EdUp Insights

EdUp Insights
EdUp Insights

Drawing on 40 years of experience, Bill Pepicello will provide his perspective on higher education, providing historical context and commentary on current issues, including curriculum, learning modalities, business models, technology, the regulatory environment, and the evolution of higher education culture.

  1. 2D AGO

    142.  Where Is The Future?  

    There is a lot of speculation about the future of higher education. In this episode I’ll suggest where we might look for the future. And it’s not inside the higher ed ecosystem. Perhaps the most impactful transformation of higher education to date came with the online revolution. But this disruption was not the result of a natural evolution of the traditional model. It came from higher education adopting technological advances that were driving change in the American economy. Following the development of virtual higher education, I’ll assess higher ed’s current interface with AI and what it portends for the future. Importantly, higher ed will need either to watch things happen or make them happen. EdUp Insights with Bill Pepicello is part of the EdUp Experience Podcast network.

    11 min

  2. JUN 2

    141. The Higher Education Cassandra

    In Greek mythology Cassandra was a Trojan princess who was bestowed the gift of prophecy by Apollo.  But after the two had a falling out, Apollo punished her with the curse that her prophecies would not be believed. In this episode I’ll look at several visionary innovations in higher education that were ignored, resisted and reviled for decades but eventually became widespread throughout the higher ed ecosystem.  EdUp Insights with Bill Pepicello is part of the EdUp Experience Podcast network.

    13 min

  3. MAY 19

    140. Sink or Swim

    Higher education has intentionally plunged into the choppy cultural waters that currently engulf American society and finds that it can’t swim.  Traditional funding mechanisms are becoming uncertain as social and political swells are creating a relentless undertow that higher ed must avoid.  Calls for curricular and infrastructure reforms have institutions scrambling to stay afloat or, in some cases, attempting to struggle against the currents of what increasingly appears to be an inevitable and imminent new era.  In this episode I’ll look for potential life preservers that might help keep higher ed buoyant as it looks for a way to survive rough seas. EdUp Insights with Bill Pepicello is part of the EdUp Experience Podcast network.

    13 min

  4. MAY 5

    139. The Degree Is What You Make It

    Research finds that associate and bachelor’s degree holders have similar growth in earnings right after graduation, but that the differences widen over time.  Accordingly, it has been posited that the longer out you look at growth in earnings, the better the impact of a degree can be determined. Raw numbers would appear to support the premise that the higher the degree, the greater the growth in earnings over time. But is this correlation or causation? That is, are there other factors, academic or otherwise, that affect longitudinal growth in earnings?  In fact, is it possible that the longer out you look at the earnings, the less a specific degree might be an impacting factor?  Tune in and check it out. EdUp Insights with Bill Pepicello is part of the EdUp Experience Podcast network.

    13 min

  5. APR 21

    138.  Dealing With Polarization

    There is growing concern that students do not come to higher education prepared to engage in constructive, civil discourse, nor is this proficiency sufficiently fostered in the higher education community. Politics and social issues have become personal matters in America, and higher education has allowed itself to be unduly influenced by polarizing external factors. The result is that bias is impeding the pursuit of knowledge.  In this episode I’ll ponder whether higher education is relinquishing its role as an impartial arbiter and how it can regain that prominence. EdUp Insights with Bill Pepicello is part of the EdUp Experience Podcast network.

    11 min

  6. APR 6

    137. Institutional Neutrality

    In an effort to recover from the blowback of having taken public positions on political and social issues, institutions of higher education are seeking refuge in the shelter of institutional neutrality.  By wading into the contentious fray of current events, institutions have learned the difference between being an impartial facilitator dedicated to fostering open discourse and an active advocate of specific political, social and moral issues.  Many have found the latter posture to be both uncomfortable and injurious. In this episode I’ll examine how institutional neutrality is faring and what the future may hold. EdUp Insights with Bill Pepicello is part of the EdUp Experience Podcast network.

    11 min

  7. MAR 31

    136. Higher Education’s New Clothes

    There is considerable angst being expressed about the impact that the new administration will have on higher education.  There is worry that the sector is being targeted in the executive orders that are flowing from Washington, as well as by state governments.  In this episode I’ll try to sort out some of the rhetoric from reality.  I’ll look at the evolving relationship of government to higher education and how higher ed might fare going forward.  And why none of it should come as a surprise. EdUp Insights with Bill Pepicello is part of the EdUp Experience Podcast network

    9 min

  8. MAR 17

    135.  Academic Freedom and Free Speech: Blurred Lines  

    Authority in higher education is a dicey issue. It has traditionally been assumed that faculty own the curriculum, protected by the principles of academic freedom that allow them the license to pursue controversial topics in teaching and research. This stands apart from the First Amendment right of free speech enjoyed by all American citizens. Recent actions by state boards of trustees and legislatures, most notably in Florida, have impacted the content and structure of general education curricula. Faculty have characterized this as an infringement of academic freedom. In this episode I’ll examine how ownership of the curriculum has become a political hotbed that blurs the line between academic freedom and freedom of speech. EdUp Insights with Bill Pepicello is part of the EdUp Experience Podcast network.

    13 min
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Drawing on 40 years of experience, Bill Pepicello will provide his perspective on higher education, providing historical context and commentary on current issues, including curriculum, learning modalities, business models, technology, the regulatory environment, and the evolution of higher education culture.

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  • Creator
    EdUp Insights
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    142
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © EdUp Insights
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    EdUp Insights

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