Campus Technology Insider
49 episodes - English - Latest episode: 22 days ago -The Campus Technology Insider podcast explores current trends and issues impacting technology leaders in higher education. Listen in as Executive Editor Rhea Kelly chats with ed tech experts and practitioners about their work, ideas and experiences.
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Building Florida's First AI Degree Program
June 24, 2024 21:38 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MBMiami Dade College recently announced the launch of a new bachelor's degree in applied artificial intelligence — the first such degree in the state of Florida and one of the first in the country. At the heart of MDC's approach is the conviction that education in artificial intelligence is for everyone — people at all levels need understand how to apply AI in their lives and careers. We spoke with Antonio Delgado, vice president of innovation and technology partnerships at Miami Dade College,...
Tapping into AI Across Every Part of the University
May 29, 2024 15:35 - 26 minutes - 35.7 MBTouro University has embarked on a system-wide initiative to incorporate artificial intelligence into all of its programs — not only in teaching and learning, but also across research, operations, and policy. The institution has also created a new academic AI position to serve as a dedicated AI leader, facilitate the use of AI across the university, and cultivate AI thinking in students, faculty, and staff. We spoke with Dr. Shlomo Argamon, Touro's recently appointed associate provost for AI...
Inside Arizona State University's OpenAI Partnership
April 30, 2024 18:30 - 34 minutes - 47.4 MBIn January, Arizona State University announced a major partnership with OpenAI to explore the potential of ChatGPT in education. We caught up with ASU CIO Lev Gonick to find out more about that collaboration, how the university is approaching the use of generative AI across campus, and what the key takeaways have been so far. Resource links: Arizona State University Partners with OpenAI to Explore Gen AI Potential in Education ASU Artificial Intelligence Music: Mixkit Duration: 35 ...
Getting Comfortable with "I Don't Know": Educause's 2024 AI Landscape Study
March 25, 2024 17:02 - 29 minutes - 40.3 MBRecently Educause released its inaugural AI Landscape Study, which polled the higher education community about AI strategic planning and readiness, policies and procedures, impact on the workforce, and the future of AI in higher education. We spoke with report author and Educause Senior Researcher Jenay Robert for a deep dive into some of the thinking behind the study, what the survey findings tell us about institutions' AI journeys, and how "I don't know" might be the theme of the day when...
Could Institutional Policies on Generative AI Hold Back Its Transformative Potential?
February 28, 2024 21:44 - 34 minutes - 47.9 MBDavid Wiley is well known as the co-founder and chief academic officer of Lumen Learning and a long-time advocate of open educational resources and access to educational opportunity. But if you follow him on LinkedIn or on his Improving Learning blog, it's clear that he also does a lot of thinking and speaking and writing about generative AI. For this episode of the podcast, we spoke about why generative AI is the logical successor to OER, AI's impact on instructional design, exciting AI dev...
The State of AI in Education
January 31, 2024 18:34 - 40 minutes - 55.2 MBLast November, Campus Technology Editor in Chief Rhea Kelly moderated a panel on the state of AI in education at Tech Tactics in Education 2023, a new conference for education IT leaders produced by Campus Technology and its sister publication THE Journal. The conversation ranged from basic definitions, to concerns, limitations, and opportunities, as well as leadership and culture change. In this episode of the podcast, we’re sharing a recording of the discussion — it’s full of insights for ...
Why It’s Time to Examine Institutional Strategy for a Multi-Modal Future
August 30, 2023 19:25 - 34 minutes - 48 MBSince 2016, the Changing Landscape of Online Education Project, also known as CHLOE, has been surveying chief online officers at colleges and universities across the country about the current state of online learning in higher ed as well as institutions’ strategic vision for the future. A joint effort between Quality Matters and Encoura Eduventures research, the project recently released its eight survey report. Among the core themes: Growing student demand for online and hybrid learning is ...
Educating the Next Generation in AI
July 26, 2023 20:44 - 26 minutes - 36.6 MBWhat skills will students need for the workforce of the future in an age dominated by artificial intelligence? In addition to basic computer science, data competencies, and the mathematics and statistics behind AI and machine learning, there are a range of social impacts to consider: AI risk, ethics, privacy, questions of bias, etc. All of the above are part of the curriculum at Dakota State University, a STEM-oriented institution with a focus on computer science, cybersecurity, and artifici...
