TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast

In this episode, hosts Kelvin and Tom discuss the concept of “education deserts” and how a strategic approach to online education can increase educational access in these under-resourced geographic areas. For show notes and interaction opportunities, please visit: http://cdl.ucf.edu/topcast-s08e129/

In this episode, 1EdTech CEO Dr. Rob Abel joins hosts Kelvin and Tom as a guest to discuss the history and role in the online education community of the professional association formerly known as the IMS Global Learning Consortium. For show notes and interaction opportunities, please visit: http://cdl.ucf.edu/topcast-s08e128/

In this “call-in show” episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin are joined by multiple voices from the online education community to distill wisdom in making sense of 2022 and preparing to make the most of 2023 in our collective work. Themes include centering on student needs and supporting increased hybridity. For show notes and interaction opportunities, please visit: http://cdl.ucf.edu/topcast-s08e127/

Guest Dr. Jocelyn Widmer joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss insights from her interviews of 100+ Chief Online Learning Officers (COLOs). The importance of institutional context in applying lessons learned from this rich community is emphasized. For show notes and interaction opportunities, please visit: http://cdl.ucf.edu/topcast-s08e126/

In this episode hosts Kelvin and Tom talk through the valuable role alternative (“non-credit”) online learning opportunities can play for the local communities we serve and for the continued relevance of online higher education. For show notes and interaction opportunities, please visit: http://cdl.ucf.edu/topcast-s08e125/

Guest Dr. Nicole Johnson joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss research on course modality definitions in Canada and the US and why clarity about course modalities is important for advancing the field of digital teaching and learning. For show notes and interaction opportunities, please visit: http://cdl.ucf.edu/topcast-s08e124/

In this episode, hosts Kelvin and Tom talk through the insights and predictions from the CHLOE 7 report, with a focus on anticipated widespread hybridity in courses, programs, and student support services. For show notes and interaction opportunities, please visit: http://cdl.ucf.edu/topcast-s08e123/

Guest Katrina Wehr joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to talk about how the role of instructional designer can lead to more equitable outcomes for all students within the work of online/digital teaching and learning. For show notes and interaction opportunities, please visit: http://cdl.ucf.edu/topcast-s08e122/

Join hosts Tom and Kelvin for a consideration of the value that in-person engagement has in our work of online education, particularly in the support and professional development of online teaching faculty. For show notes and interaction opportunities, please visit: http://cdl.ucf.edu/topcast-s08e121/

Journalist Jeff Young joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to talk about lessons learned from higher education’s recent academic innovations and whether these ideas bring hope or merely hype to the field of online education. For show notes and interaction opportunities, please visit: http://cdl.ucf.edu/topcast-s08e120/

In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin contemplate the potential for chatbots in online education as a benefit to online students and as a support to both faculty and student services staff. For show notes and interaction opportunities, please visit: http://cdl.ucf.edu/topcast-s08e119/

WCET’s Megan Raymond joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to comment on patterns observed in the current job market for online higher education professionals including instructional designers and related roles. For show notes and interaction opportunities, please visit: http://cdl.ucf.edu/topcast-s08e118/

In this episode, hosts Kelvin and Tom consider the role of asynchronous discussions in online education and discuss how technology platforms/tools might provide some enhancement. For show notes and interaction opportunities, please visit: http://cdl.ucf.edu/topcast-s08e117/

Guest Dr. Stephen C. Ehrmann joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss lessons learned from studying six exemplar higher ed institutions that have achieved “3fold gains” by improving educational quality, access, and affordability. For show notes and interaction opportunities, please visit: http://cdl.ucf.edu/topcast-s08e116/

Hi this is Kelvin for TOPcast. As an accompaniment to episode 116, Tom and I would like to offer to everyone a brief bonus clip with Dr. Stephen C. Ehrmann from late 2021 in which Steve reflects on the impact of the famous article he co-wrote in 1996 with Arthur Chickering (The title of that article, if you are not familiar, is: “Implementing the Seven Principles: Technology as Lever” ) and in this clip, Steve shares a couple of delightful anecdotes surrounding the writing of the influential article. Download Transcript: PDF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GhWjoMc9iE