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Episode 29: Designing Better Blended Learning

About Episode 29: Blended learning is still around and going strong! Tom and Kelvin are joined by blended learning expert Dr. Norm Vaughan as they consider, from a faculty perspective, how to partner for better-designed blended learning. Download Transcript [PDF, RTF] Episode 29 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights …

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What’s Exciting Dr. Norm Vaughan About Blended Learning?

The following audio recording is raw footage of an interview Dr. Kelvin Thompson conducted with Dr. Norm Vaughan for TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast. An earlier interview is featured in TOPcast episode 29. (A phone buzz re-directs the flow of this follow-up conversation, but the dialogue is still rich with content and will be interesting …

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Student Engagement & Blended Learning – What’s the Connection?

Meet Dr. Norm Vaughan, an educator and researcher with interests in blended learning. In his 2016 presentation to CDL, Norm identified connections between student engagement and blended learning. The following learning outcomes are addressed in the recording below: Identify key factors of student engagement in higher education Develop a “shared” vision for blended (hybrid) learning …

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Episode 28: Understanding Policy

About Episode 28: “Policy” might or might not be one of your favorite things, but online education professionals must understand policy in order to be effective. In this episode join Tom and Kelvin as they think through the multi-tiered relationships between policy and online education. Download Transcript [PDF, RTF] Episode 28 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis …

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Episode 27: Humanizing Online Learning

About Episode 27: Humanizing online learning is arguably more important than ever as new technologies enable greater scale, efficiency, and personalization. Tom and Kelvin are joined by Dr. Bonni Stachowiak in thoughtfully exploring the human element in online teaching and learning. Download Transcript [PDF, RTF] Episode 27 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete …

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Episode 26: “Going Straight to the Source:” The Student Voice in Online Education

About Episode 26: For online education to remain relevant and viable, we must give attention to the voices of our students. In this episode, Kelvin and Tom are joined by UCF student Alex deCurnou who shares his story of being an online student at three different institutions. Download Transcript [PDF, RTF] Episode 26 Show Notes: …

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Storytelling, Amplifying the Human Connection in Online Learning

The online classroom environment can sometimes cause students to feel isolated, both socially and cognitively. Digital storytelling creates a framework that can bring the online classroom to life, energizing social-cognitive dynamisms, and promoting a more authentic sense of community in the virtual teaching and learning space.

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Episode 25: But FIRRST…. Lead Innovation!

About Episode 25: Keeping up with rapidly-emerging online education trends while simultaneously attending to the responsibilities of daily operations is challenging. In this episode, join hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson as they offer heuristics to help in leading innovation. Download Transcript [PDF, RTF] Episode 25 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list …

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