Podcast guests engage in candid conversations about big issues in higher education technology. Hosted by Sophie White, Showcase Program Manager, and Jenay Robert, Senior Researcher. Produced by Kelli Horan, Digital Content Manager.
Host Jenay Robert talks legislative updates with Jarret Cummings, EDUCAUSE Senior Advisor for Policy and Government Relations. They dive into the new web and mobile app accessibility regulations, proposed cyber incident reporting rules, research cybersecurity issues, and what to expect in 2025.
Can’t get enough of the EDUCAUSE Top 10? Hosts Sophie White and Jenay Robert dive into the issues with Susan Grajek, answering audience questions in a lively, unscripted conversation. Recorded live at the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, this episode provides a ground-level view of the Top 10.
EDUCAUSE researchers and panelists discuss takeaways from the 2024 Horizon Report, Cybersecurity and Privacy Edition.
In this episode, Paul LeBlanc, former President of Southern New Hampshire University, and John O'Brien, EDUCAUSE President and CEO, discuss how artificial intelligence relates to higher education and where it challenges and informs our understanding of human systems. Hosts Sophie and Jenay also share their perspectives on the AI hype sweeping higher education.
Data governance is foundational to institutional decision-making, digital transformation, and more. In this episode, hosts Sophie and Nicole talk with George Firican from the University of British Columbia and Melissa Barnett from Georgia State University about strategies for building a data-oriented culture in the higher education context.
The pandemic accelerated an evolution in preferences among students, faculty, and staff for the ways in which they engage with the institution and each other. Novel technologies and models for interaction create opportunities for colleges and universities to develop individualized approaches to meeting students’ needs for expansive, engaging educational experiences.
The 2024 Horizon Report: Teaching and Learning Edition covers some of the present and looming challenges for higher education, including public perceptions of the value of postsecondary education, evolving data and analytics capabilities, and the impact of artificial intelligence on teaching and learning.
Comparatively low salaries, poorly expressed value packages for existing and prospective staff, and rigid workplace policies are impeding hiring managers from filling open positions. In this episode, we discuss strategies, challenges, and opportunities for higher education hiring and retention with guests Nicole Muscanell, Marshall White, and Brittany Denis. You'll learn about approaches for Driving staff belonging and fulfillment, using creative methods for filling open positions, "managing up" to set expectations for stakeholders at institutions, and how to do less with less while combatting burnout.
Higher education institutions must treat cybersecurity as a fundamental competency, raising awareness among users, developing plans, and assessing tools and resources, as cybersecurity threats expand and evolve alongside the laws, policies, practices, and solutions aimed at protecting data and digital systems, all in order to safeguard institutional assets and train tomorrow’s cybersecurity professionals and leaders.
EDUCAUSE researcher Nicole Muscanell talks with her community and professional learning colleagues about the new teaching and learning workforce report EDUCAUSE just published. Learn about burnout and the other challenges facing this group of higher education professionals.
