High Ed Hangout

High Ed Hangout episodes:

• 12.24.2020

  HEH 64: Holiday High Ed Hangout

  It’s a special holiday episode of High Ed Hangout (we have holiday beverages!). We jump right in with our favorite note-taking apps and then transition to our yearly tech (and non-tech) Christmas lists. What note-taking apps do you use? What...

  
• 12.17.2020

  HEH 63: Anti Climatic Lollypop Crunch… Ahhhh Shapiro

  It’s been a while since we’ve met, so we spend some time talking pandemic and lock-down, and what the work environment will look like when this is all over. Then we move into tech and talk a bit about the...

  
• 11.01.2020

  HEH 62: Haircuts, Apple, and Covid Tracking

  We still live in Covid-land so we talk about haircuts, Covid trackers that our schools are using or building, and what it will look like to come back to campus. We also sprinkle in a bit of Apple to try...

  
• 06.18.2020

  HEH 61: Covid Doldrums and Man Buns

  We’re still figuring out this quarantine thing. Many of us need a haircut! We go over reopening plans and talk through what other schools have announced before going into how we list areas of study and majors on our websites.

  
• 05.20.2020

  HEH 60: How to Open After a Pandemic

  Our various states are starting to open up and our schools are starting to discuss opening in the fall as well. What does that look like? Is it too soon? How do we make that happen?

  
• 05.07.2020

  HEH 59: High Ed Global Pandemic Edition

  The global pandemic has just begun, and we’re all adjusting in different ways. We talk about how we’re handling things personally, and how our universities are handling things (via policy and technology).

  
• 04.06.2020

  HEH 58: Mama See Cow Mama Show Cow Mama see-coo-sah

  It’s the first HEH of 2020! Grand Valley State is moving to PHP, so we chat with Daniel about the best way to make that move. We also chat about hidden nav menus and UX decisions for a university homepage....

  
• 12.23.2019

  HEH 57: High Ed Holiday Hangout (HEHH)

  Happy holidays loyal HEH listeners. We have a holiday-themed episode for you. We ring in the holidays (all of them!) with festive beverages and the tech items on our own Christmas lists. HEHH to all! Holiday-themed drinks celebrating all the...

  
• 12.09.2019

  HEH 56: 6 Months Later…

  It’s been 6 months since you’ve heard from us… we’re back! In this episode, we’ll catch you up on what’s happened the past 6 months and take a look at the new WT.social.

  
• 05.02.2019

  HEH 55: Goodbye ColdFusion

  We take a trip down memory lane to some old PBS shows and transition to GVSU’s choice to put ColdFusion out to pasture. We look at the positives and negatives to alternatives for them. Ken remembers the PBS Zoom intro...

  
• 04.24.2019

  HEH 54: The Ominous Backtick Character

  Daniel has a work emergency and joins us late. We take a look at our top podcast downloads and dig into details about Daniel’s plans for showing/hiding audience content on the UALR website.

  
• 04.10.2019

  HEH 53: I’m Working the Oak Lawn Booth at the Big Buck Classic

  We get into our experiences with working remotely and how we like it, GVSU’s new president, our beards, and the Ooopsie Poopsie podcast is finally coming soon!

  
• 03.25.2019

  HEH 52: Ingesting Alcohol and the Gutenberg Controversy

  The conversation starts with different (interesting… disgusting) ways to ingest alcohol. We chat a bit about new MacBooks before transitioning to conference that (Dave is speaking at a few. Daniel talks about his experience at WordCamp National, and we get...

  
• 02.26.2019

  HEH 51: Poopin’ Balls

  It’s been a while since we gathered to record, so we reminisce for a bit before talking about poop (in relation to Andre’s upcoming podcast “Oopsie Poopsie”). We hit on recent travels, and then before concluding quickly mention websites. Andrea’s...

  
• 02.13.2019

  HEH 50: The Big 5-0!

  Two of us have moved into a new house and one of us has returned from a vacation in Greece. We catch up a bit and chat about a WordPress conference and home networking equipment. It’s our 50th episode (gold...

  
• 02.04.2019

  HEH 49: #Nevernote

  Beer + Yogurt = yuck, a report from WPCampus (project Gutenberg), and a discussion on WWDC updates. Does yogurt plus beer work? Is there a git for audio editing? Daniel and Ken going to WPCampus (schedule) WWDC Evernote Sucks! #nevernote...

  
• 12.10.2018

  HEH 48: I’d Rather Mail Merge

  We spend a lot of time going down the wormhole of old Tweets this episode, which leads us to all of our old internet posts (and some embarrassment).

