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Critical Thinking and Authentic Learning in Online Assessment in an AI Age

This session provides an in‑depth look at authentic assessment and its role in creating meaningful, real‑world learning experiences. Participants will explore strategies that promote engagement and critical thinking while integrating AI tools ethically and effectively.

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Episode 187: The TOPcast “Core Audience” and Strategic Online Education

Hosts Kelvin and Tom speak about (and to) the “core audience” of online faculty, instructional designers, and administrative leaders, alongside many other roles, to unpack the podcast’s conceptualization of online education as centered on optimizing course design and teaching.

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New McGraw Hill Tool Coming This Summer

McGraw Hill Connect will be retired at the end of the Spring semester. For the Summer semester, please transition to the new and improved McGraw Hill tool. This updated application offers a clearer organization, a smoother transfer of course content to Webcourses, and a streamlined grading process. If you have already updated your McGraw Hill integration, you can safely …

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Episode 182: When is “Good Teaching” Just “Good Teaching?”

Guest Dr. Thomas J. (Tom) Tobin joins hosts Tom and Kelvin for a slightly spicy conversation about the extent to which general teaching behaviors can be meaningfully separated from other factors such as course modality, student characteristics, institutional resources, and more.

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Episode 181: Help in Grasping “Good Online Course”

Hosts Kelvin and Tom discuss the challenge, still present after 30 years, of helping others (e.g., policymakers, potential students, etc.)  understand what a  “good online course” is without experiencing one themselves. They discuss why this still matters and what approaches might help.

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Episode 177: Creating the Digital Learning Future Our Students Deserve

In celebration of 30 years of OLC conferences and with input and reactions from our community of online/digital learning professionals, including a live audience(!), hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss the issues inherent in predicting and shaping a desirable future for online/digital education over the next 30 years.

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Dec ’24 Tuesday Tip: Spring Preparations – Combining Course Sections

As we look ahead to the spring semester, consider reviewing our Semester Start-Up Guide for key information related to course creation, managing course content, and more. If you teach multiple sections of the same course, you may also combine them into one course up until the day classes begin. One of the benefits of combining …

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Nov ’24 Tuesday Tip: Extra Credit in Webcourses@UCF

While Webcourses@UCF (Canvas) does not offer native extra credit functionality, awarding extra points can be achieved a variety of ways: However, please note that the method that works best for you may vary based on how your course and gradebook are configured (i.e. points vs. percentages). For assistance with any of the above options, or …

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