Posted on July 1, 2024June 28, 2024Episode 165: Why Still Prepare Faculty for Online Teaching? #IYKYK In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin explore the rationale underlying continued institutional efforts to prepare faculty for online course design and teaching. Hint: It’s about students. Tagsblendedchicorydatadesigndigital learningdisseminationfacultyfaculty developmentinnovationmetricsmodalitiesonlinePoulinpreparationqualitystudent successstudentssuccessSupportteaching Posted on May 6, 2024May 2, 2024Episode 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. TagsAIblendedcovidcovid-19dataflavorsfuturefutureshybridlecturemodalitiesonlineregulationsremoteremote workrulemakingSAGEstandardsstudent servicesSynchronous Posted on November 6, 2023November 6, 2023Episode 149: “Baking AI into the Process” of Digital Learning Over the Next Five Years Emerging from the “TOPcast Live” session at OLC Accelerate 2023, join hosts Kelvin and Tom as they discuss how the framing and implementation of our increasingly AI-influenced digital learning field might continue to evolve over the next few years. Tags2023accelerateAIartificial intelligenceblendedblended learningdigital learningfacultyfutureinstructional designleadershipOLConlineonline learningOnline Learning ConsortiumstudentsTOPcast Live Posted on October 2, 2023October 2, 2023Episode 147: “Faculty Preparation” and More QA Insights from CHLOE 8 In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss highlights from and reactions to the CHLOE 8 report, including the importance of faculty preparation, other quality assurance practices, and more. TagsblendedCOLOdataenrollmentfacultyfaculty developmenthybridleadershipmodalitiesonlinepreparationqualityQuality AssuranceSurveyteaching Posted on May 1, 2023April 11, 2025Episode 137: Digital Learning ABCs: A Primer for Innovation and Dissemination In this Season 9 kick-off episode, hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson get back to basics with an alphabetical primer of concepts foundational to successful innovations in higher ed digital learning. TagsaccessibilityAIblendedblended learningcommunicationdesigndigital learningengagementequityGuatemalahumaninclusivityinnovationonlineprimer Posted on April 17, 2023April 17, 2023Episode 136: Online Higher Ed: Finding Ourselves in Other People’s Stories Guest Dr. Bettyjo Bouchey joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss insights gained from leading a book project compiling case studies of successful online learning organizations. Examining similarities and differences allows us to better understand and improve our own practices. Tagsblendedcase studiescomparisoncontextdigitalinstitutionleadersleadershipmodalitiesonlinestories Posted on April 3, 2023March 31, 2023Episode 135: Different Institutions, Different Methods, Same Goals In this episode hosts Kelvin and Tom discuss the importance of institutional context in how we carry out our common work of societal transformation through online/digital teaching and learning in higher education. Tagsblendedclassificationscomparisoncontextdatadigitalenrollmentgoalsinstitutionmethodsmetropolitanmodalitiesonlinequalitativequalityquantitative Posted on January 16, 2023April 12, 2024Episode 130: Data, DETA, Design, and More Guest Dr. Tanya Joosten joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss findings from eight years of research data collected at the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancement (DETA). TagsblendeddataDETAdistanceequitable outcomesequityHondurasJoostenonlinequalityResearchsocial justice Posted on December 5, 2022February 27, 2023Episode 127: Community Wisdom: Students, Hybridity, and More! 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. Tags20222023blendedcall-incommunitycoursesEhrmannholidayhybridhybridityJohnsonlearningmodalitiesonlineStachowiakstudent servicesstudentsTobinWegmannWehrwisdom Posted on June 6, 2022June 8, 2022Episode 115: “Blendedness:” Deliberate Design with Student Benefit As a companion piece to episode 113 on “onlineness,” in this episode hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss the related concept of “blendedness” – the deliberate design of a unified in-person + online experience in ways that benefit students directly. 