LabChats

Linda Jacobson is a Senior Writer for The 74, who discusses how the budgetary impact of the pandemic will continue long after the students return to campus.   Only time will tell what education gap has occurred and the resources needed to close it.

https://www.the74million.org/article/caught-in-a-financial-triple-squeeze-districts-could-see-annual-costs-of-2500-per-student-to-address-pandemic-related-learning-loss/

Troy Taysom has over a dozen years working in network positions and is currently a lecturer at Utah Valley University. He discusses privacy, data protection and network security.

Dr. Ray Pastore is an Associate Professor and Esports Program Coordinator at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. He shares how IT teams can support new or existing college esports programs and how esports will evolve in higher education.

Eric Kelderman is a Senior Reporter for the Chronicle, who shares his insights about how the results of the election are likely to impact higher education.

https://www.chronicle.com/article/a-democratic-controlled-senate-will-change-everything-but-guarantee-nothing-for-higher-ed

Thomas Tobin, one of EdTech’s 2020 Dean’s List: 30 Higher Ed IT Influencers, shares his insights on how educators can become better instructors. He also dives into budget cuts and the ongoing impact of the pandemic.

LabChats is a weekly interview series podcast sponsored by LabStats. Join us each Monday for a new discussion with technology and education professionals and thought leaders to hear their insights and experiences relating to the past, present, and future of technology and education.  We will discuss current events, industry trends, how challenges have been managed and what challenges may be coming down the road.  Whether you are in the C Suite or a newly minted ed-tech professional, we’ll give you something to think about.

Some of the topics of discussion we will cover in the coming months are “Why does the network security guy never have a sense of humor in the leadership meetings?”  “What are the consequences in education from national election results?”  “What has changed in the last year that students will expect and demand to be kept in the coming years?”  “Why is eSports the new Wild Wild West, and how is that likely to play out long term?”

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