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High Ed Hangout

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Episodes

HEH 65: The Lost Episode

You thought you’d never hear another episode of HEH… WRONG! The “lost episode” was found after a hard drive cleanup, so here you go. It’s a rapid-fire question episode. It was originally recorded in January, 2021 so some of the topics are a bit dated. Rapid fire question a la Brenae Brown podcast

Oct 03, 20241 hr 6 min

HEH 64: Holiday High Ed Hangout

It’s a special holiday episode of High Ed Hangout (we have holiday beverages!). We jump right in with our favorite note-taking apps and then transition to our yearly tech (and non-tech) Christmas lists. What note-taking apps do you use? What is on your Christmas list this year? Non-tech list Anyone purchased a webcam? Do people... Read more »

Dec 24, 202055 min

HEH 63: Anti Climatic Lollypop Crunch… Ahhhh Shapiro

It’s been a while since we’ve met, so we spend some time talking pandemic and lock-down, and what the work environment will look like when this is all over. Then we move into tech and talk a bit about the new Apple M1 chips. Haircuts blah blah How has social isolation been for everyone? Will... Read more »

Dec 17, 202059 min

HEH 62: Haircuts, Apple, and Covid Tracking

We still live in Covid-land so we talk about haircuts, Covid trackers that our schools are using or building, and what it will look like to come back to campus. We also sprinkle in a bit of Apple to try and add a positive spin.

Nov 01, 202059 minEp. 62

HEH 61: Covid Doldrums and Man Buns

We’re still figuring out this quarantine thing. Many of us need a haircut! We go over reopening plans and talk through what other schools have announced before going into how we list areas of study and majors on our websites.

Jun 18, 20201 hr 8 min

HEH 60: How to Open After a Pandemic

Our various states are starting to open up and our schools are starting to discuss opening in the fall as well. What does that look like? Is it too soon? How do we make that happen?

May 20, 202056 min

HEH 59: High Ed Global Pandemic Edition

The global pandemic has just begun, and we’re all adjusting in different ways. We talk about how we’re handling things personally, and how our universities are handling things (via policy and technology).

May 07, 20201 hr 8 min

HEH 58: Mama See Cow Mama Show Cow Mama see-coo-sah

It’s the first HEH of 2020! Grand Valley State is moving to PHP, so we chat with Daniel about the best way to make that move. We also chat about hidden nav menus and UX decisions for a university homepage. GVSU wanted to switch to PHP (away from CF) and chatted with UALR about how... Read more »

Apr 06, 202058 min

HEH 57: High Ed Holiday Hangout (HEHH)

Happy holidays loyal HEH listeners. We have a holiday-themed episode for you. We ring in the holidays (all of them!) with festive beverages and the tech items on our own Christmas lists. HEHH to all! Holiday-themed drinks celebrating all the “holidays” What is on your holiday/Christmas list? Do we take care of projects over the... Read more »

Dec 23, 201942 min

HEH 56: 6 Months Later…

It’s been 6 months since you’ve heard from us… we’re back! In this episode, we’ll catch you up on what’s happened the past 6 months and take a look at the new WT.social.

Dec 09, 201959 min

HEH 55: Goodbye ColdFusion

We take a trip down memory lane to some old PBS shows and transition to GVSU’s choice to put ColdFusion out to pasture. We look at the positives and negatives to alternatives for them. Ken remembers the PBS Zoom intro song (1999 version) Zoom intro (1976) Daniel remembers PBS 3-2-1 Contact GVSU is changing away... Read more »

May 02, 201957 min

HEH 54: The Ominous Backtick Character

Daniel has a work emergency and joins us late. We take a look at our top podcast downloads and dig into details about Daniel’s plans for showing/hiding audience content on the UALR website.

Apr 24, 20191 hr 18 min

HEH 52: Ingesting Alcohol and the Gutenberg Controversy

The conversation starts with different (interesting… disgusting) ways to ingest alcohol. We chat a bit about new MacBooks before transitioning to conference that (Dave is speaking at a few. Daniel talks about his experience at WordCamp National, and we get into the recent WordPress controversy

Mar 25, 20191 hr 42 min

HEH 51: Poopin’ Balls

It’s been a while since we gathered to record, so we reminisce for a bit before talking about poop (in relation to Andre’s upcoming podcast “Oopsie Poopsie”). We hit on recent travels, and then before concluding quickly mention websites. Andrea’s podcast (Oopsie Poopsie) is coming soon… and so we talk about poop for a good... Read more »

Feb 26, 20191 hr 7 min

HEH 50: The Big 5-0!

