…
What is impact of parents on student success in college & what does that mean for first gen students? @michaelbhorn and I explore the question w/sociologist & author Laura Hamilton in newest episode of @futureupodcast. This is one of my favorites so far. itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fut…
Congratulations to Mark Gerencser of @UMUC_Ventures on his 2018 #Wash100 Award! Mark was selected for his Strong History of GovCon Industry Contributions. Visit wash100.com to vote for your favorite executive.
Our CEO, @jimgarrettson presented Mark Gerencser of @UMUC_Ventures with his 2018 #Wash100 Award! Mark was selected for his Strong History of GovCon Industry Contributions. Visit wash100.com to vote for your favorite executive.
Students who have a wide variety of choices about where to go to college are increasingly landing at two-year schools. Some 25% of students from households earning >$100K now attend community colleges, up from 12% just five years ago. wapo.st/1JjZKSt?tid=ss…
With the pace of technology development accelerating and the cost of scaled engagement growing, is internal self service (“build your own”) a viable strategy for most colleges seeking to establish a viable online presence? There’s lessons in the Purdue / Kaplan story. #P3Edu
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