Friday 10th November 2017

#91 – Award-Winning Heidi Fraser-Krauss, Director of Information Services, University of York

This week I’m in conversation with Heidi Fraser-Krauss, Director of Information Services at the University of York and recent winner of CIO of the Year at Computing’s Women in IT Excellence Awards. This is is our second of three recordings from Ovum’s Future Edtech event focused on innovation in the higher education sector.

Episode #91 covers everything from changes in management techniques, to working in the cloud, to resource recommendations to keep motivated working in education and tech. Heidi talks about challenges as the Director of Information, the resources and people that have made an impact on her, and even puts out a message to the tech companies that may want to work with her.

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What’s in this episode?

Message from this week’s episode sponsors Qatar Foundation International Class Central and Ed Academy
Sophie Bailey introduction
1:1 interview with
Heidi Fraser-Krauss, Director of Information Services at the University of York
Sophie Bailey Outro

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Thank you to this week’s sponsors:

Qatar Foundation International (QFI), LLC, is a U.S.-based member of Qatar Foundation (QF). QFI operates as both a grant-making organization, and a convener of thought leaders on issues related to global and international education, open education and education technologies as they intersect with the three core QFI programmatic areas: Arabic language and Arab culture, STE{A}M (STEM plus the Arts), and Youth Engagement.

Go to: http://www.qfi.org/

This week’s episode is brought to you by Ed Academy.

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