S8E01 - The Chancellor's Innovators Program

Tim & Brent continue the conversation with Gerlie Jeltema, Director of IT Enterprise Systems at South Orange County Community College District to talk about how the district works to make decisions that impact all employees and students, as well as what's happening at the CCC Digital Center. For many instructors and classified staff, this is a rare look at what's happening at higher levels and how decisions are made. This is part 2 of a 2-part conversation.  Show Notes: www.TheHigherEdTechPodcast.com 

Tim & Brent sit down with Gerlie Jeltema, Director of IT Enterprise Systems at South Orange County Community College District to talk about how the district works to make decisions that impact all employees and students, as well as what's happening at the CCC Digital Center. For many instructors and classified staff, this is a rare look at what's happening at higher levels and how decisions are made. This is part 1 of a 2-part conversation.  Show Notes: www.TheHigherEdTechPodcast.com 

Wearables glasses that can watch and listen to you without your consent at any time are here, and the biggest of them is Meta's glasses. The implications are huge, and more conversations need to be opened up around campus to better address the potential issues. Tim and Brent are looking into it with some suggestions and things to consider. Show Notes: www.TheHigherEdTechPodcast.com 

Tim and Brent discuss Claude and why it's become so popular with academics and coders. While all AI tools compete with each other, each has its own unique strengths and weaknesses, and Claude is no exception. Listen in to hear the pros and the cons and see if Claude fits in with your needs. Show Notes: www.TheHigherEdTechPodcast.com 

Google has so many AI tools it's hard to know which to use for what. If you've been looking for a little clarity on best use cases for each of the major tools, tune in to see how Brent and Tim are approaching these overlapping resources. Show notes: www.TheHigherEdTechPodcast.com     

Zoom made a ton of updates over the summer and it's hard to keep up with all of them. Tim and Brent share out some of the major functional changes that affect our daily use as educators.  Show Notes: https://www.TheHigherEdTechPodcast.com 

We're back in the new school year and to kick things off Brent and Tim are discussing how community college faculty, staff, and admin are building macro-level AI bots to help improve workflows and help students. The state chancellor's office worked with Playlab this summer and scope of projects was impressive. Listen in as Brent and Tim share some of the projects people worked on and how you can use those ideas on your campus.  Show notes: https://www.TheHigherEdTechPodcast.com 

Times are changing fast! Some things are only bits we can guess at, and others are things we can plan for. We're looking at some future predictions and plans as we step into our summer break for the last episode of the season. Listen in for some ideas about how to think about tech and prepare for the fall without overwhelming ourselves. Show notes: www.TheHigherEdTechPodcast.com 

What happens when there's a cybersecurity breach in your LMS? Is there anything the average faculty or staff can do when it happens? Brent & Tim discuss it all in the wake of cybersecurity breakdowns across academia. Show Notes: www.TheHigherEdTechPodcast.com 

In the last episode we talked about some of the possibilities of gamification in the world of AI, but a lot of people aren't aware that you can build a lot of these ideas with some vibe coding. Vibe coding is a term that picked up some steam last year, but not everybody is aware of it or what it can mean for them in the classroom. Tim and Brent look at what it is, some ideas on what you might be able to do, and some very serious things to be aware of. Show notes: www.TheHigherEdTechPodcast.com