  
• 10.04.2018

  HEH 47: Tornado Warning

  We share some of our favorite web tools again before tornado sirens go off in Iowa HighedWeb vs. Wp Campus Conference (Ken and maybe Daniel going) Google IO Extended local conferences Don’t say dub-dub-dub for “WWW” The semester is almost...

  
• 08.29.2018

  HEH 46: Is Ron Bronson Presenting?

  What’s the structure of our university systems? What are our favorite university websites? Academic logos vs athletic logos. Dave’s dog joins in on the conversation. How are your state universities structured? Iowa is in a Regent system (but 3 different...

  
• 08.16.2018

  HEH 45: Dan is Dunky

  Dan has had a bit to drink tonight so we get to hear a few funny stories from him. Dave tells us about his trip to Austin for SXSW Edu. Ken has a New Mac Smell candle Dave went to...

  
• 07.26.2018

  HEH 44: What’s the Weather Like Down There?

  Tonight we talk about how far back we support certain browsers, whether iOS will someday merge with MacOS, and list our favorite note-taking and weather apps. Audio Drive in Zencastr Dave will be at SXSW Edu next week (Dan will...

  
• 07.10.2018

  HEH 43: GD GDPR

  Dan is drinking the best wine ever, Dave is moving, Daniel is going to Greece. Everything is going great… until GDPR hits. What is it? What are we doing about it? We end on a lighter note and talk about...

  
• 06.20.2018

  HEH 42: The Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything

  We talk about beers, dumplings, things-a-changin’ and bring back the Urban Dictionary Word of the Day. Beer (like usual) Dumplings (not like usual) How often do things change? The web changes quickly and regularly? What else changes? What keeps you...

  
• 04.25.2018

  HEH 41: The Search Search

  The HEH dudes talk about what they got for the holidays, any new conference attendances and then dig in on a new site search tool for GVSU, who needs to move away from the Google Appliance. Google Home tricks and...

  
• 04.16.2018

  HEH 40: If you sell alcohol… please sponsor us!

  Dan got a new phone (cheap!), Dave got rid of Facebook, Daniel updated WordPress, Scott likes Reply All Podcast, Ken is scared of browser fingerprinting… and MORE! Dave deleted his FB account. There’s a place where FB shows you what...

  
• 04.04.2018

  HEH 39: Wet Nun Smell

  This week’s chat is about security. Dave went to a conference and wants to disconnect and move to the woods. We mess with Ken’s new Google Home. Dan is just sort of with us this week due to some technical...

  
• 03.30.2018

  HEH 38: Pajama or Pa-jah-ma?

  Should Daniel get an iPhone X? We all weigh in on his tech purchase. We also chat about the Digital Summit Conference, how the new GVSU Admissions app is going and password vaults – is the cloud safe for your...

  
• 01.24.2018

  HEH 37: Milking Nuts

  Where does almond milk come from? We have a (maybe too in-depth) conversation to try to figure it out. We also chat about a bunch of other randomness including google tracking, home assistants (Google Home and Echo), and Dan’s upcoming...

  
• 01.10.2018

  HEH 36: Apps on Apps on Apps

  We took an episode to talk about our tools a little while back. This time we take some time to talk about our favorite apps for our mobile devices (outside of the normal preinstalled ones). What are your favorite iOS...

  
• 12.21.2017

  HEH 35: Don’t Wear Earmuffs Over AirPods

  Ken tells us all about his trip to WordCamp Minneapolis. We dig into cloud hosting (mainly for CMS), and get a bit into using Docker. Ken has Apple AirPods (and likes them) Wordcamp Minneapolis (~200 people) Keynote was about technology...

  
• 12.12.2017

  HEH 34: He Touched my Fanny!

  It’s a random conversation this time, folks. We chat Zime (it’s back!), Dan getting stopped by the TSA, some future conferences, new podcasts we enjoy and Dave’s classes starting this fall. ZIMA IS BACK, BABY! The US asking for passwords...

  
• 11.15.2017

  HEH 33: Let’s All Take a Moment to Floss

  Russian hacking (they’re after Daniel), Admissions Apps, Google Search Appliance, Analytics, Icon Libraries, and more… brought to you today by the letter H (as in HEH, as in High Ed Hangout). Enjoy! Daniel gets hacked (likely Russians) and keeps dropping...

  
• 11.09.2017

  HEH 32: Back to the Boob: The Quilt Situation

  Scott had a son, and is adjusting to life as a new parent (and the time he took off work). The GVSU guys jump back into accessibility training with a new consultant…. and then somehow the conversation transitions to quilts....

  
• 10.31.2017

  HEH 31: Dude! Get away from my Chicken!!