The Mechanics of Digital Transformation at National University
June 29, 2023 16:04 - 30 minutes - 41.5 MBAt National University, the role of the data officer has shifted from the capture and analysis of data to a broader focus on digital transformation. As the institution's chief digital officer, Alex Chimon leads both the digital and the data realms, with the strategic goal of improving student outcomes and the student experience. Chimon comes from a diverse background, driving digital strategy in industries such as healthcare, marketing, and food service before joining NU last year. We talked...
A Security Operations Center Powered by Students
May 24, 2023 21:22 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBGrowth in the cybersecurity industry is quickly outpacing the number of skilled workers available to fill the need, with estimates putting the global cybersecurity workforce gap at more than 3 million people. That shortage of IT talent is particularly acute in higher education, where salaries and benefits often can’t compete with the corporate sector. In light of those issues, the University of South Carolina Aiken recently found a creative way to staff a new security operations center — an...
How Generative AI Will Enable Personalized Learning Experiences
April 25, 2023 17:51 - 31 minutes - 42.9 MBImagine a learning environment that, much like a Star Trek Holodeck, changes based on a user’s individual requirements. It understands the learner’s strengths and weaknesses, anticipates next steps, recommends the best learning content, moves at the learner’s pace, and removes unnecessary friction within the mechanics of learning. With today’s advancements in generative AI, that vision of personalized learning may not be far off from reality. We spoke with Dr. Kim Round, associate dean of th...
AI and the Future of Writing Instruction
March 29, 2023 21:29 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MBMuch has been made of plagiarism concerns around the use of ChatGPT in education, and there’s no doubt that generative AI technology will impact the role of writing both in higher education and in society in general. But as our guest Mark Warschauer points out, the use of AI for writing and communication presents an inherent contradiction: Those who can best write with AI will be those who can best write without it, because they’ll need to be able to write good prompts, evaluate the AI outpu...
AI in Education: Will We Need Humans Anymore?
February 22, 2023 23:39 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MBChatGPT is groundbreaking, but it’s also merely the first in what will likely be a series of innovations built on foundational developments in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and natural language processing that are going to change the world. Higher education is already feeling the impact of generative AI technology in terms of plagiarism and instructional design concerns, but these challenges also come with immense opportunities to personalize learning and streamline time-consum...
How CSU Global Designs for Inclusive Online Education from the Start
January 26, 2023 18:56 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MBCampus Technology recently published 14 technology predictions for the coming year, based on input from higher education and ed tech industry experts across the country. A key statement on that list was this: Digital accessibility will be central to an inclusive campus culture. As Brian Fodrey, assistant vice president for Business Innovation at Carnegie Mellon University, put it, “Campus leaders must be thinking about how we are preparing our respective communities to take a more proactive ...
Reimagining Courseware from an Equity-First Perspective
December 05, 2022 20:13 - 38 minutes - 52.8 MBEarlier this year, Lumen Learning announced a partnership with Howard University to help develop equity-centered learning solutions for a new statistics course and platform. The goal: to develop more effective and culturally relevant courseware for minority and low-income students and improve outcomes in gateway courses. Howard faculty and students are providing feedback throughout the courseware development process, such as how specific courseware features might be used and best practices f...
Balancing Data Insight with Data Governance, Privacy, and Transparency
November 17, 2022 00:00 - 33 minutes - 45.5 MBRavi Pendse is passionate about data privacy. As vice president for information technology and chief information officer at the University of Michigan, he has worked to ensure that privacy is a part of every technology decision on campus. At the same time, he is committed to fostering a robust data culture that democratizes the use of data to inform decision-making. At the center of that culture is transparency: making sure students, faculty, and staff know exactly what types of data are col...
