LabChats

We revisit conversations with Ray Pastore, Joe Way, Joe May, Angela Neria, Missy Borter, Troy Taysom, and Andrew Comrie with clips from prior episodes.

Adam Durfee has founded and built a program using students to run a marketing agency hired by well-known businesses looking for a fresh perspective.  The results? 100% job placement, a self-funded program, and plans for growth in the future.

As Chancellor of Dallas College Dr. Joe May is a driving force behind bridging the gap between employer needs and training programs that connect the dots to create a pathway to a career.  We also discuss why consolidating seven campuses into one institution was a necessary move.

Andrew Comrie joins to discuss university budgets and what budgetary constraints are along with some of the common misconceptions about the flow of money on campus.  To read his book, you can download it for free.  https://www.openbookpublishers.com/product/1293

Sky Kauweloa joins us to discuss hosting an on-site Overwatch competition at the University of Hawaii, and talks about how eSports is becoming part of the culture on college campuses. 

Pardeep Kullar shares her experience building Kullar College as a fully online executive education institute. She shares the skills that they provide and some of the challenges they faced along the way. www.kullar.com

Joe talks about how we have advanced education, universal design, and student satisfaction by using proper A/V resources.

Eric Handler helped put together a successful virtual conference for 2021 with the unique challenges that the year presented. He discusses how things went and what he's looking forward to for SIGUCCS San Diego in 2022.  www.siguccs.org

Ryan Craig joins to discuss how colleges and universities are not providing the education and training that students will need for their first job. Until alternatives exist that fulfill the need and enrollment are impacted, they are not likely to make the changes that employers need. gapletter.com  @ryancraigap 

Susan Zvacek has been involved with higher education since 1999 with experience in designing programs. She shares her insights on "digital natives" as well as learning models and how to study how we learn. She also discusses the teaching pyramid and how we should not focus on one learning style.