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Podcast: Leading Improvements in Higher Education

Podcast: Leading Improvements in Higher Education

About the Podcast

Leading Improvements in Higher Education with Stephen Hundley from Indiana University Indianapolis is a service of the Assessment Institute in Indianapolis, the oldest and largest higher education assessment and improvement event in the U.S. The podcast profiles people, initiatives, institutions, and organizations improving conditions in higher education. Join thought leaders for engaging discussions of enduring and emerging topics, themes, and trends affecting colleges and universities.

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Leading Improvements in Higher Education is honored to be a recipient of the 2024, 2023, 2022, and 2021 APEX Award. The 2021 award recognized the twelve inaugural episodes of the podcast, debuted during the 2020 Assessment Institute, information from which is encapsulated in a Viewpoint from the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment entitled Collective Wisdom: Themes from the Inaugural Episodes of the Leading Improvements in Higher Education Podcast. This publication was co-authored by Stephen P. Hundley and Caleb J. Keith, podcast producers, and summarizes crosscutting themes from the podcasts’ twelve inaugural episodes

APEX Award

Podcast Season Sponsor

This season is sponsored by the Center for Assessment and Research Studies at James Madison University.

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Season 4 Episodes

s04e01: A Conversation with Ken O'Donnell, recipient of an inaugural Assessment Institute in Indianapolis award recognizing excellence in High-Impact Practices (HIPs)

s04e02: A Conversation with Four Contributors to the 2nd Edition of Trends in Assessment: Ideas, Opportunities, and Issues for Higher Education, a book from Routledge

s04e03: A Conversation on Equity-Centered Collaboration in Assessment and Improvement with Bethany Miller and Ellen Peters

s04e04: The Relationship Between Student Affairs, Assessment, and Accreditation

s04e05: A Conversation with Co-Editors of Exemplars of Assessment in Higher Education, Volume Two: Strategies for a Changing Higher Education Environment

s04e06: A Conversation with Editors of the Routledge Book, Coordinating Divisional and Departmental Student Affairs Assessment (2nd Edition)

s04e07: A Conversation with the Co-Author of Teaching with AI: A Practical Guide to a New Era of Human Learning from Johns Hopkins University Press

s04e08: Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TiLT) with Mary-Ann Winkelmes

s04e09: A Conversation with Editors of the Journal of Student Affairs Inquiry, Improvement, and Impact (JSAIII)

s04e10: A Conversation with the Editor of The National Teaching & Learning Forum, a Wiley Publication

s04e11: A Conversation with Four Influential Scholars in Experiential Education and High Impact Practices (HIPs)

s04e12: A Conversation with Two Directors of Higher Education Programs at 1EdTech, a Member-Led Non-Profit Educational Technology Partnership Organization

Season 3 Episodes

s03e01: Recognizing the Center for Assessment and Research Studies, 2022 Recipient of the Trudy W. Banta Lifetime Achievement in Assessment Award

s03e02: A Conversation with Contributors to a Special Issue of Assessment Update Focused on Learning Improvement

s03e03: The Role of Chairs in Leading Higher Education Institutions with Representatives from The Department Chair, a Wiley Publication

s03e04: Leadership Perspectives with Amelia Parnell from NASPA

s03e05: A Conversation with Three Leaders Representing Institutional Accreditation Organizations in Higher Education

s03e06: Leadership Perspectives with Chancellor Joe Garcia from the Colorado Community College System

s03e07: Discussing Students' Basic Needs with Colleagues from The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice at Temple University

s03e08: Discussing the Carnegie Elective Classifications with Marisol Morales from the American Council on Education

s03e09: Leadership Perspectives with Erick Montenegro of the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education

s03e10: A Conversation with Leaders from the Competency-Based Education Network (C-BEN)

s03e11: Leadership Perspectives with Carleen Vande Zande from the National Association of System Heads (NASH)

s03e12: Leadership Perspectives with Debra Humphreys from the Lumina Foundation

Season 2 Episodes

s02e01: Recognizing Alverno College, 2021 Recipient of the Trudy W. Banta Lifetime Achievement in Assessment Award

s02e02: A Conversation with Three Leaders Representing the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS)

s02e03: 2021 Assessment Institute Recap

s02e04: The Guiding Principles for the Assessment of Arts Learning

s02e05: A Conversation with Three Colleagues Representing the Learning Improvement Community

s02e06: Assessment's Evolving Professional Identity with Co-Editors of a Special Issue of Research & Practice in Assessment

s02e07: Learning and Assessment in Fraternity and Sorority Contexts

s02e08: A Conversation with Three Editors of the New Stylus Publishing Book, Reframing Assessment to Center Equity

s02e09: Leadership Perspectives with Kate McConnell from the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)

s02e10: A Conversation with Three Editors of the New Stylus Publishing Book, Delivering on the Promise of High Impact Practices

s02e11: Leadership Perspectives with Drew Koch, Chief Executive Officer of the John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Undergraduate Education

s02e12: Leadership Perspectives with President Roslyn Clark Artis from Benedict College

Season 1 Episodes

This season was sponsored by Watermark.

s01e01: NILOA - Natasha Jankowski and Gianina Baker from the National Institute for Learning Outcomes Assessment

s01e02: AALHE - Jane Marie Souza and Andre Foisy from the Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education

s01e03: AAEEBL - Tracy Penny Light and Susan Kahn from the Association for Authentic, Experiential, and Evidence-Based Learning

s01e04: AIR - Leah Ewing Ross and Stephan Cooley from the Association for Institutional Research

s01e05: AAC&U - Dawn Whitehead and Terrel ("Terry") Rhodes from the Association of American Colleges & Universities

s01e06: CARS - Keston Fulcher and Caroline Prendergast from the Center for Assessment and Research Studies

s01e07: CPR/NSSE - Jillian Kinzie from the Center for Postsecondary Research and the National Survey of Student Engagement

s01e08: Grand Challenges in Assessment Project - Karen Singer-Freeman and Christine Robinson

s01e09: HBCU-CEEQA - Mark Howse and Verna Orr from the HBCU Collaborative for Excellence in Educational Quality Assurance

s01e10: HEDS - Charlie Blaich and Kathy Wise from the Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium

s01e11: HIPs (High Impact Practices) - Pam Bowers, Ken O’Donnell, and Robin Schofield from HIPs in the States

s01e12: SAAL - Sara Gordon, Joe Levy, Sara Ousby, and Aimee Shattuck from Student Affairs Assessment Leaders

s01e13: Pat Hutchings, 2020 recipient of the Trudy W. Banta Lifetime Achievement in Assessment Award

s01e14: 2020 Assessment Institute Recap, Part 1

s01e15: 2020 Assessment Institute Recap, Part 2

s01e16: Advice on the Leadership Search Process in Higher Education from Three Executive Search Consultants

s01e17: A Conversation with Three Editors from Research & Practice in Assessment, an Online Journal

s01e18: The Future of Assessment with Contributors to a Special Issue of Research & Practice in Assessment

s01e19: 2021 Themes and Trends in Student Affairs

s01e20: 2021 Themes and Trends in Enrollment Management

s01e21: Technology's Role in Supporting Assessment Activities with Watermark and Their Clients

s01e22: Leadership Perspectives with President Richard Dunsworth from the University of the Ozarks

s01e23: An Equity Conversation Previewing the Equity-Centered Assessment Landscape Survey

s01e24: Leadership Perspectives with Chancellor Ryan Gower from Illinois Eastern Community Colleges

s01e25: The Role of Campus Activities in Student Development with Leaders from the National Association for Campus Activities

s01e26: Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP), a National Science Foundation program