TRANSFORMED

Questions? Feedback? Send us a text! In this episode, Ann Marie VanDerZanden - Associate Provost for Academic Programs at Iowa State University - describes how a special task force is helping her institution to refresh student engagement post-COVID. Subscribe or follow TRANSFORM ED wherever you listen, to get the latest episode when it drops and hear directly from leaders and innovators in higher...

Questions? Feedback? Send us a text! In this episode, Dr. Mary Gallagher - President of L.A. City College - and Marcy Drummond - Vice President of Economic and Social Mobility Innovation - describe their use of extended reality solutions to enhance student engagement and advance each student’s learning journey. Subscribe or follow TRANSFORM ED wherever you listen, to get the latest episode when it...

Questions? Feedback? Send us a text! In this episode, Dionne Curbeam - Deputy CIO at Coppin State University in Baltimore, MD - describes how a “people-first” approach to transformation requires up-front investment but is more sustainable and successful than alternatives. Subscribe or follow TRANSFORM ED wherever you listen, to get the latest episode when it drops and hear directly from leaders an...

Questions? Feedback? Send us a text! In this episode, Jane Close Conoley, PhD - President of California State University, Long Beach - describes how the personal and “ecological” fundamentals of change are incorporated into the culture, decision making and management methods at CSULB. Subscribe or follow TRANSFORM ED wherever you listen, to get the latest episode when it drops and hear directly fr...

Questions? Feedback? Send us a text! Subscribe or follow TRANSFORM ED wherever you listen, to get the latest episode when it drops and hear directly from leaders and innovators in higher ed tech and digital transformation best practices. Find and follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/higher-digital-inc  

Questions? Feedback? Send us a text! In this episode, Joe Gottlieb, President and CTO of Higher Digital, sat down with Jack Suess, Vice President of IT and CIO at the University of Maryland Baltimore Campus, to discuss IT organization transformation through the lens of Jim Collins’ book Good to Great and in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Subscribe or follow TRANSFORM ED wherever you listen,...

Questions? Feedback? Send us a text! In this episode, Joe Gottlieb, President and CTO of Higher Digital, sat down with Ed Evans, CIO of Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, to discuss the organizational engagement practices necessary to facilitate sustainable change in the digital era. Subscribe or follow TRANSFORM ED wherever you listen, to get the latest episode when it drops and hear direct...

Questions? Feedback? Send us a text! In this episode, Joe Gottlieb, President and CTO of Higher Digital, sat down with John Rathje, Vice President of Information Services and CIO at Kent State University, to discuss how a continual 'readiness for change' mindset combined with mission-driven governance can produce transformational value for the student. Subscribe or follow TRANSFORM ED wh...

Questions? Feedback? Send us a text! In this episode, Joe Gottlieb, President and CTO of Higher Digital, sat down with Michael Berman, CIO of the California State University System, to discuss how large state systems can balance common standards with proactive IT service leadership to achieve digital transformation at scale. Subscribe or follow TRANSFORM ED wherever you listen, to get the latest e...

Questions? Feedback? Send us a text! In this episode, Joe Gottlieb, President and CTO of Higher Digital, sat down with Shaunak Roy, founder and CEO of Yellowdig, to discuss how gamification and social learning technologies are helping to facilitate greater student engagement and competency mastery within curricular and co-curricular settings. Subscribe or follow TRANSFORM ED wherever you listen, t...

Questions? Feedback? Send us a text! Subscribe or follow TRANSFORM ED wherever you listen, to get the latest episode when it drops and hear directly from leaders and innovators in higher ed tech and digital transformation best practices. Find and follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/higher-digital-inc  

Questions? Feedback? Send us a text! In this episode, Joe Gottlieb sat down with Carol Smith, CIO of DePauw University, to discuss how digital transformation differs at liberal arts colleges and the importance of fostering a partnership between the CIO and CFO. Subscribe or follow TRANSFORM ED wherever you listen, to get the latest episode when it drops and hear directly from leaders and innovator...

Questions? Feedback? Send us a text! On April 12, 2022, Joe Gottlieb, President and CTO of Higher Digital, and Jory Hadsell, Vice Chancellor of Technology at Foothill-De Anza, CCD, presented at Ellucian Live on how system-level shared services can transform student value. After their presentation, the two sat down to record an episode to dive into the topic, using Higher Digital’s work with CCD as...

