

The Higher Ed Geek Podcast
Dustin Ramsdell
The Higher Ed Geek Podcast explores the impact of edtech on the student experience by speaking with diverse leaders from institutions, companies, and nonprofit organizations. Each week we aim to provide an engaging, fun, and relevant dose of professional development that honors the wide range of work happening all across the higher ed ecosystem. Come geek out with us! The Higher Ed Geek Podcast is hosted by Dustin Ramsdell and is a proud member of the Enrollify Podcast Network.
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Jun 9, 2021 • 40min
BONUS Episode #127: Glean Panel - The Pandemic & Student Note-Taking Accommodations
Go find tons of cool gear and support the show at our storefront. --- Support the show on Patreon to get exclusive perks! --- For this special bonus episode, I’m sharing out the audio* from a panel I was on last month put on by Glean to talk about edtech’s role in supporting college student note-taking accommodations in the wake of the pandemic. Enjoy! COVID, Blended Learning, and Digital Transformation Whitepaper Note Taking Support Network *This audio is owned by Glean and exclusively licensed for external use on this podcast. --- Subscribe and listen via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Spotify. Find the full show notes at higheredgeek.com/podcast --- Music by pond5.com
- - - -Connect With Our Host:Dustin Ramsdellhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinramsdell/About The Enrollify Podcast Network:The Higher Ed Geek is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network. If you like this podcast, chances are you’ll like other Enrollify shows too!Enrollify is made possible by Element451 — The AI Workforce Platform for Higher Ed. Learn more at element451.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jun 2, 2021 • 53min
Episode #126: Brian Moon on Applied Concept Mapping in Higher Education
Go find tons of cool gear and support the show at our storefront. --- Support the show on Patreon to get exclusive perks! --- Our guest for this week’s episode is Brian Moon, President of Sero! Learning Assessments who shares his unique work in bringing concept mapping to higher education to better understand, track, and support student learning and development. --- Subscribe and listen via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Spotify. Find the full show notes at higheredgeek.com/podcast --- Music by pond5.com
- - - -Connect With Our Host:Dustin Ramsdellhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinramsdell/About The Enrollify Podcast Network:The Higher Ed Geek is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network. If you like this podcast, chances are you’ll like other Enrollify shows too!Enrollify is made possible by Element451 — The AI Workforce Platform for Higher Ed. Learn more at element451.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

May 26, 2021 • 29min
SA Nerds: Learning from Mistakes
As another special bonus this month, I'm reposting the April 2021 episode of the Student Affairs Nerds podcasts where we each share an educational moment from our respective professional journeys.
- - - -Connect With Our Host:Dustin Ramsdellhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinramsdell/About The Enrollify Podcast Network:The Higher Ed Geek is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network. If you like this podcast, chances are you’ll like other Enrollify shows too!Enrollify is made possible by Element451 — The AI Workforce Platform for Higher Ed. Learn more at element451.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

May 19, 2021 • 30min
Episode #125: Sung Rhee on Helping Students Make Informed College Choices
Go find tons of cool gear and support the show at our storefront. --- Support the show on Patreon to get exclusive perks! --- Our guest for this week’s episode is Sung Rhee, CEO of Optimal that helps students make more knowledgeable choices about their higher education. Sung shares the unique story of how Optimal came to be and his point of view on dismantling the mystique of institutional prestige. --- Subscribe and listen via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Spotify. Find the full show notes at higheredgeek.com/podcast --- Music by pond5.com
- - - -Connect With Our Host:Dustin Ramsdellhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinramsdell/About The Enrollify Podcast Network:The Higher Ed Geek is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network. If you like this podcast, chances are you’ll like other Enrollify shows too!Enrollify is made possible by Element451 — The AI Workforce Platform for Higher Ed. Learn more at element451.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

May 12, 2021 • 43min
SA Nerds: Job Search Tips
As a special bonus, I'm reposting the March 2021 episode of The SA Nerds Podcast, where the panel discusses tips from their various careers for anyone actively job searching or considering job searching in the near future. Also related to this month's topic, we're excited to share co-host Jaimie Hoffman's new podcast, Pivoting out of Edu. Check it out!
- - - -Connect With Our Host:Dustin Ramsdellhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinramsdell/About The Enrollify Podcast Network:The Higher Ed Geek is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network. If you like this podcast, chances are you’ll like other Enrollify shows too!Enrollify is made possible by Element451 — The AI Workforce Platform for Higher Ed. Learn more at element451.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

