How Higher Ed Can Actually Prepare Students for Work with Brandon Busteed of Edconic from Edtech Insiders

How Higher Ed Can Actually Prepare Students for Work with Brandon Busteed of Edconic

49 minutes Posted Nov 24, 2025 at 1:00 pm.

The power of work-integrated learning for long-term outcomes

How the education–workforce gap emerged

Why so few students get quality applied learning experiences

Debunking the liberal-arts vs. careerism divide

The internship shortage and rise of “derivative internships”

Edtech’s role in expanding work-based learning

How virtual and industry immersion programs reshape higher ed

Employers’ low confidence in graduate readiness

Faculty externships as a bridge between academia and industry

Co-designed learning between teachers and industry experts

AI as a translator between academic and career skills

Saxbys’ model of student-run campus businesses

Expanding student awareness of career paths beyond the “top 10”

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Send us Fan Mail Brandon Busteed is the CEO of Edconic and a nationally recognized leader in work-integrated learning. Formerly President of Kaplan University Partners and Head of Education & Workforce Development at Gallup, he has spent his career building bridges between higher education and industry through research, innovation, and large-scale partnerships. 💡 5 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode: Why work-integrated learning mattersWhy employers say grads aren’t work-readyWhy interns...

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