Hosted by Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson, the Teaching Online Podcast (TOPcast) takes a fun and informative look at the various trends, best practices and technologies in the realm of online education.
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Episode 168: “More Positive Hope than Ever Before”
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Guest Melissa Loble joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to share an optimistic vision for the future of technology-enabled higher education. Amidst heightened automation and AI assistance, the uniquely human affordances of relationships are all the more crucial in solving our challenges. Podcast Recording Guest Melissa Loble #advgb-cols-c9c70f16-e5e8-436e-8…
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Hosts Kelvin and Tom explore the catalyzing personal and organizational value of individuals cultivating a “startup mindset,” regardless of personal role, in the work of digital higher education. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 167 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffe…
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Guest Dr. Justin Shaffer joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss the role high structure course design can play in making online STEM courses more effective… and fun! Podcast Recording Guest Dr. Justin Shaffer #advgb-cols-35cc51d5-12bc-4a26-bcae-112f1f784e04{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-35cc51d5-12bc-4a26-bcae-112f1f784e04{}}@m…
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In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin explore the rationale underlying continued institutional efforts to prepare faculty for online course design and teaching. Hint: It’s about students. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 165 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links …
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Dr. Jenny Sumner joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss the growing role “coaching” plays, especially online, in centering students and their success within our higher ed work. Podcast Recording Guest Dr. Jenny Sumner #advgb-cols-7de64101-79b5-4f17-89d9-b4da4d106f31{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-7de64101-79b5-4f17-89d9-b4da4d10…
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Episode 163: The Online Syllabus: “A Welcome Mat for the Course”
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In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin invite “fun with syllabi” by exploring the multiple roles played by the syllabus in online courses and encouraging adjustments to make syllabi more meaningful and inviting for students. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 163 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode …
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Episode 162: Listen and Act Now! US ED’s Proposed Online Changes
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In this time-sensitive episode (listen now!), return guests Russ Poulin and Cheryl Dowd explain how proposed actions by the US Department of Education (US ED) may negatively impact many online learners and US higher education institutions. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Guest Russ Poulin #advgb-cols-b3e8f648-fc2a-4800-8525-d35a6a9d544e{…
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Episode 161: Taste the Rainbow of Online Ed’s Possible Futures
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In this Season 10 kick-off episode, hosts Kelvin Thompson and Thomas Cavanagh revisit a “time capsule” of past predictions and pivot toward the various flavors of “possible futures” available now in online education. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 161 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlig…
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Episode 160: “Remember the Why:” Designing Meaningful Learning Assignments
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Guest Dr. Jean Mandernach joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss how faculty and instructional designers can design more meaningful and engaging learning assignments for students, online or anywhere. Podcast Recording Guest Dr. Jean Mandernach #advgb-cols-fa9f28ca-8dbd-4e2c-9f9c-4a2579a69682{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-fa9f28…
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Episode 159: “Adjusting Your Sails” in Online Ed Based on the Data
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Hosts Kelvin and Tom talk through the importance of consulting trusted sources of data and information as the basis for sound decision making in online education, no matter what role one holds. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 159 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee …
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Episode 158: AI-Assistance Built-In: Less Obvious/More Useful
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Guest Nicolaas Matthijs joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss the emergence of AI-assistance built into educational technology platforms and how this is a departure from past phases of artificial intelligence implementation.By Thomas Cavanagh & Kelvin Thompson
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Episode 157: Pending Changes to Inclusive Access Programs
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In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin summarize the current issues surrounding proposed changes to “inclusive access programs” for digital instructional materials and how this affects the affordability work of digital education professionals.By Thomas Cavanagh & Kelvin Thompson
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Episode 156: Reframing the Data That Tell the Stories About Online Students
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Guest Dr. Carmin Chan joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to consider how we might reframe the typical institutional data that might not present clearly the needs and progress of post-traditional learners served by online education.By Thomas Cavanagh & Kelvin Thompson
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Episode 155: High-Quality Online Discussions — Here’s How.
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In this episode, spring-boarding from one of the chapters in the new SAGE Handbook of Online Higher Education, hosts Kelvin and Tom advocate for high-quality online discussions and reflect upon research-based practices that lead to well-designed and successful discussion experiences.By Thomas Cavanagh & Kelvin Thompson
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Episode 154: Alternative Educational Programs and Digital Higher Ed
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Guest Dr. Anna Porcaro joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to share insights on how higher education institutions can be more effective in meeting workforce needs through digital alternative educational programs.By Thomas Cavanagh & Kelvin Thompson
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Episode 153: Better Serving Learners Through Transformed Business Models
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As a follow-up to the pre-2024 call-in show, hosts Tom and Kelvin talk through the need to re-examine, challenge, and change existing institutional structures as we seek to serve learners better - both existing students and a wider variety of potential new students.By Thomas Cavanagh & Kelvin Thompson
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Episode 152: Still “Be Prepared” for Disruption with Digital Learning
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Guest Patti O’Sullivan joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss the significance of advance planning for academic continuity and the role that digital teaching and learning can play. Important all the time - not just for global pandemics.By Thomas Cavanagh & Kelvin Thompson
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Episode 151: “What a Year [of Disruption] It Has Been! […But] 2024 is Upon Us!”
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In this “call-in show” episode, hosts Kelvin and Tom are joined by multiple voices from the online education community to help us all make sense of 2023’s disruptions and make the most of 2024’s opportunities in our collective work. Themes include meeting the needs of diverse potential students and incorporating continually-evolving AI resources in…
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Episode 150: A Global, Holistic, 360 Degree Perspective on Online Higher Education
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Guest Dr. Safary Wa-Mbaleka joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to talk about the importance of cultivating a more global perspective on our online higher education field and shares how a new book can help. The SAGE Handbook of Online Higher Education is out now.By Thomas Cavanagh & Kelvin Thompson
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Episode 149: “Baking AI into the Process” of Digital Learning Over the Next Five Years
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Emerging from the “TOPcast Live” session at OLC Accelerate 2023, join hosts Kelvin and Tom as they discuss how the framing and implementation of our increasingly AI-influenced digital learning field might continue to evolve over the next few years.By Thomas Cavanagh & Kelvin Thompson
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Episode 148: Fostering Digital Learning Innovation
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Guest Jared Stein joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss the ways that we think about, talk about, and foster innovation in our higher education digital learning context, to the benefit of students and faculty.By Thomas Cavanagh & Kelvin Thompson
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Episode 147: “Faculty Preparation” and More QA Insights from CHLOE 8
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In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss highlights from and reactions to the CHLOE 8 report, including the importance of faculty preparation, other quality assurance practices, and more.By Thomas Cavanagh & Kelvin Thompson
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In this second of two back-to-back episodes on AI in higher ed, guest Dr. Rohan Jowallah joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to share his insights and advice after years of evaluating and working with AI tools.By Thomas Cavanagh & Kelvin Thompson
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Episode 145: “More of the Human Element:” Dolly, Picard, Ray, Dede, and More
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About Episode 145:Hosts Tom and Kelvin conclude that “nobody’s through talking about AI” and provide the first of two back-to-back episodes with an update on developments within the digital teaching and learning space, reflections on institutional support, and a conclusion that we need “more of the human element.”Podcast RecordingDownload Transcrip…
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Episode 144: Helping with “Running the Business” for 100 years
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About Episode 144:In this episode, UPCEA CEO Dr. Bob Hansen joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss the intertwined histories of professional/continuing education and online education and the importance of attending to the “business” of both.Podcast RecordingUPCEA CEO Dr. Bob HansenDownload Transcript: PDFEpisode 144 Show Notes:Episode Synopsis via T…
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