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Episode 163: The Online Syllabus: “A Welcome Mat for the Course”

In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin invite “fun with syllabi” by exploring the multiple roles played by the syllabus in online courses and encouraging adjustments to make syllabi more meaningful and inviting for students.

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Episode 162: Listen and Act Now! US ED’s Proposed Online Changes

In this time-sensitive episode (listen now!), return guests Russ Poulin and Cheryl Dowd explain how proposed actions by the US Department of Education (US ED) may negatively impact many online learners and US higher education institutions.

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Episode 161: Taste the Rainbow of Online Ed’s Possible Futures

In this Season 10 kick-off episode, hosts Kelvin Thompson and Thomas Cavanagh revisit a “time capsule” of past predictions and pivot toward the various flavors of “possible futures” available now in online education.

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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 160: “Remember the Why:” Designing Meaningful Learning Assignments

Guest Dr. Jean Mandernach joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss how faculty and instructional designers can design more meaningful and engaging learning assignments for students, online or anywhere.

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Episode 159: “Adjusting Your Sails” in Online Ed Based on the Data

Hosts Kelvin and Tom talk through the importance of consulting trusted sources of data and information as the basis for sound decision making in online education, no matter what role one holds.

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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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