Overview

February 11
11AM PT, 2PM ET

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As hybrid learning becomes a permanent part of higher education, institutions must ensure technology supports equity, engagement and collaboration.

Join us for an insightful session on how today’s intelligent collaboration solutions are helping campuses create more inclusive, student-centered learning environments. From lecture halls to meeting rooms, see how higher ed leaders are leveraging smart video and room technologies to enhance student outcomes, faculty connection and cross-campus collaboration.

In this session, we’ll cover:

  • Real-world use cases of video solutions in hybrid learning environments
  • How smart collaboration tools foster equity, accessibility and engagement
  • Strategies for enhancing faculty-student interaction and cross-campus communication
  • Lessons learned from higher ed leaders building modern, flexible learning ecosystems

Whether you're evolving your campus tech strategy or optimizing hybrid learning spaces, this session will give you ideas — and inspiration — for what’s next.

Speakers

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Dan Gohl

Chief Technology & Strategy Officer for US SLED, HP Inc.

Daniel Gohl joined HP Inc. as Head of US Education Strategy in September 2022. He brings three decades of partnering for success through innovation with students and educators from pre-kindergarten through post-graduate studies. Daniel has deep knowledge and extensive experience in teaching, education management, and educational policy at the local, state, and national level. He is committed to helping communities, and the institutions serving them, ensure that education is contemporary, challenging, and continuous. Dan was raised in the Mid-Hudson Valley region of New York and currently lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with his wife and three children.

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Lance Ford

Zoom Rooms Educator/Teacher

Dr Ford is a Zoom Rooms Educator/Teacher. Lance has been a classroom teacher for over 30 years. As a Zoom Room Educator, Lance has had the opportunity to train over 5k teachers from Afghanistan to Australia and Canada to Brazil in the effective implementation of video technologies into the classroom. He completed his PhD in Educational Administration, Curriculum and Supervision in 2009 from OU. Although he has been teaching synchronous remote video for over 20 years, Lance's focus is not the technology. Instead he focused on how tools become transparent conduit for authentic engagement regardless of geo-location.

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Jim Jorstad — Moderator

Senior Fellow, Center for Digital Government

Jim Jorstad is Senior Fellow for the Center for Digital Education and the Center for Digital Government. He is a retired emeritus interim CIO and Cyber Security Designee for the Chancellor’s Office at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. He served in leadership roles as director of IT client services, academic technologies and media services, providing services to over 1,500 staff and 10,000 students. Jim has experience in IT operations, teaching and learning, and social media strategy. His work has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Forbes and NPR, and he is a recipient of the 2013 CNN iReport Spirit Award. Jim is an EDUCAUSE Leading Change Fellow and was chosen as one of the Top 30 Media Producers in the U.S.