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COVID-19's Spotlight on Digital Equity

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2020 38:40


Dr. Wynn Rosser and Dr. Gerardo de los Santo join Dr. Mark Milliron for a much-needed conversation on how educators, especially in the wake of COVID-19, are simultaneously addressing digital learning and support infrastructures while acknowledging the staggering gaps in our collective ability to use it well -- and in our students’ ability to access it. The dialogue we need is not about the Digital Divide, but rather Digital Equity and how to confront persistent equity issues about digital technology with digital technology

On The Pathway To Possibility: A Conversation with the Community College Baccalaureate Association

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020 29:04


In this podcast episode, Dr. Angela Kersenbrock, Community College Baccalaureate Association President, discusses the imperative of building innovative and diverse pathways to better serve students today. Strategies include improving the transfer experience, designing streamlined journeys and systems, building co-located campuses or industry partnerships, and creating structural incentives for students to finish what they start. It’s all on the table and part of the important conversation to help more students graduate and into income-producing careers.

3D Leadership: Data Science, Design Thinking & Domain Expertise

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 46:47


Achieving the Dream leaders Dr. Karen Stout and Laurie Heacock connect with Mark Milliron on how higher ed leaders can best navigate the “wicked” domain of student success. According to David Epstein, wicked domains like education aren’t linear or predictable. Leadership in this field requires both breadth and depth in multiple dimensions. The road ahead necessitates better data, student-centered design thinking and deep domain expertise.

Accreditation Isn’t the Enemy of Innovation

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 25:33


Throughout her career in higher education, Barabara Gellman-Danley has led organizations, colleges and universities through change and transformation. Her collaborative approach asks 1) what is in the best interest of the student and 2) do our current standards address the future? Today she leads the Higher Learning Commission to ensure that accreditation delivers an infrastructure for transformation and innovation. And, when this work is anchored in transparency and openness, we’re emboldened to take chances on how to better serve our students today and in the future.

What Do Adult Learners Need to Succeed?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 32:15


It’s no secret: the majority of today’s students are no longer "traditional." More students than ever are balancing work, families, and basic-needs issues while they are working their way through colleges and universities. Learning is not their only priority. Nonetheless, education and training represent the path to unlock new opportunities and navigate changes in the workforce. To help our students today, we need to meet them where they are to help them reach their dreams -- and that no longer means just offering night courses or online courses. In this podcast Marie Cini from the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning reflects on the new breakthrough practices that colleges and universities are trying, testing and fine-tuning to serve adult learners today.

The Rise of Co-Curricular Transcripts and Evidence-Based Transformative Learning

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 27:41


Leaders at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) have accomplished something rare. They’ve tackled the structural and cultural challenges to developing, scaling, and measuring a co-curricular program -- while ensuring faculty buy-in. UCO President Emeritus Don Betz and UCO’s Student Transformative Learning Record (STLR) Executive Director, Jeff King, reflect on how their curricular and co-curricular approach to the student journey is expanding perspectives, deepening agency, and improving employability for UCO students. It’s a shift from course content mastery to an institution-wide focus on transformative learning, and the result is infectious.

Streamlined Math Pathways - A Formula For Improved Student Success

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 40:47


The data show that one of the biggest barriers to higher ed completion is mathematics -- yet until recently and according to Karon Klipple of Carnegie Math Pathways, it was treated with a Sputnik-era mentality. Now innovation in college-level math isn’t about fixing math dev ed, but rather ensuring that students are on the right pathway, taking the right math courses for their degree or program, and making sure they have the support they need to be successful. According to Klipple and Dr. Richard Rhodes, Austin Community College President/CEO, the solution to this mult-faceted problem requires a radically more holistic view and collaborative approach.

Delivering on the Promise of Competency-Based Education

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2019 32:44


What does competency-based education mean for today’s students and higher ed leaders? How can institutions define outcomes and assess learning while ensuring the personalization and flexibility that students need? It’s not easy work, but Marni Baker Stein, Provost and Chief Academic Officer for Western Governors University(WGU), discusses how her team is tackling this critical challenge. Today, WGU is growing rapidly -- and successfully delivering on the promise of life-long learning and competency-based education.

Becoming A Student-Ready Institution

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2019 41:18


Lorain County Community College has unlocked impressive results in their work with Achieving The Dream, Completion By Design, Guided Pathways, and a number of other student success initiatives. Their president, Marcia Ballinger, reflects on their journey of transformation and the roadmap (data) that helped them become student ready. She shares what they learned along the way and how they became more focused than ever on what matters most for students inside and outside of the classroom. Today, they’re designing a student experience with the end in mind -- and their outcomes prove it.

Chris Hester's Focus on Improving the Delivery of Care

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019 20:24


Mark Milliron chats with Chris Hester, Civitas Learning’s new CEO, to discuss the valuable experience Chris brings to Civitas Learning, his successful application of analytics within the healthcare sector, and how that success translates into education.

