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…

TopCast brings you a shot of the week’s Africa news and analysis in your ears. Curated every Friday at noon, wherever you get your podcasts. topcastmedia.co.uk Episode 3: References/further reading: 1. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/7/rwanda-holds-weeklong-mourning-to-commemorate-1994-genocide 2. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/apr/…

TopCast brings you a shot of the week’s Africa news and analysis in your ears. Curated every Friday at noon, wherever you get your podcasts. topcastmedia.co.uk Episode 2: References/further reading: 1. https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/tshisekedi-appoints-judith-suminwa-country-s-first-female-pm-4575872 2. https://www.aljazeera.…

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 …

TopCast brings you a shot of the week’s Africa news and analysis in your ears. Curated every Friday at noon, wherever you get your podcasts. topcastmedia.co.uk Episode 1. References/further reading: 1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68656967 2. https://www.reuters.com/science/where-did-homo-sapiens-go-after-leaving-africa-new-study-has-an-…

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. Podcast Recording Guest Nicolaas Matthijs #advgb-cols-113dab99-ab5f-4391-abf5-004b5602f357{}@media screen and (max-width: 102…

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. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 157 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View comple…

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. Podcast Recording Guest Dr. Carmin Chan #advgb-cols-e7336272-6ac3-46cb-9abb-3fb038c658f4{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px…

About Episode 155 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. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Epis…

About Episode 154 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. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 154 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode hi…

About Episode 153 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. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 153 Show Notes…

About Episode 152: 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. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 152 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter…

About Episode 150: 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-evolv…

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

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

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

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

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

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…

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…

About Episode 143Hosts Kelvin and Tom discuss how to talk about the value of online education in various ways that matter to different audiences, including speaking about return on investment (ROI), social mobility, quality of learning, and more.Podcast RecordingDownload Transcript: PDFEpisode 143 Show Notes:Episode Synopsis via TwitterView complet…

About Episode 142:Guest Dr. Kathy Gosser joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss how faculty, instructional designers, and others can adopt habits of “repurposing” across the multifaceted work of online education and digital learning.Podcast RecordingDownload Transcript: PDFEpisode 142 Show Notes:Episode Synopsis via TwitterView complete list of epis…

In this episode coinciding with American Independence Day, hosts Kelvin and Tom invite a consideration of distinctly American contributions to the models of online higher education. These contributions continue to shape the evolution of online learning around the globe.By Thomas Cavanagh & Kelvin Thompson

Guest Neil Mosley joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss ways to gauge and foster maturity in the way institutions carry out learning design, the core work of online education.By Thomas Cavanagh & Kelvin Thompson

More options to scale efficiencies through automation are available now than ever before. Join hosts Tom and Kelvin for a consideration of how well-intentioned digital teaching automations can go horribly wrong.By Thomas Cavanagh & Kelvin Thompson

As the conversation continues, guest Jarret Cummings joins hosts Tom to unpack the issues surrounding the US Department of Education’s 2023 communications regarding “third-party servicers” in higher education.By Thomas Cavanagh & Kelvin Thompson

In this Season 9 kick-off episode, hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson get back to basics with an alphabetical primer of concepts foundational to successful innovations in higher ed digital learning.By Thomas Cavanagh & Kelvin Thompson