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The Connected College Podcast with Elliot FelixJosh Pierce on How Course Sharing Enables Access and DifferentiationHow can institutions collaborate to share courses? How does this enable focus and differentiation? What do you have to change from mindset to culture to operations to make it happen? We dive into these questions with Josh Pierce co-founder of course sharing platform Acadeum. Along the way, we use the analogy of travel to think about the student journey – and see what can be learned from the travel industry itself.
2025-06-0330 min
EIR LiveEpisode 02 - Navigating Entrepreneurial Journeys and Insights with Luis RinconEpisode Description:In this episode of EIR Live, Ilya Tabakh and Terrance Orr engage in a deep conversation with Luis Rincon about his journey from law school to becoming an entrepreneur in residence (EIR) and ultimately founding Acadeum. They discuss the importance of exposure, mentorship, and networking in entrepreneurship, as well as the evolving role of EIRs in the startup ecosystem. Luis shares insights on adaptability, empathy, and the significance of keeping personal burn low while navigating career transitions. The conversation also touches on the impact of AI on innovation and the need for a supportive EIR...
2024-10-021h 12
The Guiding VoiceBridging the gap in education system through TRI-CREDIT system | Casey Welch | #TGV490Bridging the high school-higher education gap for college/career readiness | Casey Welch | #TGV490Tune into #TGV490 to get clarity on the above topic. Here are the pointers from Casey’s conversation with Naveen Samala on The Guiding VoiceIntroduction, First Rapid Fire round, and context settingHighlights in Casey’s careerCasey’s success mantraAbout Pearson Connections Academy. What challenges are they planning to address?What are Human/Durable Skills and why should we focus on them?About the Tri-Credit systemPearson’s collaboration with Coursera, e-Dynamic learning, Acadeum, etc.WITTY ANSWERS TO THE RAPID-FIRE QUESTION...
2024-05-2829 min
Partnerships for Progress: Fueling Innovation in Higher EdSupporting Independent Colleges in Today’s Complex EnvironmentIn this episode, we sit down with Marjorie Hass, President of the Council of Independent Colleges as we discuss challenges facing the 650+ institutions supported by CIC and how those challenges have evolved. Listen in as we share how the digital transformation is bolstering innovative solutions to create collaborative, sustainable paths forward.
2024-03-2618 minPartnerships for Progress: Fueling Innovation in Higher EdData-Driven Strategies to Bolster Student Completion in Higher EducationIn this episode, we sit down with Sarah Collins, President of Ad Astra, to talk about new data highlighting trends in retention and completion impacting higher education. Listen in as we discuss real-time, data-driven methods to help colleges and universities collaborate to address critical challenges, create program financial sustainability, and get students to the finish line in today’s learning ecosystem.
2024-03-0517 minPartnerships for Progress: Fueling Innovation in Higher EdSustainable Solutions Supporting Equitable Economic MobilityIn this episode, we sit down with Earl Buford, President of the Council for Adult & Experiential Learning (CAEL), to talk about how more than 9.1 million adult learners attend the country’s 4,000 colleges and universities, comprising almost 49% of total enrollment. Listen in as we discuss how institutions can create opportunities to help the workforce population who are depending on upskilling and reskilling opportunities to achieve equitable economic mobility. Through innovation and collaboration, educators, trainers, employers, industry groups, and policy makers can align in support of adult learners and workers.
2024-02-0619 minPartnerships for Progress: Fueling Innovation in Higher EdInnovative Higher Education Models to Support Learners Across the Education-Career ContinuumIn this episode, we sit down with Eugene So, Managing Director of Lifelong Learning at Jobs for the Future to talk about how higher education is innovating to meet the needs of learners along the education-career continuum. Listen in as we discuss the shortcomings of the current higher education model, emerging conversations around a skills-first philosophy, and how learners as well as learning providers can navigate this change to be future-ready.
2024-01-2318 minPartnerships for Progress: Fueling Innovation in Higher EdThe Higher Ed Transformation in Today’s Digitally Connected EcosystemIn this episode, we sit down with Dr. Wally Boston, President Emeritus of the American Public University System, to discuss the increasingly digitally connected ecosystem within higher education. Listen in as we discuss the need for interoperability, technology and data science, and well-defined learning outcomes across the industry for a systematic approach to parse equivalencies that better serve the needs of the modern-day learner while keeping institutions thriving through disruption.
