In the last episode of the year, Brent & Tim cover what needs to go into the planning of a conference, whether it be small or medium in scale (a lot more needs to go into the ones for thousands and thousands of people). Then, to wrap up the season, a brief look back at the year. Show Notes at TheHigherEdTechPodcast.com

Brent and Tim are taking the summer off from recording, and so we've decided to share the love and feature some of our fellow education podcasters. Just like summer school, there's still plenty to learn, but your teachers might be a little different. The first summer school session features an episode of Tosas Talking Tech focusing on podcasting itself.  We hope you enjoy it!

Today's episode is a summer session - a little shorter than normal, but covers some good visual changes teachers may see when they're ready to open Canvas back up. Canvas has rolled out their new Rich Content Editor with some pluses and some minuses, and we also look at a service called DesignPLUS to help create a more streamlined and intuitive visual process through Canvas class design.

Brent & Tim explore some of the ways schools might work when we bring students back on campus, including classroom redesign, split schedules, and more. They also look at some of the best things you can do during the summer to step prepare for the fall semester.

With all the new technology people are trying out in their classes, it's important to be aware of best practices when integrating them for the first time. Brent and Tim talk about the rapid changes, and also discuss the use of Canvas' Peer Review feature.

With so much up in the air, Brent & Tim look at what the new "rules" are for your classes? Do you need to do everything the same online as you did offline? Should your classes be synchronous or asynchronous? What should you look out for in the switch? We look at all of these questions, plus throw a few ideas out on what to do when you're not working.

Now that the whole world has gone online, and a vast majority of professors have jumped onto Zoom, Tim & Brent cover a few things to be aware of, including #Zoombombing, useful settings, and best practices.

Brent and Tim discuss the impending changes that the Coronavirus is bringing to many college campuses and consider some of the issues that come with a disaster of global proportions.  As many colleges and universities move to an online option, there are a number of things that educators need to take into consideration. We hope this episode helps guide you to smart and informed decisions.

Brent & Tim discuss some of the possibilities of what iPads in the college classroom might have to offer. They then move into looking at VR and considering some possibilities for better engaging students.

Tim & Brent look at what happens when everybody starts hitting "Reply-All" instead of just letting things be. This leads to a conversation about e-mail etiquette and best practices. Then they jump in to some great new updates to Canvas.

Brent & Tim talk with Sue Germer, co-founder of PlayPosit. This interactive video tool helps create tons of engagement amongst students and is easy to use. Sue shares the history, how students have helped her, and unique ways that teachers are using PlayPosit.

Brent & Tim start the new year and the new semester by sharing a number of conferences that might be of interest to EdTech minded professors. Next, they look at some tips for how to start your new semester smoothly.

Tim gives an overview of the recent DET/CHE (Directors of Educational Technology / California Higher Education) Conference, and then both Brent & Tim share some end of semester tips.

Tim & Brent discuss how quickly you should be responding to your students in the age of instant gratification. Is there such thing as time for yourself anymore? Then they move on to share some techniques for customizing your Canvas Courses to better appeal to your students.

Brent and Tim share some ideas for holiday gifts that may or may not be reasonably priced, and Cheryl Bailey returns to share about the Online Education Task Force, what it does, and how it can help teachers.

For a short Thanksgiving episode, Brent & Tim share some useful Google Plugins that can help save time and productivity for teachers with busy schedules.

Tim shares the IT side of things when teachers grumble about safety and security requirements, letting us know why certain systems are in place, and how to best deal with these rules when we can't stop them. We then talk about using Poll Everywhere for various polling and temperature gauging purposes to have a better understanding of your class, what they do and don't understand, and where they need more help. 

Brent and Tim bring their gear into the Carolina Kussoy's Social Media Marketing Class to share how podcasting works with students, and then to hear from them about what they do and don't like when teachers integrate tech (or fail to do so) in the classroom.  This episode features short Q&A sessions with current Irvine Valley College students who give real feedback about what they think about their classes.  We then pull professor Kussoy aside to share her thoughts on using technology, getting better with it, and understanding student needs and expectations. Please share this special episode with teachers to hear what students really think about what does and doesn't work in the modern classroom.

