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Episode 199: Pillar Panel #3: Faculty Professional Development in Online Ed

Guests Dr. Michelle Pacansky-Brock (“Brocanksy”) and Dr. Alejandra (“Alex”) Pickett unpack decades of experience in conversation with hosts Tom and Kelvin on the topic of scaling high-quality, impactful online design/teaching through preparing and supporting faculty. This episode is the final episode in a mini-series of “pillar panels” offering distilled insights from esteemed community members on key, “structural support” topics essential in the future of strategic online/digital education.

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Making the Case for Open Education: Community and Policy

Dr. Jonathan Lashley joins the hosts of Open-Ed Mic to share how open education, community collaboration, and emerging AI technologies are transforming access, innovation, and equity in learning.

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Episode 195: Managing the Online Expectations of Presidents and Provosts

Hosts Kelvin and Tom synthesize themes from three 2025 industry reports and more in this episode to focus on the importance of aligning leadership ambitions of presidents/provosts and quality assurance operations of online education.

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Episode 194: Becoming Ambassadors of “Acceptance”

OLC’s Dr. Jennifer Mathes joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss the roles we all can play in ensuring that higher ed online learning continues to be effective and strategic in meeting our society’s needs.

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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 166: High Structure Course Design for Online STEM Courses

Guest Dr. Justin Shaffer joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss the role high structure course design can play in making online STEM courses more effective… and fun!

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Episode 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.

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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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Episode 121: “Surprisingly Awesome” In-Person Engagement

elvin for a consideration of the value that in-person engagement has in our work of online education, particularly in the support and professional development of online teaching faculty.

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