2024-01-1123 minPartnerships for Progress: Fueling Innovation in Higher EdAdapting to Today’s Challenges Facing Higher Education LeadersIn this episode, we sit down with Dr. Brian Mitchell, former president of Bucknell University and Washington & Jefferson College and founding principal of Academic Innovators to talk about how academic leaders can adapt to the challenges facing higher education today.
Listen in as we discuss the existential crisis facing American higher education, the necessary shift in engagement needed across institutional leadership, and how collaboration and partnerships can play an important role in facing these challenges.
2023-12-1225 min
Edtech InsidersWeek in Edtech 12/01/2023: Meta's Multimodal Leap, StraighterLine and Acadeum's College Course Sharing, Plus Special Guests: Sara Mauskopf of Winnie and Candice Faktor of DiscoSend us a textIn this episode of Week in Edtech, Ben and Alex discuss:1. Big Tech:Meta launches “Seamless” LLM for speech-to-speech translation. Multi-modal innovationMeta’s Instagram also made news in all the wrong ways2. Higher Ed:StraighterLine Partners with Acadeum to Offer College Course Sharing3. In Other News...U.S. Department of Education Holds Off On New Rules for Third-Party Servicers… For NowCurriculum Associates Acquires SoapBox LabsParentSquare Acquires Remind2U finances unveiled by Phil Hill, doesn't lo...
2023-12-061h 03Partnerships for Progress: Fueling Innovation in Higher EdEnsuring Quality in Online Education While Supporting Today’s LearnersIn this episode, we sit down with Deb Adair, Executive Director & CEO of Quality Matters, to talk about how teaching and learning is evolving in an increasingly digitally connected world. Listen in as we discuss trends from the 2023 CHLOE report, the various modalities being sought by learners, and potential tactics institutions can implement to ensure quality in online education.
2023-11-2118 min
Teaching Learning Leading K-12Lorna Bryant: Head of Career Solutions for Pearson Virtual Schools - College & Career Readiness - 617
Lorna Bryant: Head of Career Solutions for Pearson Virtual Schools - Talks About Support for Students with College & Career Readiness. This is episode 617 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.
Pearson announced that Connections Academy, its K-12 online school program will expand its slate of college and career readiness initiatives for middle and high school students. The initiatives feature partnerships with Coursera, Acadeum, e-Dynamic Learning, and Credly.
Lorna Bryant is the Head of Career Solutions for Pearson Virtual Schools. As an educator, administrator and career education expert, she has spent o...
2023-11-2046 minPartnerships for Progress: Fueling Innovation in Higher EdNavigating the Education-Career ContinuumIn this episode, we sit down with Stephanie Tsales, VP of Education Partnership Development at InStride. Listen in as we discuss how McKinsey and Company and others have noted the digital transformation has shifted the skills employers are looking for when hiring. Professional certificates increasingly provide employers with an indicator of acquired skills required for a particular job or career. By aligning these certifications with the learning outcomes in a discipline pathway, academic institutions ensure they equip graduates with the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in their chosen careers.
2023-11-0718 minPartnerships for Progress: Fueling Innovation in Higher EdHigher Education Business Models and Learning Ecosystem in ActionIn this episode, we sit down with Louis Soares, Chief Learning & Innovation Officer at the American Council on Education, as we discuss how Interdependence forms the foundation of the innovation required to move the needle for many postsecondary institutions as they seek sustainable business models in this new environment of shrinking enrollments. Listen in as we talk about how innovation doesn’t always mean a complete transformation that takes more time and money than most institutions possess. It can mean leveraging alternative providers in the postsecondary learning ecosystem with consideration toward interdependently generated quality and affordability.
2023-10-2329 min
EdTech Connect with Carrie ConoverFrom Teacher to VP of Sales with Patrick F.Patrick went from teacher to VP of Sales at Acadeum.
Patrick’s career path helped him uncover his common thread: helping people realize their own potential. He majored in engineering but pursued being a high school math and science teacher. After 7 years of teaching Algebra I and II, geometry, statistics, and physics, Patrick did the unthinkable and quit his job as department chair two weeks into the fall semester. He took a job as an entry-level salesperson at a midsize tech start-up that worked with universities and colleges. It was the scariest thing he could have done but...
2021-06-0245 min
CCA On the AirCourse Sharing and Success StrategiesComplete College America (CCA) Strategy Director Nikolas Huot meets with Patrick Frasier, Vice President at Acadeum, and Robert Mitchell, Registrar at DIllard University, to discuss course sharing and its impact on student success and CCA strategies.
2021-04-2729 min