Two of us have moved into a new house and one of us has returned from a vacation in Greece. We catch up a bit and chat about a WordPress conference and home networking equipment. It’s our 50th episode (gold is the gift to give us). Only one couple has ever made it to their... Read more »

Feb 13, 201952 min

HEH 49: #Nevernote

Beer + Yogurt = yuck, a report from WPCampus (project Gutenberg), and a discussion on WWDC updates. Does yogurt plus beer work? Is there a git for audio editing? Daniel and Ken going to WPCampus (schedule) WWDC Evernote Sucks! #nevernote New Zenbook Pro has a screen for a touch screen Ken is pushing VS Code... Read more »

Feb 04, 20191 hr 3 min

HEH 48: I’d Rather Mail Merge

We spend a lot of time going down the wormhole of old Tweets this episode, which leads us to all of our old internet posts (and some embarrassment).

Dec 10, 20181 hr 5 min

HEH 47: Tornado Warning

We share some of our favorite web tools again before tornado sirens go off in Iowa HighedWeb vs. Wp Campus Conference (Ken and maybe Daniel going) Google IO Extended local conferences Don’t say dub-dub-dub for “WWW” The semester is almost over. When does your school start? What’s your favorite new tool when it comes to... Read more »

Oct 04, 201844 min

HEH 46: Is Ron Bronson Presenting?

What’s the structure of our university systems? What are our favorite university websites? Academic logos vs athletic logos. Dave’s dog joins in on the conversation. How are your state universities structured? Iowa is in a Regent system (but 3 different independent universities) GVSU is totally independent, but funded by the state of MI UALR is... Read more »

Aug 29, 201856 min

HEH 45: Dan is Dunky

Dan has had a bit to drink tonight so we get to hear a few funny stories from him. Dave tells us about his trip to Austin for SXSW Edu. Ken has a New Mac Smell candle Dave went to SXSW Edu A lot about equality and movements First gen students or millennial and teachers... Read more »

Aug 16, 201851 min

HEH 44: What’s the Weather Like Down There?

Tonight we talk about how far back we support certain browsers, whether iOS will someday merge with MacOS, and list our favorite note-taking and weather apps. Audio Drive in Zencastr Dave will be at SXSW Edu next week (Dan will be in Jamaica) What’s new in Chrome? How far back do you support old browsers... Read more »

Jul 26, 201854 min

HEH 43: GD GDPR

Dan is drinking the best wine ever, Dave is moving, Daniel is going to Greece. Everything is going great… until GDPR hits. What is it? What are we doing about it? We end on a lighter note and talk about the shows we are watching. The best wine ever (from S. Africa) Diemersfontein Dave is... Read more »

Jul 10, 201851 min

HEH 42: The Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything

We talk about beers, dumplings, things-a-changin’ and bring back the Urban Dictionary Word of the Day. Beer (like usual) Dumplings (not like usual) How often do things change? The web changes quickly and regularly? What else changes? What keeps you coming back? University vs. corporate and the ability to explore Comes down to company culture... Read more »

Jun 20, 201858 min

HEH 41: The Search Search

The HEH dudes talk about what they got for the holidays, any new conference attendances and then dig in on a new site search tool for GVSU, who needs to move away from the Google Appliance. Google Home tricks and games Akinator What did we get for Christmas? Dan got a Nest Thermostat and a... Read more »

Apr 25, 20181 hr 2 min

HEH 40: If you sell alcohol… please sponsor us!

Dan got a new phone (cheap!), Dave got rid of Facebook, Daniel updated WordPress, Scott likes Reply All Podcast, Ken is scared of browser fingerprinting… and MORE! Dave deleted his FB account. There’s a place where FB shows you what it knows about you. Your Information > Your Categories Daniel just barely missed out on... Read more »

Apr 16, 20181 hr 4 min

HEH 39: Wet Nun Smell

This week’s chat is about security. Dave went to a conference and wants to disconnect and move to the woods. We mess with Ken’s new Google Home. Dan is just sort of with us this week due to some technical issues. Ken got a Google Home… so we played with that a bit. Dave went... Read more »

Apr 04, 201859 min

HEH 38: Pajama or Pa-jah-ma?

Should Daniel get an iPhone X? We all weigh in on his tech purchase. We also chat about the Digital Summit Conference, how the new GVSU Admissions app is going and password vaults – is the cloud safe for your passwords? Thoughts on the iPhone X VERY expensive for what? Daniel is going to get... Read more »

Mar 30, 20181 hr 14 min

HEH 37: Milking Nuts

Where does almond milk come from? We have a (maybe too in-depth) conversation to try to figure it out. We also chat about a bunch of other randomness including google tracking, home assistants (Google Home and Echo), and Dan’s upcoming Magic the Gathering event. A discussion on Almond (and various other) milks Dave got a... Read more »

Jan 24, 201852 min

HEH 36: Apps on Apps on Apps

We took an episode to talk about our tools a little while back. This time we take some time to talk about our favorite apps for our mobile devices (outside of the normal preinstalled ones). What are your favorite iOS or Android apps? What are you favorite smartphone apps? Kindle For (pleasure) reading Kindle Book... Read more »

Jan 10, 20181 hr 3 min
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