Morgan EdTech Strategies
Morgan EdTech Strategies
Helping higher education turn online learning and student success into sustainable practice.
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Morgan EdTech Strategies partners with colleges, universities, vendors and investors to design and implement strategic and practical approaches to student success, online learning, and technology-enabled change.
Led by Glenda Morgan, a higher education analyst and consultant with more than 25 years of experience in student success, online learning, and institutional change.
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About Glenda Morgan.
Morgan (she goes by her last name) is a higher education analyst, consultant, and researcher with more than 25 years of experience working in and with colleges, universities, and systems in the United States and internationally. Her work focuses on student success, online learning, educational technology, and institutional change.
Morgan began her career in institutional roles, leading large-scale initiatives at organizations including the University of Wisconsin System, the California State University Office of the Chancellor, and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. In these roles, she worked closely with faculty, advisors, instructional designers, IT leaders, and senior administrators to design and implement student-facing systems and services.
Over the past decade, Morgan has worked primarily as an independent analyst and consultant and as an analyst at the global research and advisory firm Gartner. She currently runs her solo practice Morgan EdTech Strategies as well as working with Phil Hill & Associates. She publishes the newsletter On Student Success, and contributes frequently to Phil Hill’s newsletter On EdTech.
Her research and consulting work draws on extensive experience with qualitative and mixed-methods research, including large-scale national surveys, stakeholder interviews, and institutional case studies. She is known for translating complex evidence into clear, actionable guidance for institutional leaders and practitioners.
Morgan is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences and regularly advises colleges, systems, and organizations navigating enrollment pressure, technology adoption, and student success reform.
How Morgan Approaches This Work
Morgan’s work is grounded in a simple belief: improving student success requires more than new tools, more data, or more programs. It requires careful attention to how institutional systems, incentives, and practices shape student experience.
Her approach emphasizes:
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Understanding student experience alongside institutional data
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Designing systems that fit real lives and real workflows
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Using evidence to support judgment, not replace it
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Aligning people, processes, and technology
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Focusing on implementation, not just strategy
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Understanding markets
She is particularly interested in how organizational design, governance, and capacity influence whether well-intentioned reforms succeed or fail.