What Should A Data Strategy Mean For Today's Colleges & Universities?

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2019 36:26


Angela Baldasare, Sr. Strategic Consultant, sits down with Mark Milliron for a conversation about the rise of the completion agenda and how institutions of every size are using analytics to deliver and scale personalized, high-touch student care and support. They explore realities in change management and the real need for a comprehensive, collaborative data strategy to empower teams and improve student outcomes.

Learning Faster to Increase Impact on Student Outcomes and ROI

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 37:40


Julianna Frisch, Monroe Community College, and Barbara A. Bichelmeyer, University of Missouri-Kansas City, join Mark Milliron for a conversation on what's working for students at their institutions. They unpack what they learned -- and what they're doing about it now -- to increase their impact on student outcomes and institutional return on investment.

How USF Moved From Plateau to Preeminence

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 30:34


In this podcast, USF President, Judy Genshaft, and VP of Student Success, Paul Dosal, discuss their university's journey to radically improve their student success outcomes by embracing a culture of care. They also unpack how they leveraged Civitas Learning's analytics platform to break through persistence plateaus and help record numbers of students reach their goals, not to mention help the university reach preeminent status in the state of FL!

A Culture of Care with UTA's Pete Smith

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019 34:15


Pete Smith, Chief Analytics Officer at The University of Texas - Arlington, reflects on the challenges and opportunities in moving from a data culture that focuses first on performance reporting to one that is obsessed with using data to inform, inspire, impact and ultimately, improve student outcomes.

Bridget Burns with University Innovation Alliance

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2018 29:45


Mark Milliron sits down with Bridget Burns, Executive Director for University Innovation Alliance (UIA), to share how UIA is working with institutions on challenges they face as they are navigating through large-scale transformation. She also walks us through how institutions can illuminate new opportunities that will support their goals while also eliminating gaps on campuses for next level growth.

Student Voices with Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2018 25:01


Dr. Sara Goldrick - Rab, Professor at Temple University & Founder of the Wisconsin HOPE Lab, and recently announced, next-generation Hope Center for College, Community and Justice, follows-up with Mark Milliron to talk about the #RealCollege movement that Sara, and the team at the Hope Center, are championing to bring more voices to the forefront. They explore the energy and urgency behind this initiative and invite the listeners and their institutions to join the cause.

Jeff Selingo on How Higher Ed Can Ensure Lifelong Learning

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2018 61:00


Listen to a Summit recap with Mark Milliron and Jeff Selingo, Editor-At-Large for The Chronicle of Higher Education where they shed light on opportunities to best support students. Jeff and Mark discuss how higher education can ensure lifelong learning and long-term success for our students.

Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab on #RealCollege

Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2018 56:24


Dr. Sara Goldrick - Rab, Professor at Temple University & Founder of the Wisconsin HOPE Lab, joins Mark Milliron during a Summit 2018 Keynote presentation. In this conversation, they discuss the challenges students experience with food and housing insecurities. Sara also provides suggestions on how institutions can support these students so they can learn well and finish strong.

Supporting First-Generation Students

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2017 46:46


Maria Harper-Marinick, Edward Leach, Mark Milliron and Gerardo de los Santos reflect on their own journeys as first-generation students and share opportunities to help today's students better navigate their academic path.

From Transactional to Transformational Student Communication

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2017 21:10


Civitas Learning's Senior Vice President of Outcomes and Strategy Laura Malcolm reflects on the shift from transactional to transformational student outreach and how it impacts higher ed outcomes.

Vince Tinto, Distinguished University Professor Emeritus

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2017 30:19


Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at Syracuse University and Civitas Learning National Advisory Board Member, Vince Tinto,talked to Mark Milliron about debunking dogma in higher education.

Cathy Casserly, EdCast, a Stanford StartX Company

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2017 32:17


In this episode, Mark Milliron speaks with Cathy Casserly, VP of Learning Networks with EdCast, a Stanford StartX company, about microcredentials and more trends around personalization across higher education institutions.

Robert Strazzarino, College Scheduler

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2017 18:12


Millenial Entrepreneurs with Robert Strazzarino and College Scheduler.

Gerardo de los Santos, formerly The League for Innovation

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2017 37:29


Gerardo de los Santos, formerly The League for Innovation by Mark Milliron I Civitas Learning

What Do The Data Say? Community Insights Volume 1 Issue 2

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2017 29:12


Mark and SVP of Outcomes & Strategy Laura Malcolm share trends around high GPA students leaving institutions, the types of LMS activities that are most predictive of success, and the predictive value of incoming student data.

Davis Jenkins, Community College Research Center

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2017 29:10


Introducing the “Catalytic Conversations” podcast hosted by Mark Milliron. Listen to the first episode on the topic of pathways with guest Davis Jenkins from the Community College Research Center.

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