This week we hear from Ji Seon Lee, Associate Dean of the Graduate School of Social Service at Fordham University and a 2022 APL nextED Women Leading in Academics Award recipient. She will begin her new position as Associate Provost of Faculty Affairs at Fordham University July 1, 2022.

Ji Seon spoke with Kathleen Gibson, APL nextED CEO and Founder, and shared valuable lessons learned this past year, her approach to the transitions occurring in higher education, and ways to gain a deeper understanding of the needs of both faculty and learners.

Visit aplnexted.com/2022-Award to learn more about the Outstanding Women Leading in Academics Award.

APL nextED is pleased to bring you the APL nextED Mini-Pod, where for a few minutes each week, academic leaders will share insights and perspectives on the most important issues and opportunities facing academic teams.

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In this week on the APL nextED Mini-Pod, Holly Dowling, global keynote speaker and inspirational thought leader, shares her insight on how to overcome daily challenges to be the best and most joyful version of yourself.

Engaging with thought leaders outside of your academic field can be difficult, especially when balancing personal and professional demands. Through her years of work, Holly has developed several ways to help leaders incorporate joy into their lives and work while encouraging others to do the same. Through simple and quick methods, Holly shares how to find your joy, conquer fear, and encounter growth within yourself and the world around you. 

Learn how you can begin to incorporate more of what you love into your work life and begin to experience more daily joy. 

APL nextED is pleased to bring you the APL nextED Mini-Pod, where for a few minutes each week, academic leaders will share insights and perspectives on the most important issues and opportunities facing academic teams.

Visit aplnexted.com/podcast to learn more about this week's guest, view video interviews and access the full list of APL nextED Mini-Pod episodes.

This week on the APL nextED Mini-Pod, Morgan Johnson, Vice President of Faculty Affairs at the University of Arizona Global Campus, dives into the growth that Centers for Teaching and Learning are experiencing and how this expansion will impact campuses in the future.

How does an institution tie its mission, vision, and other initiatives into the classroom while still providing its students with the best possible education? Restructuring the approach to course development is one of the many possible solutions moving toward the future. Johnson and her staff are continually looking for ways to expand the effectiveness and impact of their Center’s resources for faculty and increase student experience. 

Listen to learn the ways that the University of Arizona Global Campus is leading the way in online pedagogy, andragogy and faculty resources. 

APL nextED is pleased to bring you the APL nextED Mini-Pod, where for a few minutes each week, academic leaders will share insights and perspectives on the most important issues and opportunities facing academic teams.

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This week on the APL nextED Mini-Pod, Dr. Patti Pelletier, the Senior Director of the Learning & Leadership Community at Purdue University Global, provides insights into the resources that the Center for Teaching and Learning provides to the Purdue community. 

COVID-19 sent most campuses into a tailspin, suddenly needing to teach students, faculty and staff how to function in an online learning environment. For campuses like Purdue University Global, much of the past 18 months has continued to be mostly business as usual. Many would agree that taking courses online during the pandemic brought some overdue attention to the fragmented technology and digital delivery models at thousands of universities. There’s much to learn from online models that have excelled in teaching and learning in a remote environment. Dr. Pelletier and her team at Purdue University Global acknowledge that faculty play a significant role in a successful online experience. Dr. Pelletier’s team continuously creates resources to support online teaching, learning, and hybrid work environments as technology, demographics and needs change. 

Listen to learn more about the ways that Purdue University Global is helping their community succeed inside and outside of the classroom. 

APL nextED is pleased to bring you the APL nextED Mini-Pod, where for a few minutes each week, academic leaders will share insights and perspectives on the most important issues and opportunities facing academic teams.

Visit aplnexted.com/podcast to learn more about this week's guest, view video interviews and access the full list of APL nextED Mini-Pod episodes.

This week on the APL nextED Mini-Pod Dr. Jennifer Maney, Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) at Marquette University, shares how she connects faculty with the institution’s mission and how she helps encourage whole-person support within her work.

Building cross-disciplinary relationships between faculty is a continual focus of college and university administrators, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. To help create these relationships at Marquette University, Dr. Maney leaned into their institutional mission. Through the CTL’s creation of several clubs and resources, faculty were able to connect across disciplines to share knowledge, hobbies, ways to support each other and their students, and much more. 

Hear the methods that Dr. Maney and her team used to bring together a campus community that continues to thrive.

APL nextED is pleased to bring you the APL nextED Mini-Pod, where for a few minutes each week, academic leaders will share insights and perspectives on the most important issues and opportunities facing academic teams.

Visit aplnexted.com/podcast to learn more about this week's guest, view video interviews and access the full list of APL nextED Mini-Pod episodes.

This week on the APL nextED Mini-Pod, Herzing University President Renée Herzing talks about the ways leadership can support and shepherd both traditional and nontraditional learners along the path towards degree completion. 

How do institutions adapt to ever-changing learner demographics? Herzing University believes part of the key is meeting students where they are. Herzing began serving students in 1965 and launched their online campus in 2003 to provide support and more accessible learning opportunities to nontraditional students. As a former online learner, President Herzing uses her experience to continually advocate for the growth of the institution to support all students. 

Hear how President Herzing is continuing the University’s focus on innovation and empathetic leadership for holistic support of their students.

APL nextED is pleased to bring you the APL nextED Mini-Pod, where for a few minutes each week, academic leaders will share insights and perspectives on the most important issues and opportunities facing academic teams.

Visit aplnexted.com/podcast to learn more about this week's guest, view video interviews and access the full list of APL nextED Mini-Pod episodes.