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2024 Truman Award Recipient – Michael G. Strawser

Michael G. Strawser, Ph. D., Assistant Professor, Nicholson School of Communication and Media, College of Sciences, was awarded the Barbara Truman Award for Excellence in Blended Teaching by the Center for Distributed Learning (CDL) and the 2024 Truman Award Faculty Review Committee. Dr. Strawser received this award for demonstrating excellence in blended teaching in his course, SPC6340, Teaching Communication.

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Episode 158: AI-Assistance Built-In: Less Obvious/More Useful

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.

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Episode 157: Pending Changes to Inclusive Access Programs

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.

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Episode 156: Reframing the Data That Tell the Stories About Online Students

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.

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Episode 155: High-Quality Online Discussions — Here’s How.

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.

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