{"id":120216,"date":"2025-07-08T12:48:57","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T17:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/?p=120216"},"modified":"2026-03-17T16:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T21:07:10","slug":"ed-tech-hour-episode-41-dr-jessica-evans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thechicagoschool.edu\/insight\/ed-tech-hour\/ed-tech-hour-episode-41-dr-jessica-evans\/","title":{"rendered":"Ed Tech Hour Episode 41: Dr. Jessica Evans"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"clearfix\"><p><iframe style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/3uC8zVZTLYYKpzHplVRw5Q?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Jessica Evans, Ed.D., has had extensive training in higher education, specifically in the areas of assessment and accreditation. 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