Leading Higher Education into the Future with Steve Whitehead

Production team:

Host : Maria Xenidou

Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian

Introduction Voice: David Bourne

Contact us:

[email protected]

Music credits:

Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals

Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks

Where to find Steve Whitehead:

LinkedIn

Cal U

Twitter @dr_whitehead

Mentioned in this episode:

California University

Paul Tough - The years that matter most

Career and Professional Development Center of California University

Digital Promise

Maya Design

Human Centered Design:

Why Human-Centered Design Matters?

LUMA institute:

Training in Human-Centered Design

Listen to this episode and explore:

Steve’s childhood: learning to bake with his mother and the big challenges at school (3:35)

The long journey towards a Bachelor’s degree and the forks in the road (6:32)

How his life and school experiences led him to fall in love with science and problem solving (11:55)

Joining the faculty at California University in Pennsylvania (14:43)

Reflections on credentials vs. real-life experiences? (16:07)

Skills repurposed: leadership, curiosity and learning from failures (18:00)

The desire to make a bigger impact: why Steve decided to work as an administrator (25:57)

Innovations in the classroom: Digital Promise & Human-Centered Design (31:50)

The importance of serving the students (36:36)

How higher education is evolving through online-learning and student’s preferences (38:27)

Making universities trusted spheres of learning within their communities as a way to stay competitive (42:48)

The value of higher education (51:38)

The impact of technology on education (54:40)

The change Steve wants to bring to rural education (56:29)