Top of Mind with Tambellini Group
Keep pace with ever-changing education technologies. With insights and ideas from higher education executives, Top of Mind with Tambellini Group explores the people and technology innovations shaping the future of learning. New episodes monthly.
Episodes
62 episodes
Higher Education Mergers and Acquisitions
The pace of mergers and acquisitions has rapidly accelerated in higher education in recent years as institutions adapt to a changing market. But what happens behind the scenes when two institutions decide to join forces?Northeastern Univ...
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Season 6
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Episode 62
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45:18
Making Technology Career Transitions
When is the right time for an IT leader to move on to a new role at a new institution? How much should location matter versus potential for career growth? Aisha Jackson answers these questions and shares insights from her experience navigating ...
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Season 6
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Episode 61
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43:13
Strategies for Overcoming IT Hiring Challenges
As the Director of Enterprise Software Systems at Montgomery County Community College in Pennsylvania, Mary Beaver is a paragon of success in building and retaining a high-performing IT team. In fact, the CRM system she and her team of MCCC alu...
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Season 6
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Episode 60
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40:25
The Unicorn CIO: Combining IT and Instructional Design Expertise
A CIO with academic technology expertise is a rare yet valuable asset to any institution. With a PhD in instructional design, Dr. Patricia Kahn, CIO at College of Staten Island-CUNY, is one of those IT unicorns. In our latest Top o...
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Season 6
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Episode 59
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43:13
Digital Accessibility: What’s Next for Higher Ed?
While there isn’t one single definition of digital accessibility that applies to all higher education institutions, there are guiding principles that all should follow. Our Top of Mind guest this month, Brian Fodrey, Carnegie Mellon University’...
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Season 6
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Episode 58
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36:52
ChatGPT on Campus: How AI Tools are Changing Teaching and Learning
It’s no secret that the adoption of AI tools in higher education is growing by the day, and ChatGPT is leading the pack. Our Top of Mind guest this month, Dr. Lin Lin Lipsmeyer, Chair of the Department of Teaching and Learning at the S...
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Season 6
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Episode 57
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51:30
Looking Back and Planning Forward: 2022 Technology Trends and Predictions for 2023
Vicki Tambellini, President and CEO of Tambellini Group, kicks off the new year with her annual take on the top technology trends for 2022, along with her predictions of the drivers that will have the biggest impact on the higher education mark...
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Season 6
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Episode 56
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41:45
Harnessing Cloud Computing to Accelerate Scientific Research with Noora Siddiqui, Cloud Engineer, Baylor College of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine’s Human Genome Sequencing Center is at the forefront of leveraging scientific research for the cloud, and self-taught Cloud Engineer Noora Siddiqui is largely responsible for leading this progress. Noora joins the
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Season 5
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Episode 55
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36:10
The Magic of Hyperautomation
To realize the benefits of hyperautomation, the University of South Florida (USF) identified three crucial factors for success: an agile mindset, investing with the right partners, and a willingness to experiment with new technologies. Alice We...
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Season 5
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Episode 54
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39:18
The Technology ‘Taste Test’
Oral Roberts University (ORU) has one technological focus: to be the best campus for 21st-century students. Why? Because the student is worth it. Michael Mathews, CIO and Vice President of Global Learning and Innovation at ORU, joins the Octobe...
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Season 5
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Episode 53
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38:21
Going Fast Without Breaking Things: Balancing the “Need for Speed” with Intentional Digital Transformation Strategy
How does your institution measure intention? In the September installment of Tambellini Group’s Top of Mind podcast series, Sharon Pitt, CIO and Vice President of Information Technology at the University of Delaware (UD), joins the conversation...
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Season 5
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Episode 52
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30:13
Building Digital Trust on Campus
How does your institution define digital trust? In the August installment of Tambellini Group’s Top of Mind podcast series, Dr. Donna Kidwell, CISO and Chief Digital Trust Officer at Arizona State University (ASU), joins the conversation to off...
