Patricia Vanderbilt

Senior Program Producer at WGU. Learning experience design, educational program design and evaluation, learner-centered technology for education. EdM Harvard.

[Patricia Vanderbilt @p_vanderbilt]

Expanding access, removing barriers and changing what nursing education looks like. Proud to celebrate the phenomenal nurse educators at #WGU. https://t.co/EURFni0nph #NationalNursesWeek

[Manu Raju @mkraju]

The six senators who voted to block debate on bill aimed at targeting hate crimes against Asian-Americans. Cotton (R-AR)
Cruz (R-TX)
Hawley (R-MO)
Marshall (R-KS)
Paul (R-KY)
Tuberville (R-AL)

[Patricia Vanderbilt @p_vanderbilt]

Couldn't be prouder to work at @wgu, a nonprofit institution committed to #highered access and transforming lives without the high price tag.

Left in the Lurch by Private Loans From For-Profit Colleges https://t.co/I9X7BUp8qP

[NPR @NPR]

University of Pittsburgh medical students wrote a new version of the Hippocratic Oath, which calls on doctors to combat disinformation to improve health literacy and be an ally to minorities.
https://t.co/UMrRuwfsrI

[Patricia Vanderbilt @p_vanderbilt]

"These students are our students, and they enrich the learning environment for all." —Harvard President Larry Bacow

[Jennifer 8. Lee @jenny8lee]

The lawsuits begin, from MIT and Harvard. “The order came down without notice—its cruelty surpassed only by its recklessness” wrote Harvard President Larry Bacow. “We believe that the ICE order is bad public policy, and we believe that it is illegal.” https://t.co/uhuhBwFXhJ

[Patricia Vanderbilt @p_vanderbilt]

DACA opened up educational opportunities for many. We know #highered can do more to design culturally responsive courses and programs to leverage the strengths and funds of knowledge these students offer our institutions.

[Lauren Chambers @lauren_marietta]

soooo I've spent the past 3 days combing through the @bostonpolice budget for @ACLU_Mass and FOLKS.
The MONEY. IS. WILD.

just published a blog & report on this (below), but I need to put the worst parts of this publicly on blast. Strap in. (1/10)
#DefundPolice #mapoli #bospoli

[Patricia Vanderbilt @p_vanderbilt]

The trick of consumerism is to focus us on what we don't have; to distract our striving minds from the work of building a more just world. Know your voice. Know your power. #blacklivesmatter #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd

[Patricia Vanderbilt @p_vanderbilt]

Interesting to read about affordances of the online shift to journalism and music education #highered
WBUR: For Colleges, New Challenges And Surprising Benefits From Going Online.
https://t.co/UUa61Uomt5

[Patricia Vanderbilt @p_vanderbilt]

Hiya twitter, I wrote this to help educators moving their #highered class online due to #covid19 think about building community. Please feel free to re-purpose for your needs!
#onlineteaching #onlinelearning https://t.co/MMya4LvXWO

[Harvard University Press International @HarvardUPLondon]

The coronavirus outbreak underscored socioeconomic divides that are always present in higher education.

@tony_jack explains:

“The reality is, not every student on campus has an exit strategy. So what do we do for those who don’t?”

https://t.co/GL2hXQIB1h

[Patricia Vanderbilt @p_vanderbilt]

Thinking about what it could mean to be a transformative educator in #highered

https://t.co/rVvSu5Jv0S

[Patricia Vanderbilt @p_vanderbilt]

data → vision → strategies and practices → tool to support that vision @Malika_Ali on selection of technology tools and avoiding “shiny object syndrome” #LearnLaunch2020

[Beth Rabbitt (she/her, Dr.) @BethRabbitt]

One point people tend to underemphasize in our excitement about the topic: Personalizing PD doesn't mean that all adult learning should be totally self-directed or individualized-- having common school and system level objectives and group experiences matters a lot. 6/

[Patricia Vanderbilt @p_vanderbilt]

"What biases exist within the datasets that we're working with?" @tvanderark As we leverage data in education, we must continue to ask this question. #LearnLaunch2020

[Patricia Vanderbilt @p_vanderbilt]

"Every big decision that we made, we did it with community members."
@HendersonKaya speaks to the value of community engagement and engaging the program audience in design. #LearnLaunch2020

[Patricia Vanderbilt @p_vanderbilt]

"The more education flexibility, the more likely the economy will be able to handle the future" Parminder Jassal discussing how to awaken your futuristic mindset #LearnLaunch2020

[Patricia Vanderbilt @p_vanderbilt]

"Digital technologies allow us to operationalize what we are taking from learning science and different kinds of data" Vijay Kumar on digital transformation in #HigherEd #LearnLaunch2020

[Raechelle Clemmons @rclemmons]

Saw an interesting comment about this -- why so many institutional issues on this list? Where is the line between IT & institutional issues? Are all issues IT issues? Are all IT issues institutional issues? Food for thought... #highered #IT #Top10ITIssues

[Patricia Vanderbilt @p_vanderbilt]

"An individual under threat will not engage in play... If we think about the safety of individuals then more play will be taking place."

-Lynneth Solis of @ProjectZeroHGSE speaking at #askwith forum on power of playful learning