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Episode 200: Last Call at the TOPcast Cafe

Recorded in front of a plenary audience at the OLC Accelerate 2025 conference and drawing upon crowdsourced listener input and live audience questions, this is it: the final, regularly-scheduled episode of TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast. Please enjoy this cumulative synthesis of insights from the podcast. Good-bye and thanks for joining us for all the coffee and all the conversations!

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Episode 191: Student Retention Through Online Learning

Hosts Tom and Kelvin consider the role well-designed online learning can play in institutional efforts to increase student retention. 

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Episode 190: “When Will Online Learning Stop Growing?” (Plus More Market Insights!)

Guest market analyst Dr. Glenda Morgan joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to share a concentrated distillation of wise insights on online enrollment growth, student success online, and much more. 

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Episode 186: Expert Tips for Online Program Marketing and Enrollment

Return guest Dr. Sasha Thackaberry-Voinovich joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to share hard won expert tips on improving online program marketing and enrollment.

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Episode 183: No Lemmings! Avoid the Enrollment Cliff with a Values-Driven Strategy

Hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss how institutions can avoid the enrollment cliff by embracing a values-driven strategy in online higher education. Learn key insights to navigate demographic shifts, economic pressures, and the evolving digital learning landscape.

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Episode 178: Transferable Skills of Digital Learning Professionals

Guest Dr. Vickie Cook joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss unexpected career trajectories for digital learning professionals, especially COLOs, related to sought-after, transferable skill sets.

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Episode 174: Get “All [Phil]’d Up” On LMS/Online Enrollment Insights

Guest Phil Hill joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss substantive insights on the role of the LMS and trends in online higher ed enrollments. (Must see TV. Even if it is a podcast.)

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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 151: “What a Year [of Disruption] It Has Been! […But] 2024 is Upon Us!”

In this “call-in show” episode, hosts Kelvin and Tom are joined by multiple voices from the online education community to help us all make sense of 2023’s disruptions and make the most of 2024’s opportunities in our collective work. Themes include meeting the needs of diverse potential students and incorporating continually-evolving AI resources in this work.

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Episode 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.

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