TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast show

TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast

Summary: 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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Podcasts:

 Episode 143: “Speaking in Dollars and Cents” About Online Learning | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:20

Hosts 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.

 Episode 142: “Repurposing” – Working Smarter, Not Harder | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:53

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.

 Episode 141:  “It’s Star Spangled Learning, Baby!” | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:28

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.

 Episode 140: Maturing the Core Work of Online Education | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 29:42

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.

 Episode 139: Automating Digital Teaching — What Can Go Wrong? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:50

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.

 Episode 138: “The Department Knew What It Meant:” DCL + OPM + TPS = OMG! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:51

Guest Jarret Cummings joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to unpack the issues surrounding the US Department of Education’s 2023 communications regarding “third-party servicers” in higher education.

 Episode 138 Bonus: The Department Knew What It Meant:” DCL + OPM + TPS = OMG! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 4:54

In this bonus podcast, guest Jarret Cummings joins host Tom to unpack the issues surrounding the US Department of Education’s 2023 communications regarding “third-party servicers” in higher education.

 Episode 137: Digital Learning ABCs: A Primer for Innovation and Dissemination | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 30:18

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. For show notes and interaction opportunities, please visit: http://cdl.ucf.edu/topcast-s08e137/

 Episode 136: Online Higher Ed: Finding Ourselves in Other People’s Stories | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:05

Guest Dr. Bettyjo Bouchey joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss insights gained from leading a book project compiling case studies of successful online learning organizations. Examining similarities and differences allows us to better understand and improve our own practices. For show notes and interaction opportunities, please visit: http://cdl.ucf.edu/topcast-s08e136/

 Episode 135: Different Institutions, Different Methods, Same Goals | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 35:48

In this episode hosts Kelvin and Tom discuss the importance of institutional context in how we carry out our common work of societal transformation through online/digital teaching and learning in higher education. For show notes and interaction opportunities, please visit: http://cdl.ucf.edu/topcast-s08e135/

 Episode 134: Self-Care and Online Education: Saying Yes, Saying No, and Why | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 31:44

Guest Dr. Dylan Barth joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss the benefits of "self-care" and wellbeing to our students, our organizations, and to ourselves as online education professionals. The impact of decisions now on long-term sustainability is a theme. For show notes and interaction opportunities, please visit: http://cdl.ucf.edu/topcast-s08e134/

 Episode 133: Professional Development Across Our Online Education Community | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 33:54

Hosts Tom and Kelvin explore the importance of continual growth and professional development across the various roles that make up the online education field and discuss how professional associations can help. For show notes and interaction opportunities, please visit: http://cdl.ucf.edu/topcast-s08e133/

 Episode 132: Lessons from Leading a Remote Online Learning Team | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:14

Guest Joseph Riquelme joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss insights gained from leading a 100% remote online learning team that was “born during the pandemic.” Success strategies for remote work are increasingly important for all of us. For show notes and interaction opportunities, please visit: http://cdl.ucf.edu/topcast-s08e132/

 Episode 131: ChatGPT: Friend or Foe? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 35:57

The currently free beta version of the chatbot ChatGPT has captured the imaginations and free time of many in the field of education and elsewhere. Hosts Kelvin and Tom weigh-in on ChatGPT’s place in higher education. For show notes and interaction opportunities, please visit: http://cdl.ucf.edu/topcast-s08e131/

 Episode 130: Data, DETA, Design, and More | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 32:17

Guest Dr. Tanya Joosten joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss findings from eight years of research data collected at the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancement (DETA). For show notes and interaction opportunities, please visit: http://cdl.ucf.edu/topcast-s08e130/

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