{"podcast":{"title":"The Higher Ed Geek Podcast","slug":"the-higher-ed-geek-podcast-1126176","podcast_index_feed_id":1126176,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/doLZc_ov","website_url":"http://higheredgeek.com/podcast","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/6ad2ccee-cab7-4e69-b49f-f9a0930c47aa/d0c8f2cb-6798-4b1e-aa3d-930475bb2c8f/3000x3000/the-20higher-20ed-20geek-20-202025-20update.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Enrollify","episode_count":430,"summary":"The Higher Ed Geek Podcast explores the impact of edtech on the student experience by speaking with diverse leaders from institutions, companies, and nonprofit organizations. Each week we aim to provide an engaging, fun, and relevant dose of professional development that honors the wide range of work happening all across the higher ed ecosystem. Come geek out with us! The Higher Ed Geek Podcast is hosted by Dustin Ramsdell and is a proud member of the Enrollify Podcast Network.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-26T16:23:05.437627+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-higher-ed-geek-podcast-1126176"},"episode":{"title":"Live from ASU+GSV with Sara Leoni","slug":"live-from-asu-gsv-with-sara-leoni","published_at":"2026-04-30T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-higher-ed-geek-podcast-1126176/live-from-asu-gsv-with-sara-leoni","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-higher-ed-geek-podcast-1126176","url":"http://higheredgeek.com/podcast","audio_url":"https://afp-232483-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/fb612789-3126-4c18-a9af-51b679db73e3/episodes/c64aaf96-7bcc-41c2-a14f-8ecf1f96f194/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=fb612789-3126-4c18-a9af-51b679db73e3&awEpisodeId=c64aaf96-7bcc-41c2-a14f-8ecf1f96f194&feed=doLZc_ov","summary":"In this bonus episode recorded live at the ASU+GSV summit in San Diego, we spoke with Sara Leoni* of Ziplines Education about how higher education institutions can stay relevant in a rapidly changing skills landscape. They explore the growing importance of non-credit, career-aligned programs—especially in areas like AI—and how partnerships can help institutions deliver timely, workforce-ready training at scale. The conversation highlights the role of continuing education as a strategic asset, the rise of lifelong learning, and why institutions must balance traditional degree programs with more flexible, industry-driven offerings to meet evolving learner and employer needs. *There was a slight audio recording issue that cut the conversation short at the end, so we want to apologize for that hiccup. We nevertheless wanted to make sure we shared this discussion since the majority of the content was still intact.","meta_description":"In this bonus episode recorded live at the ASU+GSV summit in San Diego, we spoke with Sara Leoni* of Ziplines Education about how higher education institu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1216,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-higher-ed-geek-podcast-1126176/episodes/live-from-asu-gsv-with-sara-leoni/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-higher-ed-geek-podcast-1126176/live-from-asu-gsv-with-sara-leoni.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}