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Listed below are all the previous PCoOL talks held at Columbia University.</p></div> </div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_divider et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_divider_position_ et_pb_space"><div class="et_pb_divider_internal"></div></div><div class="et_pb_module et_pb_blog_0 et_pb_blog_grid_wrapper et_pb_bg_layout_light"> <div class="et_pb_blog_grid clearfix "> <div class="et_pb_ajax_pagination_container"> <div class="et_pb_salvattore_content" data-columns> <article id="post-3649" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_0 post-3649 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-announcements category-featured category-seminars"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://online.columbia.edu/announcements/boonthauloo-pcool/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" src="https://online.columbia.edu/files/2025/01/Loo-Boon-Thau_scaled-400x250.jpg" alt="A Conversation with Boon Thau Loo: A Six-Year Journey in Online Education–Insights from Penn Engineering Online" class="" srcset="https://online.columbia.edu/files/2025/01/Loo-Boon-Thau_scaled.jpg 479w, https://online.columbia.edu/files/2025/01/Loo-Boon-Thau_scaled-400x250.jpg 480w " sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://online.columbia.edu/announcements/boonthauloo-pcool/">A Conversation with Boon Thau Loo: A Six-Year Journey in Online Education–Insights from Penn Engineering Online</a> </h2> <p class="post-meta"><span class="published">Jan 24, 2025</span></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>On January 30, 2025, Professor Boon Thau Loo joined us to discuss the story behind the University of Pennsylvania’s transformative online learning initiatives. </p> </div></div> </article> <article id="post-3638" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_1 post-3638 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-announcements category-featured category-seminars"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://online.columbia.edu/announcements/rubenstein-pcool/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://online.columbia.edu/files/2024/06/Jeff-Rubenstein-Google-400x250.png" alt="A Conversation with Google’s Jeff Rubenstein: Thinking About the Value of AI in Higher Education" class="" srcset="https://online.columbia.edu/files/2024/06/Jeff-Rubenstein-Google.png 479w, https://online.columbia.edu/files/2024/06/Jeff-Rubenstein-Google-400x250.png 480w " sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://online.columbia.edu/announcements/rubenstein-pcool/">A Conversation with Google’s Jeff Rubenstein: Thinking About the Value of AI in Higher Education</a> </h2> <p class="post-meta"><span class="published">Jun 6, 2024</span></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>On March 14, 2024, Jeff Rubenstein, Education Cloud Product Manager at Google, joined us to discuss the ways in which AI can transform and bring value to education.</p> </div></div> </article> <article id="post-3627" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_2 post-3627 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-announcements category-featured category-seminars"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://online.columbia.edu/announcements/podolny-pcool/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://online.columbia.edu/files/2023/09/joel_podolny_headshot-400x250.jpg" alt="A Conversation with Joel Podolny: From Improving Content to Improving Engagement—20 Years of Lessons Learned" class="" srcset="https://online.columbia.edu/files/2023/09/joel_podolny_headshot.jpg 479w, https://online.columbia.edu/files/2023/09/joel_podolny_headshot-400x250.jpg 480w " sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://online.columbia.edu/announcements/podolny-pcool/">A Conversation with Joel Podolny: From Improving Content to Improving Engagement—20 Years of Lessons Learned</a> </h2> <p class="post-meta"><span class="published">Sep 12, 2023</span></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>On April 6, 2023 Joel Podolny shared his past experiences as Dean of the Yale School of Management and Dean of Apple University and how they helped shape the vision for the digital platform of the company that he leads today, Honor Education.</p> </div></div> </article> <article id="post-3564" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_3 post-3564 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-announcements category-featured category-seminars"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://online.columbia.edu/announcements/wiley-pcool/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://online.columbia.edu/files/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-03-10-at-3.49.14-PM-400x250.png" alt="Key Trends Shaping Higher Ed: A Conversation with Todd Zipper" class="" srcset="https://online.columbia.edu/files/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-03-10-at-3.49.14-PM.png 479w, https://online.columbia.edu/files/2022/03/Screen-Shot-2022-03-10-at-3.49.14-PM-400x250.png 480w " sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://online.columbia.edu/announcements/wiley-pcool/">Key Trends Shaping Higher Ed: A Conversation with Todd Zipper</a> </h2> <p class="post-meta"><span class="published">Mar 10, 2022</span></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>On November 15th, President of Wiley Education Services Todd Zipper discussed five trends in higher education to study and adapt during this pivotal time for universities, including education as a benefit, alternative educational institutions, and the rise of the mega-nonprofit.</p> </div></div> </article> <article id="post-3529" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_4 post-3529 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-announcements category-featured category-seminars"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://online.columbia.edu/announcements/purdue-global-pcool/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://online.columbia.edu/files/2021/04/Screen-Shot-2021-10-11-at-4.12.05-PM-400x250.png" alt="Innovative Online Education for All: A Conversation with Purdue University Global" class="" srcset="https://online.columbia.edu/files/2021/04/Screen-Shot-2021-10-11-at-4.12.05-PM.png 479w, https://online.columbia.edu/files/2021/04/Screen-Shot-2021-10-11-at-4.12.05-PM-400x250.png 480w " sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://online.columbia.edu/announcements/purdue-global-pcool/">Innovative Online Education for All: A Conversation with Purdue University Global</a> </h2> <p class="post-meta"><span class="published">Apr 11, 2021</span></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>On January 7th 2021, the Chancellor and the Provost of Purdue University Global joined us via videoconference to discuss how they are building and providing greater access to affordable, high-quality, world-class online education.