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The Signal (formerly the EdTech Connect Podcast) — 97 episodes
Ep. 97 - Russell Long: Stop Blaming AI. Your Data is the Problem
Ep. 96 - Troy Holaday: 52,000 Degrees Were Already Earned. They Just Hadn't Been Found.
Ep. 95 - Jeff Meade: Why Paul Quinn College Made Entrepreneurship a Graduation Requirement
Ep. 94 - Elysia Labita: Marketing Can't Out-Optimize Misalignment
Ep. 93 - Dave Tucker: The Note Taker's Dilemma — Why Lectures Are Mostly Wasted
Ep. 92 - Paula French: From Clicks to Conversions—A Practical Playbook for AI Search
Ep. 91 - Mallory Willsea: Activity vs. Strategy—Why Higher Ed Marketing Measures the Wrong Things
Ep. 90 - Haley Platt: Breaking the Information Barrier: How First-Gen Students Navigate College
Ep. 89 - Leslie Weller: How AI Site Search Turns Student Discovery Into a Competitive Advantage
Ep. 88 - Brian Clark: Building RISD's Digital Future at Scale
Ep. 87 - Grant Greenwood: How to Automate What Actually Matters in Enrollment
Ep. 86 - Arjun Arora: From Enterprise AI to Education—Why the Best Tech Solves Human Problems
Ep. 85 - Jay Gonzalez: Guaranteeing ROI — How Curry College Is Reinventing the College Business Model
Ep. 84 - Betheny Gross: The Real Opportunity for AI in Higher Education
Ep. 83 - Mitchell Borges: Why Students Trust Strangers More Than Your University
Ep. 82 - Jaime Hunt: AI Is Not the Wild West, Higher Ed Needs a Strategy
Ep. 81 - Devin Purgason: Who Owns the Student Journey in the Age of AI
Ep. 80 - Higher Ed Is on Fire. We Need a Better Signal.
Ep. 79 - Valerie Fox: The New Front Door to Graduate Enrollment
Ep. 78 - Shannon Vander Muelen: Students Don’t Hate Waiting They Hate Uncertainty
Ep. 77 - Stephen Laster: From Harvard to Panopto - Scaling EdTech That Matters
Ep. 76 - Fiona Hayes: Why Perspective Is the Most Underrated Skill in Higher Education
Ep. 75 - Tawnya Means: Human Plus AI and the Future of Teaching
Ep. 74 - Charity Stutzman: Future Proofing Student Wellbeing with Data Driven Prevention
Ep. 73 - Ben Tasker: Living in the AI Between Times
Ep. 72 - Michelle Craig: What Colleges Need to Know Before Gen Alpha Arrives
Ep. 71 - Jen Jenkins: What Online Universities Can Teach Campus Leaders About Digital Experience
Ep. 70 - Sharon Harrison: How AI Support is Becoming the New Front Door of Higher Education
Ep. 69 - Gerry White: From Shakespeare to Cyborgs Teaching the Human Side of Humanity
Ep. 68 - France Hoang: Designing AI Ready Systems that put People Before Platforms
Ep. 67 - NYU's Erin Callihan: Real AI Strategy for Higher Ed
Ep. 66 - Christy Heid: How VR Simulation is Transforming Nursing Education
Ep. 65 - Jim Sterne: When AI Becomes a Thinking Partner
Ep. 64 - Mariah Tang: Why Storytelling Still Wins in the Age of AI
Ep. 63 - Mia Healy: Creativity Is the New Campus Currency
Ep. 62 - Faton Sopa: The Reddit Effect and How It’s Changing College Decisions
Ep. 61 - Rasheed Behrooznia: Beyond the Student ID & The Future of Campus Commerce and Experience
Ep. 60 - Ricardo Rengifo: From Filing Cabinets to a Future-Ready Campus
Ep. 59 - Matthew Seitz: Humans + AI = Business Impact at UW Madison’s AI Hub
Ep. 58 - Nick Cawthon: Responsible AI and Strategic Design
Ep. 57 - Dipesh Jain: AI, Accessibility, and the Future of Learning with Magic EdTech
Ep. 56 - David Nelson: Why 76% of Students Want to Study Abroad
Ep. 55 - Joshua Meredith: From Dean to Deloitte: Tech, Strategy & Student Success
Ep. 54 - Jenny Li Fowler: Elevating MIT's Digital Presence
Ep. 53 - Melanie Lindahl: Beyond the Red Stapler, Budget Friendly UX Strategies for Higher Ed
Ep. 52 - Ethan Braden: Building Iconic University Brands
Ep. 51 - Jenny Leigh Morris: From Fortune 100 to Higher Ed: Lessons in AI, Innovation and Vendor Partnerships
Ep. 50 - Emily Chase Coleman: How Data Can Fix Higher-Ed’s Pricing Problem
Ep. 49 - Jarrett Smith: The Biggest Disconnect on Campus? What Students Want vs. What Colleges Think They Want
Ep. 48 - Jennifer Beyer: Making Small Colleges Love Their Student Information Systems
Ep. 47 - Eric Kim: The Creative Mind Behind Higher Ed’s Mobile Future
Ep. 46 - Katie Condon: Beyond the Funnel, how EMU is Rethinking Student Success
Ep. 45 - Eytan Wurman: What If We Recruited Musicians Like We Do Athletes?