Serving Adult Learners with Flexibility, Stackable Credentials, and Data
October 18, 2022 18:54 - 32 minutes - 44.5 MBAs a predominately online institution geared toward serving adult students, University of Massachusetts Global is rethinking traditional models of education to embrace the flexibility and career relevance that working learners need. That means getting granular: unbundling courses or curricula into smaller modules that can be more accessible to busy students but also stack into credentials that will be meaningful to employers. We spoke with Dr. David Andrews, chancellor of UMass Global, about...
At ASU Online, Empathy Is the Foundation of Student Success
September 19, 2022 17:36 - 24 minutes - 34.3 MBWith higher education enrollment in decline, it’s more important than ever to break down barriers to student success — and for those who stop out, create clear pathways to re-entry and completion. What does that look like in practice? At Arizona State University Online, student success coaches cultivate deep relationships with students as individuals, get to know their unique life experiences and challenges, and leverage data to better understand the multitude of factors that can impact rete...
The Revolution in Higher Education Will Be Led Through Data
August 25, 2022 15:47 - 34 minutes - 46.9 MBIt’s one thing to talk about innovation, but another thing to actually make it happen. Driving actual change is all about timing — having the right idea at the right moment, according to Phil Komarny, chief innovation officer at an institution known for innovation: Maryville University. And that moment is now: Komarny sees COVID as a catalyst for utilizing data to revolutionize higher education and the student experience. Here, we talk about the potential of verifiable credentials, why gradu...
Putting Community Engagement at the Center of Online Learning
July 18, 2022 17:34 - 37 minutes - 51.5 MBWhat would a learning management system centered on culture and community look like? The United Negro College Fund hopes to answer that question with HBCUv, a new learning platform that aims to reshape the future of online education for historically Black colleges and universities. The organization has partnered with consultancy Deloitte Digital on the project, with the goal of providing best-in-class remote learning, community engagement and career pathways to students seeking an HBCU educa...
What Southern New Hampshire University Does to Engage a Remote Workforce
June 23, 2022 15:13 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MBSouthern New Hampshire University is well known for innovation in online learning, so it may surprise you to learn that prior to the pandemic, the institution had less than 100 employees working remotely, and had only just begun building out its remote work policies. Employee culture was largely reliant on working in a face-to-face environment. But in March 2020, the abrupt shift to fully remote work required a new approach to employee engagement. We spoke with Jennifer LaFountain, director ...
How an Escape Room Is Building Students’ Digital Skills at Northampton Community College
May 24, 2022 21:42 - 29 minutes - 41.1 MBNorthampton Community College in Pennsylvania recently won an Instructional Technology Council award for excellence in e-learning, recognizing its Smart Apartment Learning Lab: a combination escape room and technology sandbox in which students can learn about the tech we take for granted in our everyday lives. Picture a homey space in which the walls literally have eyes — or rather cameras and other sensors, integrated into seemingly innocuous objects like picture frames, the refrigerator or...
Trends to Watch in 2022: Takeaways from the Horizon Report
April 28, 2022 16:31 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MBOne of the takeaways from this year’s Educause Horizon Report is that there’s likely no such thing as a return to normal: Many of the changes that higher education has undergone over the past couple of years are here to stay. At the same time, the trends, technologies and practices impacting teaching and learning have developed more depth, more nuance. For example, while hybrid learning was addressed broadly in last year’s report, this year the report drilled down into important facets such ...
From Instructional Design to Learning Experience Design: Understanding the Whole Student
March 30, 2022 16:40 - 35 minutes - 49.1 MBThese days, we hear a lot about the “new normal” in higher education. Remote and hybrid learning is here to stay, offering students more flexibility in their learning journeys. But what if the new normal is not enough? It’s time to go beyond the new normal and consider the “new possible” — how to put together the best of face-to-face, online and hybrid to create powerful learning experiences based on a deep understanding of the whole student. We spoke to Mark Milliron, senior vice president ...
Bonus: Building a Culture of Innovation
March 09, 2022 16:19 - 43 minutes - 60.2 MBDigital transformation is not just about implementing new technologies — it’s also about people and the ability to embrace change. In fact, you might say that’s the hardest part: Culture is often cited as one of the biggest barriers to digital transformation in higher ed. In February, our Campus Technology Leadership Summit tackled that very topic with a wonderful panel discussion on building innovation into the culture of a university. We spoke with Christine Whitney Sanchez, chief culture ...