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Posted on May 6, 2024May 2, 2024Episode 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. TagsAIblendedcovidcovid-19dataflavorsfuturefutureshybridlecturemodalitiesonlineregulationsremoteremote workrulemakingSAGEstandardsstudent servicesSynchronous Posted on November 6, 2023November 6, 2023Episode 149: “Baking AI into the Process” of Digital Learning Over the Next Five Years Emerging from the “TOPcast Live” session at OLC Accelerate 2023, join hosts Kelvin and Tom as they discuss how the framing and implementation of our increasingly AI-influenced digital learning field might continue to evolve over the next few years. Tags2023accelerateAIartificial intelligenceblendedblended learningdigital learningfacultyfutureinstructional designleadershipOLConlineonline learningOnline Learning ConsortiumstudentsTOPcast Live Posted on October 2, 2023October 2, 2023Episode 147: “Faculty Preparation” and More QA Insights from CHLOE 8 In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss highlights from and reactions to the CHLOE 8 report, including the importance of faculty preparation, other quality assurance practices, and more. TagsblendedCOLOdataenrollmentfacultyfaculty developmenthybridleadershipmodalitiesonlinepreparationqualityQuality AssuranceSurveyteaching Posted on May 1, 2023April 11, 2025Episode 137: Digital Learning ABCs: A Primer for Innovation and Dissemination In this Season 9 kick-off episode, hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson get back to basics with an alphabetical primer of concepts foundational to successful innovations in higher ed digital learning. TagsaccessibilityAIblendedblended learningcommunicationdesigndigital learningengagementequityGuatemalahumaninclusivityinnovationonlineprimer Posted on April 17, 2023April 17, 2023Episode 136: Online Higher Ed: Finding Ourselves in Other People’s Stories Guest Dr. Bettyjo Bouchey joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss insights gained from leading a book project compiling case studies of successful online learning organizations. Examining similarities and differences allows us to better understand and improve our own practices. Tagsblendedcase studiescomparisoncontextdigitalinstitutionleadersleadershipmodalitiesonlinestories Posted on April 3, 2023March 31, 2023Episode 135: Different Institutions, Different Methods, Same Goals In this episode hosts Kelvin and Tom discuss the importance of institutional context in how we carry out our common work of societal transformation through online/digital teaching and learning in higher education. Tagsblendedclassificationscomparisoncontextdatadigitalenrollmentgoalsinstitutionmethodsmetropolitanmodalitiesonlinequalitativequalityquantitative Posted on January 16, 2023April 12, 2024Episode 130: Data, DETA, Design, and More Guest Dr. Tanya Joosten joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss findings from eight years of research data collected at the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancement (DETA). TagsblendeddataDETAdistanceequitable outcomesequityHondurasJoostenonlinequalityResearchsocial justice Posted on December 5, 2022February 27, 2023Episode 127: Community Wisdom: Students, Hybridity, and More! 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. Tags20222023blendedcall-incommunitycoursesEhrmannholidayhybridhybridityJohnsonlearningmodalitiesonlineStachowiakstudent servicesstudentsTobinWegmannWehrwisdom Posted on June 6, 2022June 8, 2022Episode 115: “Blendedness:” Deliberate Design with Student Benefit As a companion piece to episode 113 on “onlineness,” in this episode hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss the related concept of “blendedness” – the deliberate design of a unified in-person + online experience in ways that benefit students directly. 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Posted on November 6, 2023November 6, 2023Episode 149: “Baking AI into the Process” of Digital Learning Over the Next Five Years Emerging from the “TOPcast Live” session at OLC Accelerate 2023, join hosts Kelvin and Tom as they discuss how the framing and implementation of our increasingly AI-influenced digital learning field might continue to evolve over the next few years. Tags2023accelerateAIartificial intelligenceblendedblended learningdigital learningfacultyfutureinstructional designleadershipOLConlineonline learningOnline Learning ConsortiumstudentsTOPcast Live Posted on October 2, 2023October 2, 2023Episode 147: “Faculty Preparation” and More QA Insights from CHLOE 8 In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss highlights from and reactions to the CHLOE 8 report, including the importance of faculty preparation, other