After a long October of PD organizations moving their conferences online, Brent & Tim reflect on the pros and cons of digital conferences, often examining two sides of the same coin. They also look at MOOC options and recommendations for personal development through online courses.

Brent & Tim sit down with Allison Dillard, professor of Math at Irvine Valley College to talk math, tech, student engagement, and more. She also shares a bit about her new math-centered podcast, The Allison Loves Math Podcast!

With many California colleges and universities announcing plans to stay online in spring 2021, it's valuable to see what campuses may start to look like with reduced staff on campus, and adjusted facilities. Brent & Tim explore some of the current conversations and possibilities. Then, a look at making sure you make the best choices for filling out your home office.

Tim & Brent take an unexpectedly deep dive into all of the functions and tricks around screen sharing. There's a lot more going on than you may be aware of. Join in for some tips and tricks as well as some beta functionality!

This episode examines some of the considerations, tools, and techniques professors need to think about as they make the decision to go synchronous or asynchronous with their classes. Next, we take a brief look at Google Meet, some of its benefits and drawbacks, and what's coming soon that will help improve it.

Tim & Brent discuss how Irvine Valley College has set up Lecture Capture Rooms which allow professors to come to campus to teach and record in a traditional classroom, just without the students. Then they look at the "new" version of Zoom for the California Community Colleges, TechConnect Zoom.

Brent & Tim Kick off the new semester, looking at an overview of changes in the college system due to COVID19, and some expectations for the new school year. 

Note that the HigherEdTech Podcast is now going to be released on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month instead of the 2nd and 4th. 

Brent and Tim are taking the summer off from recording, and so we've decided to share the love and feature some of our fellow education podcasters. Just like summer school, there's still plenty to learn, but your teachers might be a little different. The first summer school session features an episode of Tosas Talking Tech focusing on podcasting itself. 

We hope you enjoy it!

Today's episode is a summer session - a little shorter than normal, but covers some good visual changes teachers may see when they're ready to open Canvas back up. Canvas has rolled out their new Rich Content Editor with some pluses and some minuses, and we also look at a service called DesignPLUS to help create a more streamlined and intuitive visual process through Canvas class design.

Brent & Tim explore some of the ways schools might work when we bring students back on campus, including classroom redesign, split schedules, and more. They also look at some of the best things you can do during the summer to step prepare for the fall semester.