10 Basics that Students Want from the LMS, and How to Help Faculty Implement Them
February 15, 2022 22:05 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MBAt Ohio State University, students developed a list of 10 ways that instructors can use the learning management system more effectively — common-sense guidelines that aim to make courses more consistent, predictable, easier to navigate and generally more student-friendly. We spoke with Sam Craighead, associate director of professional learning in Ohio State’s Office of Technology and Digital Innovation, about understanding the student perspective, supporting faculty with research-based pract...
Data-Informed Learning Design and the Shift to Online
January 25, 2022 22:36 - 34 minutes - 47 MBThe pandemic has been a testament to the progress that has been made in the use of technology to support online learning, but it has also revealed how poorly traditional course design translates to a digital experience. And that’s an opportunity for institutions to become more sophisticated in leveraging digital learning environments to go beyond what’s possible in a brick-and-mortar classroom. That’s according to Luyen Chou, chief learning officer at 2U. Here, we talk about transforming onl...
Bonus: Seizing the Opportunity for Digital Transformation
January 07, 2022 18:49 - 44 minutes - 61.2 MBBack in November, Campus Technology hosted a virtual summit about innovation in IT: all of the ways higher education technology leaders have embraced agility and flexibility in challenging times. A highlight of the event was a panel discussion on digital transformation, and how the pandemic has accelerated digital efforts on campus. Our panelists were: Marina Aminy, dean of Online Education and Learning Resources at Saddleback College; Michael Berman, chief information officer at California ...
Cutting Through Ed Tech Hype in Favor of Research-Driven Improvements
December 14, 2021 19:22 - 25 minutes - 34.4 MBHow will emerging technologies impact the future of education? While it’s easy to get caught up in the hype around trends such as the metaverse and artificial intelligence, true progress comes in slow, incremental improvements in using technology to inform teaching and learning, according to Neil Heffernan, professor of computer science and director of the Learning Sciences and Technologies Graduate Program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Here, we talk about augmented reality, intelligen...
Digital Transformation in Higher Ed: What It Means and Where to Start
November 19, 2021 20:26 - 24 minutes - 34.2 MBThe digital transformation of higher ed has been going on for years, but the current pandemic has brought that process into laser focus – and accelerated digital efforts perhaps like nothing else could. Institutions are going through deep shifts in culture, workforce and technology, enabling new educational models, transforming operations, and even changing the whole value proposition of a higher education. Yet at the same time, digital transformation is so expansive it can be difficult to d...
Embracing Innovation, Technology and Culture Change for the Sake of Access
October 21, 2021 21:22 - 29 minutes - 40.1 MBThe pandemic accelerated digital transformation and the adoption of new learning models at many colleges and universities — but higher ed culture has some catching up to do. While institutions traditionally measure change in decades, we’re now in a time when flexibility, innovation and risk-taking are key to student access and opportunity as well as institutional survival. We spoke with Dr. Mark Lombardi, president of Maryville University, about why the business model of higher ed is broken,...
Why AI Needs the Liberal Arts
September 28, 2021 20:57 - 27 minutes - 37.3 MBColby College in Maine is investing $30 million to create the Davis Institute for Artificial Intelligence, the first cross-disciplinary institute for AI at a liberal arts institution. Among its goals: to democratize AI, moving it beyond the realm of large universities and technology companies to transform teaching, learning and research in a wide variety of disciplines. Yet it’s not just about how AI can inform the liberal arts, according to Amanda Stent, inaugural director of the Davis Inst...
The Future of Online Learning Is Flexible and Stackable
August 26, 2021 19:24 - 25 minutes - 34.4 MBOver the past few years, online learning in higher education has gone through a period of disruptive change. Not only did the pandemic trigger a massive shift from in-person classes to online, but it also brought new models of hybrid learning to the forefront. And micro-credentials, programs certifying specific competencies that can stand alone or be applied toward a larger degree, have gained momentum as learners have needed to reskill and compete in an evolving workforce. To explore these ...