Ep. 44 - Chase Williams: How Pathify Is Rewiring Campus Tech
Ep. 43 - Dr. Cabrini Pak Breaks Down the Future of AI in Academia
Ep. 42 - Ashley Budd: Beyond the Inbox, Rethinking Alumni Engagement
Ep. 41 - Sana Remekie: Orchestrating the Future - What Higher Ed Can Learn from Composable Architecture
Ep. 40 - Corey Reed: From Hotels to Horned Frogs: Lessons in Scalable Web Management
Ep. 39 - Dr. Bao Johri: Student Success by Design, Insights from a CSU CIO
Ep. 38 - Jill Whitaker: Keeping 100 Editors in Sync Running a University Website
Ep. 37 - Jennie Wong: How AI Will Redefine Learning in the Next Decade
Ep. 36 - Sasha Sidorkin: Artificial Intelligence Will Transform How We Learn and Teach Forever
Ep. 35 - Gemma Garcia: Breaking Silos and Building AI at Arizona State University
Ep. 34 - Brian Piper: Cracking Higher Ed Content and AI Discovery
Ep. 33 - Jennifer Lonchar: Revolutionizing Higher Education Through Performance TV
Ep. 32 - Lee Rainie: Mapping the Course: Data, Discovery, and Innovation
Ep. 31: Jeff Rubenstein: From Google to Doowii: Making EdTech Data Actually Useful
Ep. 30 - Saugata Chatterjee: AI, Black Holes, and the Future of Learning
Ep. 29 - Will Noble: From PDF's to Personalization - Higher Ed's Content Shift
Ep. 28 - Georgy Cohen: From Newsrooms to Universities: Digital Strategy Evolution
Ep. 27 - Phil Hill: The Evolution of EdTech and the LMS
Ep. 26 - Kim Verstandig: Advancing University Fundraising in the Digital Age
Ep. 25 - Maya Demishkevich: Insights into Search, SEO and Social Media for Higher Ed
Ep. 24 - Cheryl Broom: Mastering Digital Marketing in Higher Education
Ep. 23 - Joel Goodman: The Future of Higher Ed Digital Strategy
Ep. 22 - Pete Mackey: Mastering Strategic Communications in Higher Education
Ep. 21 - Eric Smith: Bridging Cybersecurity & Digital Innovation in Higher Education
Ep. 20 - Jenae Cohn: AI, Technology and the Human Connection
Ep. 19 - Jeff Saville: Tech Wisdom Beyond University Walls
Ep. 18 - Teri Abbo-Sutherland: Micro Credentials: Navigating the Future of Work
Ep. 17 - Nick Burrell: Exploring AI and Content Quality
Ep. 16 - Josh Koenig: Building the Future of Higher Ed Websites
Ep. 15 - Justin Menard: Using Data to Chart the Future of EdTech
Ep. 14 - Meredith Bailey: Preparing Students for Real-World Creative Success
Ep. 13 - Kat Liendgens: How the CMS is Shaping Higher Ed Digital Experiences
Ep. 12 - Haley Johnson: Innovative Strategies for Marketing Higher Education
Ep. 11 - Sameer Maggon: AI-Powered Site Search for Higher Education
Ep. 10 - Dallin Palmer: AI-Powered Student Recruitment and Engagement
Ep. 9 - William Culpepper: A Design Educator's Perspective on Tech in Higher Ed
Ep. 8 - Tracey Halvorsen: The Art of Leadership and Creativity in HigherEd
Ep. 7 - Michelle Caers: How Crowdmark Enhances Educator Efficiency & Student Outcomes
Ep. 6 - Dustin Stout: Essential AI Strategies for Higher Education Professionals
Ep. 5 - Markus Schober: The Benefits of Using CyberLabHero in Higher Education
Ep. 4 - Chris Du: Streamlining Grading and Self-Hosted AI in Education
Ep. 3 - Vikram Chalana: Powering Engaging Learning with AI-Driven Video Creation
Ep. 2 - Helen Norris: The Evolving Role of CIOs in Higher Education
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