quality assurance practices, and more. TagsblendedCOLOdataenrollmentfacultyfaculty developmenthybridleadershipmodalitiesonlinepreparationqualityQuality AssuranceSurveyteaching Posted on May 1, 2023April 11, 2025Episode 137: Digital Learning ABCs: A Primer for Innovation and Dissemination In this Season 9 kick-off episode, hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson get back to basics with an alphabetical primer of concepts foundational to successful innovations in higher ed digital learning. TagsaccessibilityAIblendedblended learningcommunicationdesigndigital learningengagementequityGuatemalahumaninclusivityinnovationonlineprimer Posted on April 17, 2023April 17, 2023Episode 136: Online Higher Ed: Finding Ourselves in Other People’s Stories Guest Dr. Bettyjo Bouchey joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss insights gained from leading a book project compiling case studies of successful online learning organizations. Examining similarities and differences allows us to better understand and improve our own practices. Tagsblendedcase studiescomparisoncontextdigitalinstitutionleadersleadershipmodalitiesonlinestories Posted on April 3, 2023March 31, 2023Episode 135: Different Institutions, Different Methods, Same Goals In this episode hosts Kelvin and Tom discuss the importance of institutional context in how we carry out our common work of societal transformation through online/digital teaching and learning in higher education. Tagsblendedclassificationscomparisoncontextdatadigitalenrollmentgoalsinstitutionmethodsmetropolitanmodalitiesonlinequalitativequalityquantitative Posted on January 16, 2023April 12, 2024Episode 130: Data, DETA, Design, and More Guest Dr. Tanya Joosten joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss findings from eight years of research data collected at the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancement (DETA). TagsblendeddataDETAdistanceequitable outcomesequityHondurasJoostenonlinequalityResearchsocial justice Posted on December 5, 2022February 27, 2023Episode 127: Community Wisdom: Students, Hybridity, and More! 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. Tags20222023blendedcall-incommunitycoursesEhrmannholidayhybridhybridityJohnsonlearningmodalitiesonlineStachowiakstudent servicesstudentsTobinWegmannWehrwisdom Posted on June 6, 2022June 8, 2022Episode 115: “Blendedness:” Deliberate Design with Student Benefit As a companion piece to episode 113 on “onlineness,” in this episode hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss the related concept of “blendedness” – the deliberate design of a unified in-person + online experience in ways that benefit students directly. 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Posted on October 2, 2023October 2, 2023Episode 147: “Faculty Preparation” and More QA Insights from CHLOE 8 In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss highlights from and reactions to the CHLOE 8 report, including the importance of faculty preparation, other quality assurance practices, and more. TagsblendedCOLOdataenrollmentfacultyfaculty developmenthybridleadershipmodalitiesonlinepreparationqualityQuality AssuranceSurveyteaching Posted on May 1, 2023April 11, 2025Episode 137: Digital Learning ABCs: A Primer for Innovation and Dissemination In this Season 9 kick-off episode, hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson get back to basics with an alphabetical primer of concepts foundational to successful innovations in higher ed digital learning. TagsaccessibilityAIblendedblended learningcommunicationdesigndigital learningengagementequityGuatemalahumaninclusivityinnovationonlineprimer Posted on April 17, 2023April 17, 2023Episode 136: Online Higher Ed: Finding Ourselves in Other People’s Stories Guest Dr. Bettyjo Bouchey joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss insights gained from leading a book project compiling case studies of successful online learning organizations. Examining similarities and differences allows us to better understand and improve our own practices. Tagsblendedcase studiescomparisoncontextdigitalinstitutionleadersleadershipmodalitiesonlinestories Posted on April 3, 2023March 31, 2023Episode 135: Different Institutions, Different Methods, Same Goals In this episode hosts Kelvin and Tom discuss the importance of institutional context in how we carry out our common work of societal transformation through online/digital teaching and learning in higher education. Tagsblendedclassificationscomparisoncontextdatadigitalenrollmentgoalsinstitutionmethodsmetropolitanmodalitiesonlinequalitativequalityquantitative Posted on January 16, 2023April 12, 2024Episode 130: Data, DETA, Design, and More Guest Dr. Tanya Joosten joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss findings from eight years of research data collected at the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancement (DETA). TagsblendeddataDETAdistanceequitable outcomesequityHondurasJoostenonlinequalityResearchsocial justice Posted on December 5, 2022February 27, 2023Episode 127: Community Wisdom: Students, Hybridity, and More! 