The Science of Studying Student Learning at Scale
July 26, 2021 17:35 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBA team from Indiana University set out to expand the scope of pedagogical research by creating ManyClasses, a model for studying how students learn not just in a single classroom, but in a variety of different classes across multiple universities. For this episode of the podcast, Executive Editor Rhea Kelly speaks with researchers Emily Fyfe and Ben Motz about how ManyClasses works, the challenges of using a learning management system to conduct research, what they learned from the first Man...
How Tech Is Keeping California State University’s Student Success Goals in Sight
June 17, 2021 19:57 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MBIn 2015, California State University launched Graduation Initiative 2025, an ambitious plan to increase graduation rates and eliminate equity gaps in degree completion across the system’s 23 campuses. Then halfway through that work, COVID hit — and all those student supports and services had to shift online. For this episode of the podcast, Executive Editor Rhea Kelly speaks with Dr. James Minor, assistant vice chancellor at CSU and leader of the Graduation Initiative, to find out how CSU ke...
2021 Teaching and Learning Trends: What the Horizon Report Means for IT
May 26, 2021 16:47 - 36 minutes - 50.1 MBFor many years, the Horizon Report has been tracking trends, technologies and key practices in teaching and learning. But this year, there’s one striking difference: the impact of a global pandemic on practically every aspect of higher education. In some ways, colleges and universities may never be the same — but in other ways, trends that were important before COVID-19 have persisted, even as we view them through a new lens. To make sense of it all, Executive Editor Rhea Kelly speaks with K...
Supporting Entrepreneurship from a Distance: How Harvard’s Innovation Labs Went Virtual
April 23, 2021 15:49 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MBWhen you picture a university innovation center, what comes to mind is usually a lot of hands-on collaboration and networking. But what happens when that heavily in-person experience is forced to go virtual? For this episode of the podcast, Executive Editor Rhea Kelly talks with Matt Segneri, executive director of the Harvard Innovation Labs, to find out about the past year’s challenges and successes converting in-person student activities into virtual experiences that still capture that ent...
New Horizon Report Forecasts Security and Privacy Trends in Higher Ed
March 23, 2021 23:07 - 25 minutes - 34.5 MBEDUCAUSE recently released its first Information Security Edition of the Horizon Report, profiling important trends, technologies and practices shaping the future of IT security and privacy in higher education. For this episode of the podcast, Executive Editor Rhea Kelly speaks with Brian Kelly, director of the cybersecurity program at EDUCAUSE, to discuss the new report, the technological trends on the horizon in IT security, how the pandemic is impacting privacy concerns, and more. Resou...
Ransomware, Zero Trust and the Impact of the Pandemic on Higher Ed IT Security
February 25, 2021 20:02 - 19 minutes - 26.9 MBOne unintended impact of the pandemic in higher education is the strain that remote work and learning has put on IT security. Decisions made out of necessity in the heat of the moment, to preserve the continuity of teaching and learning, can potentially put campus networks and data at risk. In this episode of the podcast, Executive Editor Rhea Kelly talks with Stephen Heath, chief information security officer for Intrinium, an IT and security consulting and managed services company, to learn...
Trends, Predictions and Opportunities for Higher Ed in 2021
January 27, 2021 16:59 - 38 minutes - 52.7 MBHow will higher education evolve as we head into – hopefully – post-pandemic times? Is it even possible to make predictions with circumstances still in flux? In this episode of the Campus Technology Insider podcast, Executive Editor Rhea Kelly talks with Richard Garrett, chief research officer at higher education research firm Eduventures, about his predictions for 2021, the impact of the pandemic on online learning and ed tech, and the opportunities he sees for higher ed in the coming year....
Students Supporting Faculty in the Shift to Hybrid Learning
December 17, 2020 16:09 - 37 minutes - 52.1 MBWhen Boston University launched its hybrid learning initiative this fall, it also created a Classroom Moderator program: essentially an army of student workers deployed in the classroom to help ensure that hybrid learning could run smoothly. In this episode of the Campus Technology Insider podcast, Executive Editor Rhea Kelly talks with Ernie Perez, director of educational technology for BU Digital Learning and Innovation, and Jill Beckman, executive director of Client Services, about how th...
