The Growing Influence of Online Learning in Higher Ed
Sophie and Kristen talk with Melissa Vito and Bethany Simunich about the 2026 CHLOE Conversation Report Series and the growing influence of online learning in higher education.
EDUCAUSE Shop Talk
Podcast guests engage in candid conversations about big issues in higher education technology. Hosted by Sophie White, Content Marketing and Program Manager, and Jenay Robert, Senior Researcher. Produced by Kelli Horan, Digital Content Manager.
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How to Break the Workforce Cycle of Reactivity in Higher Ed
Sophie talks with Liv Gjestvang, Nicole Muscanell, and Kristen Gay about the the latest EDUCAUSE workforce research and how higher education institutions can support teams amid a cycle of reactivity.
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What Technology Leadership in Higher Ed Really Means Today
Sophie and Jenay are joined by Tara Hughes and Miloš Topić to discuss the current realities of technology leadership in higher education.
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The Swiss Army Knife of Security and Privacy Awareness
Sophie and Jenay are joined by Wendy Battles and Ben Woelk live at the EDUCAUSE Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals Conference to share practical ideas for the essential, yet challenging, work of building cybersecurity awareness in higher education.
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Agentic AI and Change Management Lessons for Modernizing Systems
In this episode, Sophie and Jenay talk with Brian Zahn and Eric Markle from The George Washington University about their experience using agentic AI to modernize enterprise systems, improve developer productivity, and manage organizational change.
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The Assessment Debate in an AI World
Sophie and Jenay talk with Hans van Oostrom and Liz Norell about findings from the 2026 EDUCAUSE The Impact of AI on Learning Assessment Report and how AI is reshaping conversations about learning assessment in higher education.
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How the Liberal Arts Became Countercultural (and Essential) in the Age of AI
Sophie and Jenay talk with guests Jason Gulya, Deseree Probasco, and Bethany Smith to discuss the indispensable value of the humanities as a proxy for larger conversations around the benefits of liberal arts education and higher education in general.
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Signals of Change, AI, and Tensions Around the Value of Higher Ed
Sophie and Jenay discuss findings from the 2026 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report Teaching and Learning Edition and their implications for higher education institutions with Michael LaMagna, Kim Arnold, and Nicole Muscanell.
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How Higher Ed Can Innovate on AI Without Sacrificing Privacy
Recorded live at the 2026 EDUCAUSE Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals Conference, Sophie and Jenay talk with Ben Archer and Michael Tran Duff about frameworks for supporting innovation in higher education while protecting data privacy in the age of AI.
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Beekeepers, Space Stations, and the (Possible) Future of Higher Ed
Sophie and Jenay are joined by Kathe Pelletier and Silvina Padilla to discuss potential futures of higher education and technology. They share insights from discussions facilitated by The 100 Year EdTech Project that consider what higher education, and the world, could look like in fifty years and the actions we can take now to build our preferred future.
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