Questions? Feedback? Send us a text! In this episode, recorded on the floor of the ASU+GSV Summit, Joe Gottlieb welcomes Jack MacKenzie, founder and CEO of CollegeAPP, which helps higher ed institutions better target adult learners. Listen to the episode to discover how higher ed institutions can leverage data and technology to grow enrollment.  Subscribe or follow TRANSFORM ED wherever you listen...

Questions? Feedback? Send us a text! In this episode, our host Joe Gottlieb welcomes Wayne Bovier, co-founder and CEO of Higher Digital, to discuss the provost’s role in embracing digital transformation in higher ed institutions and propelling institutions into the digital era.  Subscribe or follow TRANSFORM ED wherever you listen, to get the latest episode when it drops and hear directly from lea...

Questions? Feedback? Send us a text! In this episode, our host Joe Gottlieb invites Alessio Papa, Product Owner at Higher Digital, to draw on his experiences in student government during his time at the University of Greenwich and speak to the important partnership between student government leadership and institutional leadership as a vehicle for change and improving the student experience.  Subs...

Questions? Feedback? Send us a text! In this episode, Joe Gottlieb welcomes Michael Agnew, Senior Vice President of Europe for Higher Digital, to discuss digital transformation and how it’s manifesting at higher ed institutions in the UK. Listen to the episode for a unique perspective on the challenges of embracing digital transformation from an international lens.  Subscribe or follow TRANSFORM E...

Questions? Feedback? Send us a text! In this episode, Joe Gottlieb invites Wayne Bovier, co-founder and CEO of Higher Digital, to discuss digital transformation, address its many misconceptions, and explain how it can help generate value for higher ed institutions. Throughout their conversation, Joe and Wayne leverage a recent McKinsey article, “ How do you measure success in digital? Five metrics...

Questions? Feedback? Send us a text! This week, Joe Gottlieb welcomes Wayne Bovier, Higher Digital co-founder and CEO, to discuss a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, “It’s Time to Get Rid of the IT Department.” Listen to the episode to hear Wayne’s insights on the future of the IT department in higher ed.  Subscribe or follow TRANSFORM ED wherever you listen, to get the latest episode whe...

Questions? Feedback? Send us a text! In this episode, President Joe Gottlieb welcomes Colleen Baker, co-founder and COO of Higher Digital and the creator of (SEA)change. During the episode, Joe and Colleen revisit their findings at EDUCAUSE 2021 and dive into how (SEA)change can unlock the future of strategic change management. Subscribe or follow TRANSFORM ED wherever you listen, to get the lates...

Questions? Feedback? Send us a text! In this episode, President Joe Gottlieb welcomes Gwen Kerdiles, the VP of Services at Higher Digital in Amsterdam, to discuss the enterprise architect’s unique perspective and power over technical debt. Listen in to hear how EAs can act as tech debt slayers.  Subscribe or follow TRANSFORM ED wherever you listen, to get the latest episode when it drops and hear...

Questions? Feedback? Send us a text! In this episode, Joe and Wayne discuss the 2021 EDUCAUSE Digital Transformation Survey. Listen in for an interesting conversation about how higher education institutions are, and are not, adopting digital transformation strategies as we return to near normalcy on college campuses around the country.  Subscribe or follow TRANSFORM ED wherever you listen, to get...

Questions? Feedback? Send us a text! This week, President Joe Gottlieb welcomes back Co-Founder and CEO Wayne Bovier to discuss the recent ASU+GSV Summit. Listen to hear a detailed debriefing and the five core themes of the conference. Subscribe or follow TRANSFORM ED wherever you listen, to get the latest episode when it drops and hear directly from leaders and innovators in higher ed tech and di...

Questions? Feedback? Send us a text! In this feature of transform ed , President Joe Gottlieb invites Aimee Leishure, former SVP of Business Transformation at Laureate, to discuss the important differences and intersections between business transformation and digital transformation. Listen to the episode to discover the many ways that it can impact and enhance the student experience in higher ed. ...

Questions? Feedback? Send us a text! This week, President Joe Gottlieb sat down with CEO and Co-Founder Wayne Bovier to discuss 2U’s acquisition of edX and what this means for the higher education industry. They talk through the acquisition as a disruptor itself and what implications it may have for higher ed moving forward.  Subscribe or follow TRANSFORM ED wherever you listen, to get the latest...