Cutting EDge Podcast

The founders of the Robotic Process Automation Initiative at George Mason University join the Cutting EDge podcast to explain how their new RPA community of practice effort has the potential to expand to a nationwide network. https://edscoop.com/george-mason-u-establishes-statewide-academic-automation-community/ In the news this week: A former technology manager at Northeastern University’s Immers...

Georgia Institute of Technology CIO Daren Hubbard joins the Cutting EDge podcast to talk about how the university’s “data excellence” initiative will improve operations at the Atlanta institution. In the news this week: Google’s philanthropic arm will invest $3 million in funding over the next three years in a University of Texas at Austin computer science education initiative. https://edscoop.com...

Michigan State University CIO Melissa Woo and Virginia Tech CIO Scott Midkiff join the Cutting EDge podcast to talk about the role of IT modernization in student experience initiatives. https://edscoop.com/admin-user-experience-key-it-modernization-university/ StateScoop & EdScoop's IT Modernization Summit On Demand: https://upgather.com/it-mod-sled/live In the news this week: QuickLaunch, a highe...

Chris Misra, chief information officer of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, joins the Cutting EDge podcast to talk about how the university’s hybrid new student orientation program is driving data and information to help students even before they get to campus. In the news this week: Educause’s director of cybersecurity programming has left his post. https://edscoop.com/educause-brian-kelly...

Sam Segran, chief information officer of Texas Tech University, joins the Cutting EDge podcast to talk about how the university’s latest enrollment and student success data effort is bringing more students to the school. In the news this week: Online education provider 2U is planning major payroll and marketing budget cuts to counter declining enrollment in online learning. https://edscoop.com/2u-...

Nicolaas Matthijs, a vice president at Anthology, joins the Cutting EDge to talk about how the rapidly growing team behind the company's Blackboard Learn Ultra learning management system is working to shape learning experiences through the next generation of the software. Matt Bemis, an associate registrar with the University of Southern California, shares how a years-long partnership with softwar...

As study abroad programs rebound from the coronavirus pandemic, colleges now have the added tasks of tracking of students during travel slowdowns and keeping them apprised of changing health guidelines. Part of that challenge requires cutting through the noise of notifications and emails to make sure students know where they're going, Anthony Rotoli, CEO of Terra Dotta, a study abroad management s...

Higher education institutions' spending doubled on student information systems last year, marking a "turning point" in the education technology market, according to the Tambellini Group, an industry research firm. In recent years, the approach to marketing and designing SIS has also changed, Vicki Tambellini, the firm's founder, said on this week's episode of Cutting EDge. https://edscoop.com/stud...

To thoughtfully review technology, faculty should only pick a few tools to try at once, the University of North Carolina's Todd Cherner said on this week's Cutting EDge. Also, Coursera Chief Content Officer Betty Vandenbosch and the University of Michigan's Lauren Atkins Budde discuss making virtual reality more accessible to students. In the news this week: University of Phoenix president George...

On this week's episode of the Cutting EDge, we hear from senior IT leadership about how they're adapting operations and workplace guidelines to retain employees. First, Jacqueline Malcolm, vice chancellor of IT for the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, explains how the system is set up to make sure employee feedback makes it to the top. Then, Michael Cato, chief information officer for Ma...

When students are too intimidated to write an email to their professor, it can lead them not to ask for help, Lumen Learning Chief Academic Officer David Wiley says on this week’s episode of Cutting EDge. The National Student Clearinghouse’s Tara Conrad joins the podcast to talk about the nonprofit’s venture into blockchain. In the news: Experts explained a potential mismatch between the cybersecu...

On this week's episode of the Cutting EDge podcast, providing a free textbook to cut costs for students is “opening a door” to using open educational resources, according to edtech nonprofit OpenStax. West Virginia University’s libraries built a foundation for using OER through grants and review programs. In the news this week: Lincoln College in Illinois is planning to close in May, following 157...

On this edition of the Cutting EDge podcast, EDUCAUSE's Brian Kelly talks about the delicate process of screening third-party vendors. Dell Technologies' Hernan Londono explains why colleges need to move more aggressive to modernize IT systems. In the news this week: Universities are eying more continuing education programs, but workers say they need access to benchmarks like real-time enrollment...

On this episode of the Cutting EDge podcast, University of Michigan-Dearborn Associate Provost Mitchel Sollenberger explains how the decision to avoid automated proctoring when the coronavirus pandemic began fed into a constantly-evolving conversation around assessment and course design. Microsoft’s U.S. Education Senior Surface Specialist Kristen Kolodzeij and Director of Higher Education, Worldw...

On this week's episode of the Cutting EDge podcast, the University of Kentucky's Director for Analytics Todd Brann explains how the institution is leaning on data to find ways to support students. Researchers at Georgetown University's Center on Education and Workforce are trying to calculate what students are getting back from their educations. In the news this week: Virginia Tech and Amazon are...

On this week's episode of the 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. Jobs for the Future's Stephen Yadzinski discusses the Education Quality Outcomes Standards. In the news this week: The University of Washington named a new chief information officer. https://edscoop.com/...