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. Tags20222023blendedcall-incommunitycoursesEhrmannholidayhybridhybridityJohnsonlearningmodalitiesonlineStachowiakstudent servicesstudentsTobinWegmannWehrwisdom Posted on June 6, 2022June 8, 2022Episode 115: “Blendedness:” Deliberate Design with Student Benefit As a companion piece to episode 113 on “onlineness,” in this episode hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss the related concept of “blendedness” – the deliberate design of a unified in-person + online experience in ways that benefit students directly. 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Posted on May 1, 2023April 11, 2025Episode 137: Digital Learning ABCs: A Primer for Innovation and Dissemination In this Season 9 kick-off episode, hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson get back to basics with an alphabetical primer of concepts foundational to successful innovations in higher ed digital learning. TagsaccessibilityAIblendedblended learningcommunicationdesigndigital learningengagementequityGuatemalahumaninclusivityinnovationonlineprimer Posted on April 17, 2023April 17, 2023Episode 136: Online Higher Ed: Finding Ourselves in Other People’s Stories Guest Dr. Bettyjo Bouchey joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss insights gained from leading a book project compiling case studies of successful online learning organizations. Examining similarities and differences allows us to better understand and improve our own practices. Tagsblendedcase studiescomparisoncontextdigitalinstitutionleadersleadershipmodalitiesonlinestories Posted on April 3, 2023March 31, 2023Episode 135: Different Institutions, Different Methods, Same Goals In this episode hosts Kelvin and Tom discuss the importance of institutional context in how we carry out our common work of societal transformation through online/digital teaching and learning in higher education. Tagsblendedclassificationscomparisoncontextdatadigitalenrollmentgoalsinstitutionmethodsmetropolitanmodalitiesonlinequalitativequalityquantitative Posted on January 16, 2023April 12, 2024Episode 130: Data, DETA, Design, and More Guest Dr. Tanya Joosten joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss findings from eight years of research data collected at the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancement (DETA). TagsblendeddataDETAdistanceequitable outcomesequityHondurasJoostenonlinequalityResearchsocial justice Posted on December 5, 2022February 27, 2023Episode 127: Community Wisdom: Students, Hybridity, and More! 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. Tags20222023blendedcall-incommunitycoursesEhrmannholidayhybridhybridityJohnsonlearningmodalitiesonlineStachowiakstudent servicesstudentsTobinWegmannWehrwisdom Posted on June 6, 2022June 8, 2022Episode 115: “Blendedness:” Deliberate Design with Student Benefit As a companion piece to episode 113 on “onlineness,” in this episode hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss the related concept of “blendedness” – the deliberate design of a unified in-person + online experience in ways that benefit students directly. 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Posted on April 17, 2023April 17, 2023Episode 136: Online Higher Ed: Finding Ourselves in Other People’s Stories Guest Dr. Bettyjo Bouchey joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss insights gained from leading a book project compiling case studies of successful online learning organizations. Examining similarities and differences allows us to better understand and improve our own practices. Tagsblendedcase studiescomparisoncontextdigitalinstitutionleadersleadershipmodalitiesonlinestories Posted on April 3, 2023March 31, 2023Episode 135: Different Institutions, Different Methods, Same Goals In this episode hosts Kelvin and Tom discuss the importance of institutional context in how we carry out our common work of societal transformation through online/digital teaching and learning in higher education. 