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How Machine Learning and AI Can Benefit Higher Ed

How Machine Learning and AI Can Benefit Higher Ed:

Changing Higher Ed Podcast 145 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton with Guest Michael Feldstein

With the endless stories about ChatGPT in the news and theories on it could negatively affect teaching and learning in higher ed, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are becoming increasingly topical among college and university leaders. However, few headlines highlight how machine learning and AI can benefit Higher Ed. 

To help higher ed decision-makers avoid getting too caught up in the negative hype, Dr. Drumm McNaughton discusses these technologies with Michael Feldstein, chief accountability officer at e-Literate. Michael shares easy-to-understand analogies to explain how and why AI functions the way it does, the problems AI can solve in higher ed, the importance of not having AI replace but augment human workers in district processes, and the benefits and shortcomings of tools such as ChatGPT.

March 7, 2023
Top 6 Disruptions for Higher Ed Institutions

Top 6 Disruptions for Higher Ed Institutions:

Changing Higher Ed Podcast 130 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Larry Large

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed podcast, Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. Larry Large, president of LD Large Consulting and president emeritus of Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, as well as a veteran higher ed administrator, discuss the six most pressing disruptions in higher ed today and how presidents and other leaders can think about and manage them.

A U.S. Army veteran, Large brings more than four decades of senior higher ed experience, including serving as president of Oglethorpe University and interim president of Sierra Nevada College and of Willamette University. He also has executive experience with the University of Oregon, the Oregon University System, and Reed College. He also was the founding president of the Oregon Alliance of Independent Colleges and Universities.

November 22, 2022
How to Transform Higher Ed to Create Workforce Readiness

How to Transform Higher Ed to Create Workforce Readiness:

Changing Higher Ed Podcast 124 with Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Ryan Craig

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed podcast, Dr. Drumm McNaughton, a leading expert on higher ed transformation, and Ryan Craig, a journalist and author specializing in higher education, discuss employers’ current dissatisfaction with traditional higher education models and proposals for how to transform Higher Ed to create workforce readiness and improve Higher Education’s ROI. Craig and McNaughton discuss how and why the current issues developed and why higher ed must adopt a more nimble apprenticeship approach—before it’s too late.

October 11, 2022
Changing Higher Ed Podcast 123 with Guest Ami Moyal: Creating a Continuous Improvement Culture in Higher Education

Creating a Continuous Improvement Culture in Higher Education:

Changing Higher Ed Podcast 123 with Guest Prof. Ami Moyal

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed podcast, Dr. Drumm McNaughton, a leading expert on change management in higher education, and Dr. Ami Moyale, president of Afeka, a top engineering college in Israel, discuss the case study of Moya’s profound transformation of his institution’s culture to produce well-rounded engineers who are better prepared to meet the challenges of an ever-changing high tech workforce. Moya and McNaughton summarize Afeka’s successful implementation of an engineering perspective to identify problems, define solutions, implement solutions through a process of ongoing assessment and change, and leverage change for future growth and development.

October 4, 2022
The Changing Face of Collegiate Athletics – NCAA, Knight Commission, and Title IX

The Changing Face of Collegiate Athletics – NCAA, Knight Commission, and Title IX:

Changing Higher Ed Podcast 121 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Amy Privette Perko

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed podcast, Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Amy Privette Perko discuss what’s happening with collegiate athletics and the key decisions boards and presidents will need to make going forward.

Amy Privette Perko is the CEO of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics, an independent group with a legacy of impacting college sports policies to prioritize college athletes’ education, health, safety, and success.

September 20, 2022
A Business Approach for Higher Ed Strategic Planning Success Using Data Analytics and Change Management

A Business Approach for Higher Ed Strategic Planning Success Using Data Analytics and Change Management:

Changing Higher Ed Podcast 098 with Guest Dr. Mark Lombardi

Maryville University’s commitment to innovation is paying dividends for the institution. Maryville has grown to over 10,000 students and is on track to have multi-million-dollar surpluses for more than 12 consecutive years.

The institution is completing its second strategic planning process, which has set in place initiatives that have laid the path for this positive trajectory, even during the pandemic. In Fall 2021, Maryville was named the fourth-fastest growing private university in the United States by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

November 24, 2021
Higher Ed Must Transform to Stay Relevant

Higher Ed Must Transform to Stay Relevant:

with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Vickie Schray | Changing Higher Ed Podcast 084

Societal needs from higher education are in an accelerated transformation phase, and in order to stay relevant and in demand, colleges and universities must adjust to those changing needs. Before the pandemic hit, higher education experienced disruptions from numerous forces – demographic shifts of traditional students, course-taking patterns, and institutional financial instability – all of which were magnified by COVID-19.

July 12, 2021
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