In this episode, Brent reviews his experiences and highlights at the Fall CUE conference in Sacramento and explains more about what the organization does and aims to achieve. Next, Brent and Tim interview Jeff Mills of Grackle Docs, a Google / Gsuite add on that helps ensure accessibility in all of your documents. Jeff explains how accessibility doesn't have to be a mountain to overcome, but that it can be an easy part of your document design process. You can find out more at grackledocs.com

Happy Halloween! For our spooky 13th episode, Tim and Brent talk about the horrors of when technology goes wrong, including highlights from the twitterverse! In the second segment, we focus in on better utilizations of discussion boards for higher engagement. Stay scary out there!

Today we look at what Google Add-ons are, and how you can use them for your own classroom needs. We also look at a variety of techniques you can use with presentation software like PowerPoint and Google Slides in order to be more effective and to avoid the dreaded "Death by Powerpoint".

Michelle Pacansky-Brock of the California Virtual Campus - Online Education Initiative comes on the show to tell Tim & Brent about the Can Innovate online conference. Listen in as she explains the history of CVC OEI and how the conference can help teachers teaching online and offline.  Make sure to register for the conference if your school isn't already planning on holding a viewing, there are a lot of great speakers!

Brent and Tim welcome in their first interview, IVC Library Chair Cheryl Bailey. Cheryl breaks some misconceptions about what librarians do, and shares thoughts on how both students and teachers can better take advantage of the library's service. This episode winds up the mini-series on quizzing platforms for formative assessment by looking at Gimkit, a flashcard based program with a unique twist.  

Brent & Tim get timely with the options available in Canvas Calendar. We look at ways to organize your classes, make assignments, share events, and help your students improve their time management skills. We also continue our series on options for quizzing with Quizlet, which has some excellent options for collaborative learning unlike any of the other platforms we've looked at so far.

While there is a lot of tech available to choose from, overwhelmed teachers may not make the best decisions when preparing for their classes. Brent and Tim discuss some of the things teachers should be thinking about before they make their choices on what tech to integrate. Additionally, to continue the quizzing series, we look at Canvas' "New Quizzes," formerly called "Quizzes.Next"

In episode 7 of the Higher EdTech Podcast, Brent and Tim discuss the roles and responsibilities of an Instructional Technologist, how it is different from IT (Information Technology) and Instructional Design. They also jump into the unique options afforded in Quizizz in part 2 of the mini-series on low stakes quizzing and formative assessment.

Brent and Tim dive into having a better understanding of how to use Canvas Analytics to better understand and serve your students. They also begin a series on quizzing options in the classroom, starting with Kahoot, the classic fast-paced challenge game to engage students and check for understanding.

Tim and Brent take a look at a highly functional but often overlooked tool in Canvas - the Gradebook. With a newly updated gradebook, there are a lot of excellent features that teachers can use to support their students and help them succeed. In part 2, we jump into a primer on Flipgrid. While Flipgrid is huge in K-12, it may be severely overlooked in Higher Education, and some of the new functionality may have professors willing to take a deeper look into how it can improve their classes.

Tim and Brent discuss video databases and their uses for the classroom, as well as how to choose the best database for your purposes. They also discuss ideas for combating plagiarism in the classroom in addition to using services like Turnitin and Google's new plagiarism checker.

In this episode, Tim and Brent discuss best practices for using video in the classroom, including resources available to make videos, and techniques for engaging students. They also look at Google's new integration for Canvas - Course Kit. They compare the pros and cons, and see how it works in comparison to Google Classroom.

Tim and Brent discuss the highlights of the Online Teaching Conference that took place during the summer, as well as sharing the basics of GSuite for Education. Since GSuite was recently launched at Irvine Valley College, we look at a few ways to consider integrating it into your courses.

Tim and Brent dig into why EdTech is an important but often glossed over idea in Higher Education. Colleges and Universities often pay lip service to technology integration, but don't always show the support that instructors need to thrive in the modern environment. Tim and Brent invite you to join in to get to know the basics and the goals of the show both for their own campus and beyond. They also share what you can expect in the future, and how learning a little can move your classroom a lot.