Cutting EDge Podcast

10/04/2023

Nathan Urban, SVP and Provost of Lehigh University, explains how he worked to encourage a more positive approach to generative artificial intelligence at the university.

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09/21/2023

Get an insider’s perspective on information security in the education sector! In this episode of EdScoop's Cutting EDge Podcast, Anthony Newman, Executive Director of REN-ISAC, talks about building trust among members and the importance of open dialogue during incidents.

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09/05/2023

Dive into the latest episode of EdScoop's Cutting EDge Podcast featuring Cliff Whittingstall, Managing Partner at PBK. Discover how Whittingstall is reshaping education with innovative classroom designs for the . 🚀

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08/22/2023

On the Cutting EDge Podcast, the founding director of the Texas Immersive Institute at the The University of Texas at Austin says she’s working to help make virtual reality — and other similar technologies — accessible for students and faculty at the university.

Erin Reilly, the institute’s director, says the Immersive Institute is designed to help students understand topics in different ways, through better storytelling and other more visual opportunities presented by reality augmentation.

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08/08/2023

Patricia Clay, CIO of Hudson County Community College, shares her insights on the transformative power of going digital.

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On the Cutting EDge podcast, Hudson County Community College CIO Patricia Clay explains her journey to make the college paperless.

07/25/2023

In the new era of digital learning, web accessibility cannot be an afterthought. Listen to the latest episode of EdScoop's Cutting EDge Podcast where Jonathan Lazar, Professor at the University of Maryland, and Chris Danielsen, Director of Public Relations for the National Federation of the Blind, advocate for in universities.

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07/11/2023

On this week's episode of EdScoop's Cutting EDge Podcast, Terrill Thompson, Manager of the University of Washington's IT Accessibility Team, says that universities need to establish a culture that emphasizes the importance of web accessibility while they wait for stronger standards to arrive.

Listen to the conversation here: https://scoopmedia.co/3XP1EH6

06/27/2023

On the Cutting EDge Podcast, Harvard University digital accessibility leader says that federal web accessibility standards could be coming soon and that universities shouldn’t become complacent.

Last month, the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice published a joint letter indicating they’re close to publishing revised regulations on web accessibility. Kyle Shachmut, Harvard University’s digital accessibility services director, says the letter offered little new information, but he encouraged universities to continue emphasizing accessibility regardless of impending changes.

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06/13/2023

On the Cutting EDge Podcast, Laurie Fritsch, the associate director of Hokie Wellness for Students at Virginia Tech, says she’s encouraging students and faculty to spend less time staring at screens and more time connecting with their peers in real life.

Fritsch partnered with author Christina Cook, who wrote the book “The Joy of Missing Out: Finding Balance in a Wired World” to create a campus-wide digital well-being campaign.

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06/13/2023

On the Cutting EDge Podcast, Laurie Fritsch, the associate director of Hokie Wellness for Students at Virginia Tech, says she’s encouraging students and faculty to spend less time staring at screens and more time connecting with their peers in real life.

Fritsch partnered with author Christina Cook, who wrote the book “The Joy of Missing Out: Finding Balance in a Wired World” to create a campus-wide digital well-being campaign.

Find the full conversation on EdScoop's Cutting EDge Podcast now: https://scoopmedia.co/3Jdyr2B

05/30/2023

On the Cutting EDge Podcast, Kathe Pelletier, EDUCAUSE's director of teaching and learning says the process of putting together the association’s annual Horizon report is challenging, but provides an opportunity for leaders to think about how is changing teaching and learning.

“It’s not a crystal ball,” Pelletier said. “They’re not predictions, none of the things that we say in the Horizon report are necessarily going to come to pass."

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05/03/2023

Western Governors University's Jennie Sanders says her team’s recent research shows that the right kind of outreach to students is increasing course completion.

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On the Cutting EDge podcast, Western Governors University's Jennie Sanders says proactive communication helps increase course completion.

04/18/2023

On the latest episode of the Cutting EDge Podcast, Clackamas Community College CIO Saby Waraich says he’s leaning on innovative ideas to help weather the and challenges facing higher education institutions today.

Waraich says he wants to do a proof of concept using automation, which will build on a proof of concept the college is doing with chatbots.

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04/04/2023

Technology staff at Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey are customizing interactive whiteboard displays to create a better hybrid learning experience.

Harry Ortiz, the associate director of academic multimedia services at the university, says the effort originated between him and a colleague during the pandemic and has now led to a new way for the university to engage in learning.

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03/21/2023

As Virginia Tech CIO Scott Midkiff prepares to step down from his role leading the institution’s IT, he said he’s looking forward to returning to a faculty post where he can concentrate on research and instruction.

Listen to the conversation on the latest episode of EdScoop’s Cutting EDge Podcast:
https://edscoop.com/radio/scott-midkiff-outgoing-virginia-tech-cio/

12/06/2022

Higher education technology leaders need to align their work with the business and strategic goals of the university, says Michigan State University CIO Melissa Woo.

Listen to the conversation on the latest episode of EdScoop's Cutting EDge Podcast:https://edscoop.com/radio/why-higher-education-it-strategic-plans-matter/

11/22/2022

As higher education leaders continue to dive deeper into hybrid learning experiences, training faculty on how to use learning management systems is becoming even more essential, John Baker, CEO of D2L, says on the latest episode of EdScoop’s Cutting EDge Podcast. https://edscoop.com/radio/whats-next-for-learning-management-systems/

08/30/2022

Virginia Tech CIO Scott Midkiff join EdScoop's Cutting EDge podcast to talk about the role of IT modernization in student experience initiatives. https://edscoop.com/radio/how-university-cios-push-experience-gains-with-modernization/

08/23/2022

08/23/2022

08/16/2022

Chris Misra, Chief Information Officer of the UMass Amherst, joins EdScoop’s Cutting EDge podcast to talk about how the school’s new hybrid student orientation program is driving data and information to help students even before they get to campus.

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https://edscoop.com/radio/umass-leans-on-hybrid-orientation-to-fuel-student-success

08/03/2022

Sam Segran, Chief Information Officer of Texas Tech University, joins EdScoop's Cutting EDge podcast to talk about how the university’s latest enrollment and student success data effort is bringing more students to the school.

Listen to the latest episode: https://edscoop.com/radio/how-data-management-drives-enrollment-at-texas-tech/

04/12/2022

On the latest episode of EdScoop’s Cutting EDge podcast, Brian Kelly, Director of the Cybersecurity Program at EDUCAUSE, discusses the delicate process of screening third-party vendors and how Educause is updating tools, like its Higher Education Community Vendor Assessment Toolkit, to keep up with university priorities. Listen here: https://edscoop.com/radio/translating-third-party-cyber-risks-for-campus-administrators/

03/31/2022

Kristin Kolodziej, Senior Surface Specialist at Microsoft In Education, on how colleges and universities are investing in new ways to promote more equitable and more secure access to higher education resources. Listen here: https://edscoop.com/radio/how-integrated-laptops-improve-security-and-student-success-at-colleges/

03/29/2022

On this episode of the Cutting EDge podcast, Mitchel Sollenberger, Associate Provost at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, explains how the decision to avoid automated proctoring when the coronavirus pandemic began fed into a constantly-evolving conversation around assessment and course design. Listen here: https://edscoop.com/radio/cutting-edge-course-design/

03/01/2022

On this week's episode of EdScoop’s Cutting EDge podcast, Digital Pedagogy Lab founder Sean Michael Morris explains how he plans to connect with instructors after his move to edtech company Course Hero. Listen here: https://edscoop.com/radio/ensuring-quality-for-postsecondary-credentials-digital-study-tools/