  Daniel kicks things off by trying to enjoy some fried chicken, but is foiled by his cats. From there we chat about our design process and making sure it fits the larger university brand. Then we try to figure out...

  
• 09.17.2017

  HEH 30: Happy One Year Anniversary!!

  It starts with the weather, moves on to politics, and then to religion (or at least a TV show slightly about religion) before the conversation moves on to discussions about college applications and how to improve their usability. It’s storming...

  
• 09.09.2017

  HEH 29: Puppets! Puppets! Puppets!

  The conversation tonight includes things learned via penetration testing at GVSU, what we know about retention policies at our schools (Internet Archive?) and content update policies. We also learn that GVSU Library has puppets you can check out… like a...

  
• 08.31.2017

  HEH 28: We’re doin’ it live!!!! (3 of us anyway)

  Daniel is in Iowa City visiting Ken and Scott, so they are podcasting from the same location at the University of Iowa Libraries. Dan and Dave join remotely to discuss personal sites and hosting on campus and focus groups and...

  
• 08.24.2017

  HEH 27: Puddting?

  The lost episode. Scott lost his internet connection, so the episode got called off. No internet = no podcast.

  
• 08.17.2017

  HEH 26: Daniel’s Wallet got Poop on it!

  How do we handle user tracking and privacy policies for our university? What do we do for retargeting and advertising? What do we all use personally to keep our internet usage private? He got a new one https://www.crabbygear.com/ Privacy policies...

  
• 08.11.2017

  HEH 25: Let’s Get Accessible!

  Dan and Dave bring an enlightening report back from the CSUN Accessibility Conference in lovely San Diego, CA. Dan and Dave just got back from CSUN Accessibility Conference “Everyone will have a disability at some point in their life” Accessibility...

  
• 08.07.2017

  HEH 24: How I Learned to Love the (Ginger Beer) Bomb

  People keep uploading HUGE images, so we chat about the best ways to handle automatically optimizing them via the various CMS tools. We also dip into usability and card sorting exercises. Ken has an issue with people uploading non-optimized LARGE...

  
• 07.28.2017

  HEH 23: Don’t Let Your Dog Eat Poo

  Tonight the topics center around outside vendors and products for various tasks at our universities. We cover digital marketing, scholarship searches, chat and events calendars. We also touch on strategic planning. What outside vendors do you use? GVSU: Siteimprove GVSU:...

  
• 07.21.2017

  HEH 22: Inject this into your SQL!

  Tonight the High Ed Hangout gents talk about security and what they’re doing to make their sites more secure. They also chat about rolling out new features and updating their CMS. Possible SQL injection attack on GVSU reported by a...

  
• 06.15.2017

  HEH 21: I Just Wish It Was Bulbous at One End

  The gents chat about current books they are reading and then talk about what (non-computer) hardware they use for home, media, health and more. What books are we currently reading? What hardware do you use? Amazon Echo Smartthings Home Control...

  
• 06.09.2017

  HEH 20: 4 + Joe: The Podcast Podcast

  This episode is the podcast podcast (how meta!). The gang shares their favorite podcasts that span the gamut on topics. Tune in, and you might just find something new to listen to. Our Favorite Podcasts Serial Season was waaaaay better...

  
• 06.01.2017

  HEH 19: Present-day Screwups and Misspent Youth

  A site gets destroyed (temporarily), and how we all test our sites and prepare for the worst. We also talk about our favorite childhood games. Ken destroys his Iowa Library site Testing with the new google tester Used a plugin...

  
• 05.14.2017

  HEH 18: Is This Good for the COMPANY?

  The gang talks about the what new strategies and goals they have for their schools/sites. It covers speed, new applications, and updates to the CMS. They also look into web boot camps for new hires. What’s 2017 going to be...

  
• 05.03.2017

  HEH 17: Dang It the Cat Threw up… Hold On

  For some reason throw-up is a common thread to kick this one off. Dan’s cat throws up, and Dave and Dan take a trip which involves a (rather humorous) throw-up story as well involving an airplane barf bag. We also...

  
• 04.27.2017

  HEH 16: Ken Got Hitched!

  Ken goes to an island and gets married. GVSU looks at taking over web representation of grad programs, We talk about staff training opportunities and communities that our individual universities provide. Leroyyyy Jenkins! GVSU, after looking at analytics has taken...

  
• 04.18.2017

  HEH 15: HighEdWeb Memphis

  We delve a bit deeper into Daniel’s trip to the HighEdWeb conference in Memphis. He shares the take-aways, and we chat about how all of us can implement some of the things talked about (centralized web support across campus –...