Podcast Bonus: How the Pandemic Gave IT a Seat at the Table

Campus Technology Insider Podcast

The Campus Technology Insider podcast explores current trends and issues impacting technology leaders in higher education. Listen in as Executive Editor Rhea Kelly chats with ed tech experts and practitioners about their work, ideas and experiences.

Bonus: How the Pandemic Gave IT a Seat at the Table

Jill Albin-Hill

Jill Albin-Hill

Recently, Campus Technology held our fall Distance Learning Summit — a virtual event focused on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education and how the technology decisions made today might carry over into the future. In this bonus episode of the podcast, I wanted to share the conversation I had with university CIOs Jill Albin-Hill and Paige Francis, from the summit session titled "How the Pandemic Gave IT a Seat at the Table." They talked about the role of IT in pandemic response planning, and how they've been able to fast-track IT projects, provide critical solutions to campus challenges, elevate the position of IT within institutional leadership, and more.

Paige Francis

Paige Francis

I should note – since this came from a webcast recording, the audio is not the best quality – but it was a great discussion and I really think it's worth a listen.

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Rhea Kelly is editor in chief for Campus Technology, THE Journal, and Spaces4Learning. She can be reached at [email protected].

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