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Posted on April 3, 2023March 31, 2023Episode 135: Different Institutions, Different Methods, Same Goals In this episode hosts Kelvin and Tom discuss the importance of institutional context in how we carry out our common work of societal transformation through online/digital teaching and learning in higher education. Tagsblendedclassificationscomparisoncontextdatadigitalenrollmentgoalsinstitutionmethodsmetropolitanmodalitiesonlinequalitativequalityquantitative Posted on January 16, 2023April 12, 2024Episode 130: Data, DETA, Design, and More Guest Dr. Tanya Joosten joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss findings from eight years of research data collected at the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancement (DETA). TagsblendeddataDETAdistanceequitable outcomesequityHondurasJoostenonlinequalityResearchsocial justice Posted on December 5, 2022February 27, 2023Episode 127: Community Wisdom: Students, Hybridity, and More! 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. Tags20222023blendedcall-incommunitycoursesEhrmannholidayhybridhybridityJohnsonlearningmodalitiesonlineStachowiakstudent servicesstudentsTobinWegmannWehrwisdom Posted on June 6, 2022June 8, 2022Episode 115: “Blendedness:” Deliberate Design with Student Benefit As a companion piece to episode 113 on “onlineness,” in this episode hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss the related concept of “blendedness” – the deliberate design of a unified in-person + online experience in ways that benefit students directly. Tagsadaptiveblendedblendednessf2ffacultyflippedhybridhyflexin-personinstructional designersmodalitiesonline Posts navigation Page 1 Page 2 … Page 4 Next page
Posted on January 16, 2023April 12, 2024Episode 130: Data, DETA, Design, and More Guest Dr. Tanya Joosten joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss findings from eight years of research data collected at the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancement (DETA). TagsblendeddataDETAdistanceequitable outcomesequityHondurasJoostenonlinequalityResearchsocial justice Posted on December 5, 2022February 27, 2023Episode 127: Community Wisdom: Students, Hybridity, and More! 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. Tags20222023blendedcall-incommunitycoursesEhrmannholidayhybridhybridityJohnsonlearningmodalitiesonlineStachowiakstudent servicesstudentsTobinWegmannWehrwisdom Posted on June 6, 2022June 8, 2022Episode 115: “Blendedness:” Deliberate Design with Student Benefit As a companion piece to episode 113 on “onlineness,” in this episode hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss the related concept of “blendedness” – the deliberate design of a unified in-person + online experience in ways that benefit students directly. Tagsadaptiveblendedblendednessf2ffacultyflippedhybridhyflexin-personinstructional designersmodalitiesonline Posts navigation Page 1 Page 2 … Page 4 Next page
Posted on December 5, 2022February 27, 2023Episode 127: Community Wisdom: Students, Hybridity, and More! 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. Tags20222023blendedcall-incommunitycoursesEhrmannholidayhybridhybridityJohnsonlearningmodalitiesonlineStachowiakstudent servicesstudentsTobinWegmannWehrwisdom Posted on June 6, 2022June 8, 2022Episode 115: “Blendedness:” Deliberate Design with Student Benefit As a companion piece to episode 113 on “onlineness,” in this episode hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss the related concept of “blendedness” – the deliberate design of a unified in-person + online experience in ways that benefit students directly. Tagsadaptiveblendedblendednessf2ffacultyflippedhybridhyflexin-personinstructional designersmodalitiesonline Posts navigation Page 1 Page 2 … Page 4 Next page
Posted on June 6, 2022June 8, 2022Episode 115: “Blendedness:” Deliberate Design with Student Benefit As a companion piece to episode 113 on “onlineness,” in this episode hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss the related concept of “blendedness” – the deliberate design of a unified in-person + online experience in ways that benefit students directly. Tagsadaptiveblendedblendednessf2ffacultyflippedhybridhyflexin-personinstructional designersmodalitiesonline Posts navigation Page 1 Page 2 … Page 4 Next page