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17. The Growing Influence of Online Learning in Higher Ed
50:40||Season 3, Ep. 17Sophie and Kristen talk with Melissa Vito and Bethany Simunich about the 2026 CHLOE Conversation Report Series and the growing influence of online learning in higher education.
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16. How to Break the Workforce Cycle of Reactivity in Higher Ed
45:24||Season 3, Ep. 16Sophie talks with Liv Gjestvang, Nicole Muscanell, and Kristen Gay about the the latest EDUCAUSE workforce research and how higher education institutions can support teams amid a cycle of reactivity.
15. What Technology Leadership in Higher Ed Really Means Today
48:44||Season 3, Ep. 15Sophie and Jenay are joined by Tara Hughes and Miloš Topić to discuss the current realities of technology leadership in higher education.
14. The Swiss Army Knife of Security and Privacy Awareness
38:24||Season 3, Ep. 14Sophie and Jenay are joined by Wendy Battles and Ben Woelk live at the EDUCAUSE Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals Conference to share practical ideas for the essential, yet challenging, work of building cybersecurity awareness in higher education.
13. Agentic AI and Change Management Lessons for Modernizing Systems
53:22||Season 3, Ep. 13In this episode, Sophie and Jenay talk with Brian Zahn and Eric Markle from The George Washington University about their experience using agentic AI to modernize enterprise systems, improve developer productivity, and manage organizational change.
12. The Assessment Debate in an AI World
53:29||Season 3, Ep. 12Sophie and Jenay talk with Hans van Oostrom and Liz Norrell about findings from the 2026 EDUCAUSE The Impact of AI on Learning Assessment Report and how AI is reshaping conversations about learning assessment in higher education.
11. How the Liberal Arts Became Countercultural (and Essential) in the Age of AI
48:33||Season 3, Ep. 11Sophie and Jenay talk with guests Jason Gulya, Deseree Probasco, and Bethany Smith to discuss the indispensable value of the humanities as a proxy for larger conversations around the benefits of liberal arts education and higher education in general.