</p> </div></div> </article> <article id="post-3192" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_5 post-3192 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-announcements category-featured category-seminars"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://online.columbia.edu/announcements/edx-pcool/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://online.columbia.edu/files/2020/05/Anant-Portrait-1-1-400x250.jpg" alt="Online Education in the New Normal with Anant Agarwal, edX CEO" class="" srcset="https://online.columbia.edu/files/2020/05/Anant-Portrait-1-1.jpg 479w, https://online.columbia.edu/files/2020/05/Anant-Portrait-1-1-400x250.jpg 480w " sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://online.columbia.edu/announcements/edx-pcool/">Online Education in the New Normal with Anant Agarwal, edX CEO</a> </h2> <p class="post-meta"><span class="published">May 20, 2020</span></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>On April 28, 2020, edX CEO and MIT Professor, Anant Agarwal, reflected on online education in the new normal of COVID-19. He discussed what has already changed and what will change in the coming months, and shared insights around how this both impacts and expedites his vision for the future of modular education.</p> </div></div> </article> <article id="post-3173" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_6 post-3173 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-announcements category-featured category-seminars"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://online.columbia.edu/announcements/openclassrooms-pcool/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://online.columbia.edu/files/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2020-02-24-at-5.43.43-PM-400x250.png" alt="Addressing the Skills Shortage at Scale" class="" srcset="https://online.columbia.edu/files/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2020-02-24-at-5.43.43-PM.png 479w, https://online.columbia.edu/files/2020/02/Screen-Shot-2020-02-24-at-5.43.43-PM-400x250.png 480w " sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://online.columbia.edu/announcements/openclassrooms-pcool/">Addressing the Skills Shortage at Scale</a> </h2> <p class="post-meta"><span class="published">Feb 24, 2020</span></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>On January 31st, Pierre Dubuc, co-founder and CEO of OpenClassrooms, discussed OpenClassroom’s mission to make quality education and career advancement more accessible and affordable.</p> </div></div> </article> <article id="post-3148" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_7 post-3148 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-announcements category-featured category-seminars"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://online.columbia.edu/announcements/2u-online-education/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://online.columbia.edu/files/2019/11/Image-11-13-19-at-12.33-PM-1-400x250.jpg" alt="2U and the Future of Online Education" class="" srcset="https://online.columbia.edu/files/2019/11/Image-11-13-19-at-12.33-PM-1.jpg 479w, https://online.columbia.edu/files/2019/11/Image-11-13-19-at-12.33-PM-1-400x250.jpg 480w " sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://online.columbia.edu/announcements/2u-online-education/">2U and the Future of Online Education</a> </h2> <p class="post-meta"><span class="published">Nov 13, 2019</span></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>On October 17th, 2019, Chip Paucek, co-founder and CEO of 2U, Inc., discussed 2U’s vision for online education and the future of higher education, as part of the Provost’s Conversations on Online Learning series.</p> </div></div> </article> <article id="post-3044" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_8 post-3044 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-announcements category-featured category-seminars"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://online.columbia.edu/announcements/online-learning-upenn/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://online.columbia.edu/files/2019/04/noralewis-1eujg50-400x250.jpg" alt="Online Learning Initiatives at UPenn" class="" srcset="https://online.columbia.edu/files/2019/04/noralewis-1eujg50.jpg 479w, https://online.columbia.edu/files/2019/04/noralewis-1eujg50-400x250.jpg 480w " sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div> <h2 class="entry-title"> <a href="https://online.columbia.edu/announcements/online-learning-upenn/">Online Learning Initiatives at UPenn</a> </h2> <p class="post-meta"><span class="published">Apr 12, 2019</span></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>On February 26th, 2019, Nora Lewis, Vice Dean for Professional and Liberal Education at the University of Pennsylvania, led a conversation on online learning initiatives at UPenn, including an overview of their fully online Bachelor's program.</p> </div></div> </article> <article id="post-2977" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_9 post-2977 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-announcements category-featured category-seminars"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://online.columbia.edu/announcements/beyond-the-campus-walls/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" src="https://online.columbia.edu/files/2018/10/Screen-Shot-2018-10-22-at-9.48.16-AM-16u1hwr-400x250.png" alt="Beyond the Campus Walls" class="" srcset="https://online.columbia.edu/files/2018/10/Screen-Shot-2018-10-22-at-9.48.16-AM-16u1hwr.png 479w, https://online.columbia.edu/files/2018/10/Screen-Shot-2018-10-22-at-9.48.16-AM-16u1hwr-400x250.png 480w " sizes="(max-width:479px) 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