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Episode 9: Telling Disruptive Stories: Women as Leaders in Online Education

About Episode 9: While online education has proven to be a positive venue for women as learners, how welcoming is this field to women as leaders? Join hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson as they discuss this important issue with their guest Dr. Liz Ciabocchi. Episode 9 Show Notes: Please find various show notes and resources …

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Episode 8: Get Free Stuff! Open Resources in Online Teaching and Learning

About Episode 8: Join hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson for this episode’s consideration of the importance of free and open resources in the advancement of online teaching and learning. Tom and Kelvin discuss the power of institutions and professional organizations sharing their resources for the greater good. Episode 8 Show Notes: Please find various show …

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Meeting Our Students Where They Are: The Shifting Paradigm of Student Demand

About the Plenary Session IDL6543 is the award-winning faculty development program required for all UCF faculty who plan to design, develop, and teach new courses online. Your colleagues in the Fall 2015 cohort are approaching the end of the program and are getting ready for the Showcase event! The plenary presentation, Meeting Our Students Where …

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Episode 7: The “Delicate Dance” of Leaders: Shaping the Future of Online Learning

About Episode 7: Leaders have to read the signs of the times and influence others to be ready for the future or to even invent it! Join Kelvin Thompson and Thomas Cavanagh for this episode’s discussion of possible developments in online education over the next five years and the role of leaders in getting there. …

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Episode 6: Understanding the Coming CBE R/Evolution

About Episode 6: In this episode, join hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson as they discuss online competency-based education (CBE) in its various forms. Tom and Kelvin consider whether CBE is evolutionary, revolutionary, or both as higher education institutions innovate in the ways they serve their students. Episode 6 Show Notes: Please find various show notes …

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Creating and Sustaining Effective Online Discussions: Strategies to Foster Critical Thinking and Student Voice

Seminar Date: November 4, 2015 at 1:00 pmAbstractOnline discussions are extensively used in online and mixed-mode courses. However, a common concern is that students will minimally participate in order to fulfill the grading requirements, and not truly engage with the content, instructor, or peers. In this session, we will share strategies to create and sustain online …

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Episode 5: How Personal Do You Want to Get? Personalized Learning in Higher Education

About Episode 5: In this episode, hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson explore the range of options available to higher education institutions seeking to better serve specific student sub-groups. Join in as Tom and Kelvin disentangle concepts, jobs to be done, and specific examples. Episode 5 Show Notes: Please find various show notes and resources …

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Episode 4: Blended Learning Part Deux: Designing the Optimal Blend

About Episode 4: Blended learning can combine the best features of online and face-to-face. Join hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson as they extend their previous discussion about blended learning into concrete strategies for designing effective blended courses. Episode 4 Show Notes: Please find various show notes and resources below. Episode Synopsis via Twitter View …

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Going Mobile with Webcourses@UCF

About the Plenary Session A presentation and Q&A regarding the faculty and student use of the Canvas Mobile apps, facilitated by Ryan Seilhamer. Ryan, CDL Instructional Designer, heads Instructure’s Canvas Mobile User’s Group (CMUG). Showcase Recording