Higher Ed Social

Episode 42 is our first episode back with a guest, and this week it's Aaron Hill, Web Programmer/Analyst at the Cornell Hotel School. We chatted about Aaron's most recent project - a complete redesign and restructure of the Cornell Hotel School website - and all the small details that went into the process. This tangents into a conversation about fonts, footers, and brand consistency between schools within a university. We also chat about the ghosts of social media's past; MySpace, Friendster, Xanga, and more...and Jackie reminds everyone how young she is...again.

Links to Cool Stuff: 

* Get Mortified Podcast

* Cornell School of Hotel Administration

* Cornell Baker Program in Real Estate

Episode 41 is our apology to you, listeners. We've been busy, and although it's no excuse, we're ready to get back on track with super awesome announcements! Lougan is handing new responsibilities with a growing fleet of student workers, and Jackie had just returned from a trip to New Orleans for the annual ConFab conference. All that, plus, some really exciting news from Jackie! Don't miss it.

Links to cool stuff:

* Confab Events

* Confab Higher Ed 2016

* Jackie's 8 seconds of fame

* The Boulevard Team

* Belmont's Instagram

We're back with the big 4-0! We've been gone a while, and were asked by Dustin Ramsdell, one of our previous guests, to chat about our podcasts and do a little brainstorming. Well, we didn't really talk much about the podcast, but we did talk about everything else. In a small town in Maine, Dustin talks about food choices, while Lougan expresses his deep-rooted love for Ramen. We talk a little about cats and sportsball, but then get to the good stuff - our podcasts! The conversation quickly digresses into podcasting in general, and then we talk about the future, and the future's past, the present. Unsurprisingly, this ends the show with a full-out scifi geek session.

Links to cool stuff

* Cats v. Babies

* Dustin's Original Episode

* The Student Affairs Spectacular

* Dustin's Blog, Higher Ed Geek

* Hello From the Magic Tavern Podcast

It's episode 39 and Lougan sits down with Lisa Catto, public relations specialist at Western Oregon University, and Chris Barrows, social media and mobile products coordinator at NYU.  This episode was recorded IN PERSON at the 2015 HighEdWeb Conference in Milwaukee, WI.  We talked a lot about past HighEdWeb Conferences and next year's conference in Memphis, TN.  I mention some of the sessions we talked about last week, while Chris and Lisa share their favorites as well.  Chris was also nice enough to provide the technology used to record this podcast, so thanks to him for that!  Check out his podcast in the links below.

Links to cool stuff

* Why I Social Podcast

* HighEdWeb 2015

* HighEdWeb 2016

* Improv the Situation Presentation

* Looking Good, Looking Forward Presentation

* Tragedy, Pitchforks and Twitter Presentation (Best of Conference Winner)

* The Next Generation Presentation

* Snake People

Photo of the Week

 

For episode 38, Jeff Stevens and Nicole Lentine join us for an off-the-cuff and unedited conversation about the Higher Education Web Professionals conference taking place next week (October 4-7). We talk about everything from presentation titles to karaoke planes.

Lougan will also cover the conference from the @HESPodcast twitter account.  He might even take our new Periscope account out for a spin during the fun times. So follow us on both and don't forget to follow the #heweb15 conference hashtag!

P.S.  If you're at the conference, find Lougan so you can get your own HESPodcast commemorative pin.

Links to cool stuff: 

* HighEdWeb 2015 Conference 

* HighEdWeb Conference Schedule

* Lougan's awesome Social Media Workshop (#heweb15 #wrk8)

 

#karaokeplane 2013

Episode 37 starts with a nice glass of wine and Aaron Rester, Assistant Vice President of Web Development at Roosevelt University. We "kick off" the episode discussing sports (get it?), and Jackie reflects on another loss for the Buffalo Bills. We also chat about work-life balance, specifically checking our work emails and discussing the most efficient way to submit work requests; through Snapchat or Vine. Apple has released its most recent iOS update, and we give a quick review on the highlights while talking about some photo features that we still don't completely understand. We reflect on the movement of technology, failed demonstrations, and the internet, which leads to a discussion about the most effective website structure and navigation for an educational institution. And, we attempt to answer the question: which is better, audience-based, or task-based navigation?

Links to cool stuff: 

* Steve Jobs irritated moments

* Steve Jobs demo fails

* Steve Jobs funny moments

* Top Tasks

* What's HighEdWeb?

* Gov.UK

Episode 36 is with Anna Mahalak, Coordinator of Planning and Outreach at George Washington University. Anna is a part time graduate student in GWU's Higher Education Masters Program, and through her new position, gets an interesting glimpse at marketing, fundraising, and student affairs simultaneously. We talk about having senior leaders on campus having a strong presence on social media, such as GWU's vice provost and dean of student affairs, whose Twitter presence is known throughout the college community. As we know, social media has the potential to greatly impact a large fundraising campaign, and Lougan and Anna swap ideas from recent initiatives they've tried out. We spiral down the rabbit hole of social media on campus, discussing commencement, Snapchat, and finally, Periscope.

 

Links to cool stuff:

* #ColonialChats with Peter Konwerski, Vice Provost & Dean of Student Affairs at GWU

* Peter Konwerski's Twitter

Videos of Cool Stuff:

Bruins4Bruins

The Periscope

Kerry Washington's Commencement Speech

Episode 35 welcomes Aaron Tomassini, a Graduate Student at Canisius College, back to the continental US from his summer long internship at the University of Alaska, Anchorage. We kick off with another ice breaker and learn about Lougan's new cat Stewart, who used to be named Phoebe. Naturally, the conversation steers in the direction of moose, Denali, and the Northern Lights, as Aaron explains his unique opportunity in a state which is often confused for having only eskimos and ice fishing. Aaron's summer internship with Conference Operations meant that he was faced with nearly 20 hours of daylight each day, and we chat about how each of us would be able to handle extended hours of light and darkness. Of course, we end the episode with an interesting history lesson from Lougan, about Icelandic history.

Links to cool stuff: 

* University of Alaska Anchorage

* Alaska Pacific University

* Icelandic on Wikipedia

Picture of Stewart

 

Episode 34 finally features Robin Brown, Assistant to the Office of Judicial Affairs at University of California Santa Barbara, after weeks of trying to connect! We chat about Robin's title and using the word "judicial" in a department name, and what that can mean regarding students' perception of the

Judicial system at their institution. Of course, now that we have the internet and, more specifically, social media, we talk about how that all comes in to play for current students. We disclose some deep secrets that may still exist about us on the internet today, and chat about twentysomething problems as compared to the older than twentysomething problems we face online. Although we are not a science podcast, we have another science lesson as it relates to the current drought in California, and we wrap the episode with Jackie singing, yet again.

 

Links to cool stuff:

* Shade balls

* A throwback to dial up

 

Jackie's Cat:

Episode 33 starts off with an ice breaker, introducing Lucky Luke Haumesser, Assistant Director of Student Activities and Governments at the University at Buffalo. After our ice breaker session, we're comfortable enough with each other to argue about the correct pronunciation of 'gif," and make animal noises. Move in week is coming up, and in his new role outside of Residence Life for the first time, Luke talks about the Welcome Week events that he's helping to plan - including the overhead "interlocking UB" photo, break dancing, and all night pancakes. We also talk about IKEA and Home Depot, in part to celebrate Luke's transition from a live-on position to his own apartment.

Links to cool stuff: 

* The Death of LOL

* Yes, lions love catnip

* Endorse Lougan for Cat Herding

* The UnPodcast by Scott Stratten and Alison Kramer

* ModerNash

Pictures of the week: