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EDUCAUSE Shop Talk

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Episodes

53

Latest episode

Aug 2026

Language

EN

About the show

Podcast guests engage in candid conversations about big issues in higher education technology. Hosted by Sophie White, Showcase Program Manager, and Jenay Robert, Senior Researcher. Produced by Kelli Horan, Digital Content Manager. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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August 10, 202648 min

What Technology Leadership in Higher Ed Really Means Today

Sophie and Jenay are joined by Tara Hughes and Miloš Topić to discuss the current realities of technology leadership in higher education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

July 27, 202638 min

The Swiss Army Knife of Security and Privacy Awareness

Sophie and Jenay are joined by Wendy Battles and Ben Woelk live at the EDUCAUSE Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals Conference to share practical ideas for the essential, yet challenging, work of building cybersecurity awareness in higher education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

July 13, 202653 min

Agentic AI and Change Management Lessons for Modernizing Systems

In this episode, Sophie and Jenay talk with Brian Zahn and Eric Markle from The George Washington University about their experience using agentic AI to modernize enterprise systems, improve developer productivity, and manage organizational change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June 22, 202653 min

The Assessment Debate in an AI World

Sophie and Jenay talk with Hans van Oostrom and Liz Norrell about findings from the 2026 EDUCAUSE The Impact of AI on Learning Assessment Report and how AI is reshaping conversations about learning assessment in higher education. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June 1, 202648 min

How the Liberal Arts Became Countercultural (and Essential) in the Age of AI

Sophie and Jenay talk with guests Jason Gulya, Deseree Probasco, and Bethany Smith to discuss the indispensable value of the humanities as a proxy for larger conversations around the benefits of liberal arts education and higher education in general. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 18, 202645 min

Signals of Change, AI, and Tensions Around the Value of Higher Ed

Sophie and Jenay discuss findings from the 2026 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report Teaching and Learning Edition and their implications for higher education institutions with Michael LaMagna, Kim Arnold, and Nicole Muscanell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 11, 202639 min

How Higher Ed Can Innovate on AI Without Sacrificing Privacy

Recorded live at the 2026 EDUCAUSE Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals Conference, Sophie and Jenay talk with Ben Archer and Michael Tran Duff about frameworks for supporting innovation in higher education while protecting data privacy in the age of AI. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

April 20, 202646 min

Beekeepers, Space Stations, and the (Possible) Future of Higher Ed

Sophie and Jenay are joined by Kathe Pelletier and Silvina Padilla to discuss potential futures of higher education and technology. They share insights from discussions facilitated by The 100 Year EdTech Project that consider what higher education, and the world, could look like in fifty years and the actions we can take now to build our preferred future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

April 6, 202649 min

The Human Side of Data at Any Scale

Sophie and Jenay talk with Nadeem Syed of Western Governor's University and Shannon Shank of California Institute of the Arts about how institutions of any size can consider foundational approaches to data for informed decision-making. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

March 23, 202650 min

Technology for Student and Faculty Freedom

Sophie and Jenay are joined by undergraduate student Freddy Ramirez, faculty and AI innovator Ayham Boucher, and researcher Kristen Gay to discuss the 2026 EDUCAUSE Students and Technology Report and its real‑world implications for students and faculty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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