Engaged By Design

Leading Change from Within: Scaling Student-Centered Innovation with Lori Carrell — Part 2

How do you lead meaningful change in higher education without letting turf wars, tradition, or institutional complexity stop the work? In Part 2 of our conversation with

Rethinking the Four-Year Degree: The Story Behind College-in-3 with Chancellor Lori Carrell — Part 1

Why does a bachelor’s degree need to take four years and 120 credits? More importantly, what would happen if colleges started with the learning outcomes students actually

One Size Fits No One: Making Virtual Student Services Work with Mikayla Middleton

How do you make specialized student services work virtually—and how do you know they’re actually making a difference? In part two of our conversation with Mikayla Middle

Borrowing Belief: Expanding Access to Special Education with Mikayla Middleton

Mikayla Middleton’s path into education began with a love of teaching and a desire to help people who learn differently. Today, as Director of Ohana Student Services, she

The Rio Salado Model: How Dual Enrollment Changes Lives | Dr. EJ Anderson, Part 2

What does it take to move dual enrollment from simply offering college classes to truly helping students build a pathway toward their future? In part two of our conversa

Why Dual Enrollment Is Growing So Fast | Dr. EJ Anderson, Part 1

Dual enrollment has become one of the fastest-growing areas of higher education, but building a successful program takes much more than simply offering college credit in

Reinventing the Bachelor's Degree | BYU-Pathway Worldwide, Part 2

Why does a bachelor's degree require 120 credits? And what happens when an institution asks whether those credits actually represent the learning students need? In

Talent Is Everywhere. Opportunity Is Not. | BYU-Pathway Worldwide, Part 1

What would higher education look like if it were designed from the beginning for students who need education to be affordable, flexible, relevant, and immediately useful?

Building Future Cybersecurity Leaders with Dr. Ken Williams (Part 3)

What does it take to build a nationally competitive cybersecurity program from the ground up? Dr. Ken Williams knows firsthand. In the final episode of this series, Ken

Why AI Won't Replace Cybersecurity Professionals - with Dr. Ken Williams (Part 2)

Artificial intelligence is transforming cybersecurity, but it isn't replacing cybersecurity professionals. It's making their work even more essential. In Part

From Battlefield to Classroom: Dr. Ken Williams' Journey (Part 1)

What does military communications in the Gulf War have to do with educating tomorrow's cybersecurity professionals? Quite a lot. In Part 1 of this conversation, Ve

Leading Faculty Through Change with Dr. Kimberly Jacobs (Part 2)

How do you help educators adapt, grow, and thrive in a rapidly changing world? In Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Kimberly Jacobs, we explore lessons learned from de

The Heart of a Teacher: Dr. Kim Jacobs' Journey Through Education (Part 1)

What does a lifetime devoted to teaching look like? In Part 1 of our conversation with Dr. Kimberly Jacobs, we explore her remarkable journey from aspiring classroom tea

Human Leadership in an AI World: Why It Matters More Than Ever with Jenny Douglas (Part 3)

As technology accelerates, what becomes more important, not less, in leadership? In this final part of our conversation with Dr. Jennifer Douglas, we explore the human s

20 Apps Running in the Background: Managing Stress as a Leader - with Jenny Douglas (Part 2)

What if the biggest challenge in leadership isn’t strategy, but managing yourself? In Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Jennifer Douglas, we shift from external leader

Clear Thinking, Clear Leadership: How Writing Shapes the Way We Lead - with Dr. Jenny Douglas (Part 1)

What shapes a leader long before they ever step into a leadership role? In this first part of our conversation with Dr. Jennifer “Jenny” Douglas, we explore the formativ

Overcoming the Overwhelm of UDL with Michelle Patterson - Part 2

UDL often comes with a sense of pressure: more to do, more to build, more to manage. In Part 2, Michelle Patterson helps us move past that overwhelm by reframing UDL as

Designing for the Range, Not the Average with Michelle Patterson - Part 1

What if the biggest limitation in our course design is the idea of the “average learner”? In this episode, Michael Cottam sits down with Michelle Patterson to explore Un

Three-Year Degrees, AI, and the Future of Higher Education (Part 2)

In part two of our conversation with President Bruce Kusch of Ensign College, we explore Ensign College’s groundbreaking move to three-year bachelor’s degrees and what th

Capable and Trusted: The Ensign College Transformation Story (Part 1)

In part one of our conversation with President Bruce Kusch of Ensign College, we explore the remarkable transformation of the institution formerly known as LDS Business C