May 5, 2021 • 37min
Episode #124: Sarah Baker Andrus on The Future of Work & Career Advice for Students
Go find tons of cool gear and support the show at our storefront. --- Support the show on Patreon to get exclusive perks! --- Our guest for this week’s episode is Sarah Baker Andrus, Founder of Avarah Careers as well as an adjunct professor and Assistant Director of Career Services at the University of Delaware. Sarah shares stories from her career as well as insights from her deep knowledge of supporting students navigating the world of work. --- Subscribe and listen via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Spotify. Find the full show notes at higheredgeek.com/podcast --- Music by pond5.com
- - - -Connect With Our Host:Dustin Ramsdellhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinramsdell/About The Enrollify Podcast Network:The Higher Ed Geek is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network. If you like this podcast, chances are you’ll like other Enrollify shows too!Enrollify is made possible by Element451 — The AI Workforce Platform for Higher Ed. Learn more at element451.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Apr 21, 2021 • 33min
Episode #123: Karthik Krishnan on MentorWorks and Alternative College Student Financing Models
Go find tons of cool gear and support the show at our storefront. --- Support the show on Patreon to get exclusive perks! --- Our guest for this week’s episode is Karthik Krishnan, CEO and Co-founder at MentorWorks who gives a glimpse at how his team is helping to reshape the landscape of how students pay for college and the support they get throughout their studies. --- Subscribe and listen via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Spotify. Find the full show notes at higheredgeek.com/podcast --- Music by pond5.com
- - - -Connect With Our Host:Dustin Ramsdellhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinramsdell/About The Enrollify Podcast Network:The Higher Ed Geek is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network. If you like this podcast, chances are you’ll like other Enrollify shows too!Enrollify is made possible by Element451 — The AI Workforce Platform for Higher Ed. Learn more at element451.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Apr 7, 2021 • 40min
Episode #122: Tim Mousseau on Masculinity, Higher Ed, and Sexual Harassment
Go find tons of cool gear and support the show at our storefront. --- Support the show on Patreon to get exclusive perks! --- Our guest for this week’s episode is Tim Mousseau who is a speaker nationwide on the topics of masculinity and sexual violence. Tim shares his experiences and points of view on his work in the college environment as well as how masculinity intersects with the perpetuation of sexual harassment. --- Subscribe and listen via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Spotify. Find the full show notes at higheredgeek.com/podcast --- Music by pond5.com
- - - -Connect With Our Host:Dustin Ramsdellhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinramsdell/About The Enrollify Podcast Network:The Higher Ed Geek is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network. If you like this podcast, chances are you’ll like other Enrollify shows too!Enrollify is made possible by Element451 — The AI Workforce Platform for Higher Ed. Learn more at element451.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mar 24, 2021 • 37min
BONUS Episode #121: Amrit Ahluwalia on the State of Learner Engagement in Continuing Education
Go find tons of cool gear and support the show at our storefront. --- Support the show on Patreon to get exclusive perks! --- Our guest for this week’s bonus episode is Amrit Ahluwalia, Editor in Chief of EvoLLLution which is an online newspaper that is part of Modern Campus. Amrit shares his story and the current issues facing divisions of continuing education and how to address them. -- Subscribe and listen via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Spotify. Find the full show notes at higheredgeek.com/podcast --- Music by pond5.com
- - - -Connect With Our Host:Dustin Ramsdellhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinramsdell/About The Enrollify Podcast Network:The Higher Ed Geek is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network. If you like this podcast, chances are you’ll like other Enrollify shows too!Enrollify is made possible by Element451 — The AI Workforce Platform for Higher Ed. Learn more at element451.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mar 17, 2021 • 51min
Episode #120: Joshua Kim & Eddie Maloney on Reflections on a Year of Remote Learning
Go find tons of cool gear and support the show at our storefront. --- Support the show on Patreon to get exclusive perks! --- Our guests for this week are Drs. Joshua Kim and Eddie Maloney, frequent collaborators on the variety of topics within digital learning in higher ed. They discuss their reflections on the past year and give a call to action for more research in this space. -- Subscribe and listen via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or Spotify. Find the full show notes at higheredgeek.com/podcast --- Music by pond5.com
- - - -Connect With Our Host:Dustin Ramsdellhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinramsdell/About The Enrollify Podcast Network:The Higher Ed Geek is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network. If you like this podcast, chances are you’ll like other Enrollify shows too!Enrollify is made possible by Element451 — The AI Workforce Platform for Higher Ed. Learn more at element451.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.


