High Ed Hangout

Dec 24 2020

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High Ed Hangout is a bunch of higher ed geeks from around the country drinking beers and chatting about technology, the web, design, marketing, development, media, and whatever else comes to mind (usually with a higher ed spin). Come hang out with us!

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HEH 64: Holiday High Ed Hangout

Dec 24 2020 54 mins

It’s a special holiday episode of High Ed Hangout (we have holiday beverages!). We jump right in with our favorite note-taking apps and then transition to our yearly tech (and non-tech) Christmas lists. What note-taking apps do you use? What is on your Christmas list this year? Non-tech list Anyone purchased a webcam? Do people... Read more »

HEH 63: Anti Climatic Lollypop Crunch… Ahhhh Shapiro

Dec 16 2020 58 mins

It’s been a while since we’ve met, so we spend some time talking pandemic and lock-down, and what the work environment will look like when this is all over. Then we move into tech and talk a bit about the new Apple M1 chips. Haircuts blah blah How has social isolation been for everyone? Will... Read more »

HEH 62: Haircuts, Apple, and Covid Tracking

Nov 01 2020 58 mins

We still live in Covid-land so we talk about haircuts, Covid trackers that our schools are using or building, and what it will look like to come back to campus. We also sprinkle in a bit of Apple to try and add a positive spin.

HEH 61: Covid Doldrums and Man Buns

Jun 18 2020 68 mins

We’re still figuring out this quarantine thing. Many of us need a haircut! We go over reopening plans and talk through what other schools have announced before going into how we list areas of study and majors on our websites.

HEH 60: How to Open After a Pandemic

May 20 2020 55 mins

Our various states are starting to open up and our schools are starting to discuss opening in the fall as well. What does that look like? Is it too soon? How do we make that happen?

HEH 59: High Ed Global Pandemic Edition

May 07 2020 67 mins

The global pandemic has just begun, and we’re all adjusting in different ways. We talk about how we’re handling things personally, and how our universities are handling things (via policy and technology).

HEH 58: Mama See Cow Mama Show Cow Mama see-coo-sah

Apr 05 2020 57 mins

It’s the first HEH of 2020! Grand Valley State is moving to PHP, so we chat with Daniel about the best way to make that move. We also chat about hidden nav menus and UX decisions for a university homepage. GVSU wanted to switch to PHP (away from CF) and chatted with UALR about how... Read more »

HEH 57: High Ed Holiday Hangout (HEHH)

Dec 23 2019 41 mins

Happy holidays loyal HEH listeners. We have a holiday-themed episode for you. We ring in the holidays (all of them!) with festive beverages and the tech items on our own Christmas lists. HEHH to all! Holiday-themed drinks celebrating all the “holidays” What is on your holiday/Christmas list? Do we take care of projects over the... Read more »

HEH 56: 6 Months Later…

Dec 09 2019 59 mins

It’s been 6 months since you’ve heard from us… we’re back! In this episode, we’ll catch you up on what’s happened the past 6 months and take a look at the new WT.social.

HEH 55: Goodbye ColdFusion

May 02 2019 56 mins

We take a trip down memory lane to some old PBS shows and transition to GVSU’s choice to put ColdFusion out to pasture. We look at the positives and negatives to alternatives for them. Ken remembers the PBS Zoom intro song (1999 version) Zoom intro (1976) Daniel remembers PBS 3-2-1 Contact GVSU is changing away... Read more »