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Season 5
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Episode 51
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32:59
Modernizing Technology to Eliminate Pain Points for Students, Faculty, and Staff
For this month’s episode, Kathy Lueckeman joins the Top of Mind family. A tech leader within her own right, Kathy most recently served as chief strategy officer at Olivet Nazarene University (ONU). After completely transforming ONU int...
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Season 5
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Episode 50
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45:03
The Role of the Chief Transformation Officer
What does a Chief Transformation Officer do? This leadership position can take on many forms depending on the institution, but one thing is for sure: it is never strictly about “technology.” In this Top of Mind episode, Kristophyre McC...
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Season 5
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Episode 49
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46:11
Part 2: The Power and Benefits of Blockchain Technology in Higher Education
Blockchain technology (blockchain) has a growing influence on higher ed. An institution that is well on its way to becoming the first blockchain university and knows this better than any other is Maryville University. In part two of this To...
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Season 5
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Episode 48
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41:26
Part 1: The Power and Benefits of Blockchain Technology in Higher Education
Blockchain technology (blockchain) has a growing influence on higher education. An institution that is well on its way to becoming the first blockchain university and knows this better than any other is Maryville University. In this Top of ...
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Season 5
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Episode 47
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45:15
The Power and Value of Building a Comprehensive Learner Record
Is a transcript the best way to truly reflect a student's academic learning experience? Temple University’s registrar Bhavesh Bambhrolia believes that while the traditional transcript is safe and secure, it is limiting in communicating a studen...
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Season 5
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Episode 46
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29:35
Technology Trends and Predictions for 2022
Vicki Tambellini, President and CEO of Tambellini Group kicks off this year’s Top of Mind podcast series. The current state of higher education, although hard to generalize, is very much institution-dependent. However, one universal fa...
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Season 5
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Episode 45
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1:05:02
The Jazz Musician as CIO: Creativity in IT Leadership
Jazz musician and CIO for the Georgia Tech Foundation, Dwight Dozier, joins the Top of Mind podcast family this month to discuss creativity in leadership. Describing his role as more relational than transactional, Dwight, whose focus i...
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Season 4
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Episode 44
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32:45
NASA to Academe: Serving the Mission as CIO
"Whether it's at NASA or a university system level job, a CIO wants to be able to expand the scope of our technology and systems to impact the largest number of people." In this month's Top of Mind Podcast, host Elizabeth Farrell is jo...
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Season 4
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Episode 43
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37:42
From Butler to Enabler: How IT Services Empower Teaching and Learning
It is no argument that modernizing at any institution is a learning curve. In this month's Top of Mind podcast episode: "From Butler to Enabler: How IT Services Empower Teaching and Learning," Alison Robinson, associate vice president ...
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Season 4
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Episode 42
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29:04
Keeping it Personal: Technology and the Student Experience
The definition of student experience is an ever-changing one. As technology advances, students’ expectations shift to newly introduced possibilities. Inevitably, this affects student experience. However, what’s important to consider is whether ...
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Season 4
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Episode 41
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38:12
Modernizing CRMs for Student Success
Just like on-campus students, remote learners expect a quality student experience from their higher ed institution. Providing a quality experience coincides with modernizing and simplifying virtual services, yet the work toward this can not be ...
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Season 4
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Episode 40
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31:00
Pandemic Protocol: Realizations and Innovations at Colby College
The COVID-19 Pandemic expedited the timeline for technological modernizations at many institutions. As the fall semester approaches, a new normal is expected. Institutions are reflecting on what they learned and deciding which new adopted pract...
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Season 4
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Episode 39
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26:50
Pandemic Protocol: The Role of Institutional Technology Leaders and Teams
As higher education institutions continue to roll out vaccination and testing protocols that will be applied going forward, the role of technology (and campus tech leaders) is central to making these new requirements work. In this Top of Mind P...
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Season 4
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Episode 38
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23:20