EDUCAUSE Shop Talk

Signals of Change, AI, and Tensions Around the Value of Higher Ed

Sophie and Jenay discuss findings from the 2026 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report Teaching and Learning Edition and their implications for higher education institutions with Michael LaMagna, Kim Arnold, and Nicole Muscanell. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

How Higher Ed Can Innovate on AI Without Sacrificing Privacy

Recorded live at the 2026 EDUCAUSE Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals Conference, Sophie and Jenay talk with Ben Archer and Michael Tran Duff about frameworks for supporting innovation in higher education while protecting data privacy in the age of AI. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Beekeepers, Space Stations, and the (Possible) Future of Higher Ed

Sophie and Jenay are joined by Kathe Pelletier and Silvina Padilla to discuss potential futures of higher education and technology. They share insights from discussions facilitated by The 100 Year EdTech Project that consider what higher education, and the world, could look like in fifty years and the actions we can take now to build our preferred future. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Human Side of Data at Any Scale

Sophie and Jenay talk with Nadeem Syed of Western Governor's University and Shannon Shank of California Institute of the Arts about how institutions of any size can consider foundational approaches to data for informed decision-making. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Technology for Student and Faculty Freedom

Sophie and Jenay are joined by undergraduate student Freddy Ramirez, faculty and AI innovator Ayham Boucher, and researcher Kristen Gay to discuss the 2026 EDUCAUSE Students and Technology Report and its real‑world implications for students and faculty. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.