Expertise
Baron’s EdTech Consulting
Areas of Expertise
- Grant writing/administration and fundraising
- Strategic advising for digital education and transformation
- Executive leadership advising and communications
- Market analysis and business development
- Public speaking, keynotes, and workshops
- Research design and implementation
- Online course design and delivery
- UX research and instructional design
- Learning analytics and adaptive courseware
- Open-source software, open education, OERs
- Learning Management Systems (LMS)
- Faculty professional development and training
Professional Experience
- Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Executive Director for Partnership, Lumen Learning
- Assistant Vice President for Digital Education, Marist College
- Senior Academic Technology Officer, Marist College
- Associate Director, Instructional Technology, Stevens Institute
- K-6 Science Teacher, Ethical Culture School
- Founding Member and Board Chairman, Apereo Foundation
- Member and Board Chairman, Sakai Foundation
- Lead Moderator, CIO Executive Summit, Campus Technology
- Grant Reviewer, National Science Foundation
- Member of Marist College Strategic Planning Committee
- Adjunct Faculty Member, Marist College and Stevens Institute
Accomplishments
- Secured over $16 million in federal, state and foundation grants
- Led digital learning infrastructure strategy for Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Developed award-winning digital curriculum used by over 1 million students
- Led international open-source higher education software foundations
- Developed and led 100’s of faculty/teacher workshops
- Developed and led partnerships with large state systems
- Oversaw national K-12 teacher edtech training programs
- Taught K-12, undergraduate and graduate level courses
- Co-led Rosendale Community Police Reform Committee
- Led world’s first and only open-source learning analytics initiative
- Generated over $10 million in revenue for edtech startup
- Led development of award-winning MOOCs
- Led enterprise LMS implementations and migrations
- Supported online course and program development
- Co-founded family gourmet sauce business
- Delivered keynote presentations in the US, China, EU and Australia
- Supported production of award-winning public television programming
- Published peer-reviewed articles and book chapter
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