How Oregon State Uses Tech and Ingenuity to Engage Physics Students Remotely
November 16, 2020 23:14 - 27 minutes - 37.9 MBLast fall, Oregon State University launched an Ecampus online program for its introductory physics courses, with an emphasis on collaborative, hands-on work. In this episode of the Campus Technology Insider podcast, Executive Editor Rhea Kelly talks with Senior Physics Instructor KC Walsh and Associate Department Head David Craig about how they’ve used technology, open educational resources, take-home lab kits and more to engage students from a distance. Resource links: Oregon State Uni...
Bonus: How the Pandemic Gave IT a Seat at the Table
November 06, 2020 16:16 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MBFor information technology leaders in higher education, one silver lining of the pandemic has been the opportunity it has given IT to shine at a strategic level. In this bonus episode of the podcast, university CIOs Jill Albin-Hill and Paige Francis share how they have been able to get involved in pandemic response planning, fast-track IT projects, provide critical solutions to campus challenges, elevate the position of IT within institutional leadership, and more. The conversation comes fro...
The Link Between Academic Fraud and Cybersecurity Risk
October 23, 2020 15:52 - 18 minutes - 25.8 MBSince students have returned to school and remote learning this fall, there has been a dramatic increase in internet searches related to academic fraud — that’s according to data from Cisco Talos. In a recent blog post, the threat intelligence team detailed how essay mills operate and how academic fraud websites can lead to more serious cybersecurity threats. It’s a wild ride through falsified app reviews, shoddy workmanship and a rabbit hole of malicious activity. In this episode of the Cam...
HyFlex Learning in China: Tools, Tips and Training Strategies
September 25, 2020 17:00 - 26 minutes - 36.7 MBChina’s Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University was one of the first to shift to remote learning when the COVID-19 pandemic hit earlier this year. Now, it’s stepping things up for the fall by outfitting classrooms for the HyFlex model. In this episode of the Campus Technology Insider podcast, Executive Editor Rhea Kelly talks with Roland Sherwood, manager of the university’s educational technologies team, to find out more. Resource links: Remote Learning on the Fly: Notes from China Music: ...
Inside University of Kentucky's Pandemic Response Team
August 26, 2020 22:28 - 29 minutes - 17.9 MBThe fall semester is beginning, and we are finally starting to see reopening plans play out at colleges and universities across the country. In this episode of the Campus Technology Insider podcast, Executive Editor Rhea Kelly explores the pandemic decision-making process with Dr. Eric Monday, executive vice president for finance and administration at the University of Kentucky, and also the chair of UK’s Pandemic Response Team. He talks about how the team is structured, what types of data t...
Bonus: Managing Higher Ed’s “New Normal”
August 03, 2020 21:49 - 56 minutes - 29.3 MBIn this bonus episode of the podcast, Dr. Elliot Stern, president of Saddleback College in Southern California, talks candidly about how his institution is making strategic decisions for the fall and what kinds of policies and infrastructure they are putting in place to move forward. The conversation comes from Campus Technology’s recent Distance Learning Summit – a virtual event focused on the most critical considerations for managing higher ed’s “new normal” during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
How Indiana University Is Preparing Classrooms for Blended Learning
July 22, 2020 16:13 - 32 minutes - 17.7 MBJulie Johnston, director of learning spaces for Indiana University, has been working hard to make classrooms safe for students and faculty this fall. In this episode, she talks with Campus Technology Executive Editor Rhea Kelly about how the new reality of COVID-19 is impacting IU’s campuses, the challenges of preparing classrooms for the fall, and technology’s role in ensuring a successful teaching and learning experience. Resource links: Indiana University’s Return to Campus Guide IU’...
A Futurist’s View of the Fall Semester
June 22, 2020 20:20 - 36 minutes - 19.6 MBIn this first episode of the Campus Technology Insider podcast, Executive Editor Rhea Kelly speaks with futurist Bryan Alexander about higher education’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and how the fall semester might play out as colleges and universities reopen. Resource links: More about Bryan Alexander How to Be an Ed Tech Futurist Music: Mixkit Duration: 36 minutes