Hello everyone! My name is Ladek and my guest for this episode is Lisa Avery. Lisa is the President of Linn-Benton Community College in Western Oregon. In this ‘mechatronic’ conversation, Lisa and I talk about 00:00 › Start 4:29 › Welcome to Linn-Benton—Lisa introduces us to Linn–Benton Community College, what it means to be a community college today, and what a typical student is like and is looking for 8:00 › Community College Matters—We talk about the reality of community college today, what important roles they play, their differences with 4-year colleges and why learners choose them 18:20 › On The Rebound—Lisa discusses how the Pandemic affected community colleges, how they’re rebounding and ways they are using this moment to reflect and adapt 22:21 › Industry Partnerships—We discuss how learners navigate what community colleges have to offer, how partnerships work with industry and how this is all leveraged into higher wages and other educational opportunities 33:42 › Hugging AI… Not—Lisa talks about how AI products are being embraced (or not) by the community college system and its partners 39:05 › Social Mobility—We end our conversation around the topic of social mobility and why community colleges offer unique opportunities for learners to move up. Listen to AI experts cut through the noise in the AI in Learning Summit. Hundreds of hours of top-notch content: Check out eLearnMagazine.com/ai-in-learning-summit to get your free ticket