Innovating Together: Ed on the Edge episode featuring Bridget Burns

The Innovating Together Podcast

English - April 18, 2024 08:00 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MB
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Previous Episode: Innovating Together Bridget Burns & President Michael Sorrell from Paul Quinn College

Next Episode: Weekly Wisdom Interview with WGU President Scott Pulsipher

In this episode, Bridget Burns, CEO of the University Innovation Alliance, discusses the imperative to scale and innovate in higher education to improve access and outcomes for low-income and underrepresented students. She emphasizes the need for systemic change, the role of technology, and learning from failures to create a diverse and effective educational landscape. The conversation also touches on the potential of edtech companies to contribute to this transformation.

"Higher education needs to shift and change. I'm of the mind that it should change, it can change, and we work on that all the time."

What you will learn -

Collaborative Efforts

Innovation, Scale, and Diffusion

The importance of scale in higher education

Engaging with universities and accelerating learning with edtech

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