Engaged By Design

About Engaged By Design

Exploring innovation trends in learning, design, leadership, and change management in higher education. Experienced, successful leaders who have been there, done that, and own the t-shirt share perspectives and lessons learned from more than two decades of online learning and student success.Other Podcast Providers:Amazon: https://www.audible.com/podcast/Engaged-By-Design/B0DB9GZV7F?source_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdpiHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-engaged-by-design-283650488/Podchaser: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/engaged-by-design-6102170

Publisher

Dr. Michael Cottam and Dr. Vernon Smith

Category

business · education · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 May 2025

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

72 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   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 need and designed backward from there? In Part 1 of our conversation with Dr. Lori Carrell, Chancellor of the University of Minnesota Rochester and co-founder of the College-in-3 Exchange, we explore the origins of a national movement to rethink the structure of the bachelor’s degree. Lori traces her own path from a curious ...

2. 

   29 Sept 2026

   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 Middleton, Director of Ohana Student Services, we explore how Ohana matches providers to student needs and strengths, works with schools and families, tracks student progress, and responds to shortages of specialized professionals. Mikayla also shares powerful examples of relationships built across distance, including a virtual spec...

3. 

   22 Sept 2026

   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 helps schools expand access to specialized services through a virtual model. In this first part of our conversation, Mikayla talks with Michael Cottam and Vernon Smith about her journey from special education teacher to virtual education leader, the role of IEPs, the challenges schools face in providing specialized services,...

Who has been a guest on Engaged By Design

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Brian Ashton
• Boyd Baggett
• Ken Williams
• Dr Ken Williams
• Kimberly Jacobs

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 50 / 100

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Quality

87

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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