Enrollment Growth University: Higher Education

Dr. Christina Ciocca Eller, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Social Studies at Harvard University joined the podcast to discuss whether or not we’re looking at the right college accountability numbers - that colleges shouldn’t be evaluated based on the students they graduate but by the improvement the students make while enrolled?

Ray Schroeder, Associate Vice Chancellor of Online Learning at University of Illinois Springfield, and Senior Fellow at UPCEA returns to the podcast to talk about how quantum computing will personalize higher education.

Tommy Demos, Assistant Professor of Film, TV & Digital Production, and Eric Cornish, Assistant Professor of Graphic Arts Design at Miami Dade College, joined the podcast to talk about their stackable credentials partnership with Adobe.

Kristen Eshleman, Director of Innovation Initiatives at Davidson College, joined the podcast to talk about bringing bootcamps into the liberal arts and to share advice for institutions looking to add additional hard skills into their liberal arts curriculum.

Lois McWhorter, Chair of the Hutton School of Business at University of the Cumberlands joined the podcast to talk about what the advent of artificial intelligence, big data, blockchain, and cryptocurrency means for the future of our business programs, and how to think through the academic governance of interdisciplinary programs that cross business and IT.

Taylor Kendal, Adjunct Professor at University of Colorado, Denver and Chief Strategy Advisor at Learning Economy, joined the podcast to talk about translating our degree programs into employer-facing proficiency stories with help from the blockchain.

Drew Boehm, Assistant Director for eSports at University of Texas, Arlington, joined the podcast to talk about the massive growth of eSports and its potential in higher ed for enrollment, athletics, and academics.

Morgan Campbell, Social Media Specialist at Indiana University Bloomington, joined the podcast to talk TikTok and why colleges and universities should consider launching a social presence there.

Dr. Logan McCarty, Director of Science Education at Harvard University, and Dr. Louis Deslauriers, Director of Science Teaching and Learning at Harvard University, joined the podcast to discuss their recent study of student and faculty preferences vs. outcomes of various learning models, and some potential roadblocks to deep learning.

Dr. Jeff King, Executive Director of the Center for Excellence in Transformative Teaching & Learning at the University of Central Oklahoma, joined the podcast to talk about non-academic ways to improve student retention and the market benefits of a second student transcript.