Posted on October 7, 2024October 7, 2024Episode 171: The “North Star” of Online Learners’ Needs Hosts Kelvin and Tom consider the centrality that online learners’ needs must have in shaping the work of online higher education. Particular attention is given to how responsibility for this common goal must be shared between individual faculty and institutional processes to assure quality at scale. TagsfacultyinstitutioninstitutionsmodalitiesneedsonlinenesspreparationprofilesqualitySAGEstudent successstudentsSupport 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 March 4, 2019February 2, 2022Episode 47: Engaging in Engagement Research for Online Students In this episode Kelvin and Tom are joined by Dr. Tawnya Means and Dr. Meridith Bergeron as they consider the value of engagement, especially for students who have online-only experiences with their institutions through online programs. Means and Bergeron share details about a current research project in which listeners may participate. Tagsconnectednesscourseengagementgraduate schoolgraduate studentsinstitutionKa’uprogramResearchstudent engagementstudents Posted on August 21, 2017February 2, 2022What’s Exciting Dr. Norm Vaughan About Blended Learning? The following audio recording is raw footage of an interview Dr. Kelvin Thompson conducted with Dr. Norm Vaughan for TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast. An earlier interview is featured in TOPcast episode 29. (A phone buzz re-directs the flow of this follow-up conversation, but the dialogue is still rich with content and will be interesting … Continue reading “What’s Exciting Dr. Norm Vaughan About Blended Learning?” Tagsblendedblended learningdistributed leadershipfacultyinstitutionleadershipstudentsVaughan Posted on August 7, 2017February 2, 2022Episode 28: Understanding Policy About Episode 28: “Policy” might or might not be one of your favorite things, but online education professionals must understand policy in order to be effective. In this episode join Tom and Kelvin as they think through the multi-tiered relationships between policy and online education. 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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. Tagsblendedclassificationscomparisoncontextdatadigitalenrollmentgoalsinstitutionmethodsmetropolitanmodalitiesonlinequalitativequalityquantitative Posted on March 4, 2019February 2, 2022Episode 47: Engaging in Engagement Research for Online Students In this episode Kelvin and Tom are joined by Dr. Tawnya Means and Dr. Meridith Bergeron as they consider the value of engagement, especially for students who have online-only experiences with their institutions through online programs. Means and Bergeron share details about a current research project in which listeners may participate. Tagsconnectednesscourseengagementgraduate schoolgraduate studentsinstitutionKa’uprogramResearchstudent engagementstudents Posted on August 21, 2017February 2, 2022What’s Exciting Dr. Norm Vaughan About Blended Learning? The following audio recording is raw footage of an interview Dr. Kelvin Thompson conducted with Dr. Norm Vaughan for TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast. An earlier interview is featured in TOPcast episode 29. (A phone buzz re-directs the flow of this follow-up conversation, but the dialogue is still rich with content and will be interesting … Continue reading “What’s Exciting Dr. Norm Vaughan About Blended Learning?” Tagsblendedblended learningdistributed leadershipfacultyinstitutionleadershipstudentsVaughan Posted on August 7, 2017February 2, 2022Episode 28: Understanding Policy About Episode 28: “Policy” might or might not be one of your favorite things, but online education professionals must understand policy in order to be effective. In this episode join Tom and Kelvin as they think through the multi-tiered relationships between policy and online 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 March 4, 2019February 2, 2022Episode 47: Engaging in Engagement Research for Online Students In this episode Kelvin and Tom are joined by Dr. Tawnya Means and Dr. Meridith Bergeron as they consider the value of engagement, especially for students who have online-only experiences with their institutions through online programs. Means and Bergeron share details about a current research project in which listeners may participate. Tagsconnectednesscourseengagementgraduate schoolgraduate studentsinstitutionKa’uprogramResearchstudent engagementstudents Posted on August 21, 2017February 2, 2022What’s Exciting Dr. Norm Vaughan About Blended Learning? The following audio recording is raw footage of an interview Dr. Kelvin Thompson conducted with Dr. Norm Vaughan for TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast. An earlier interview is featured in TOPcast episode 29. (A phone buzz re-directs the flow of this follow-up conversation, but the dialogue is still rich with content and will be interesting … Continue reading “What’s Exciting Dr. Norm Vaughan About Blended Learning?” Tagsblendedblended learningdistributed leadershipfacultyinstitutionleadershipstudentsVaughan Posted on August 7, 2017February 2, 2022Episode 28: Understanding Policy About Episode 28: “Policy” might or might not be one of your favorite things, but online education professionals must understand policy in order to be effective. In this episode join Tom and Kelvin as they think through the multi-tiered relationships between policy and online education. Download Transcript [PDF, RTF] Episode 28 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis … Continue reading “Episode 28: Understanding Policy” Tagsaccreditationbehaviorcompliancedistance educationEDUCAUSEEthiopiafederalfinancial aidfundingguidelineinstitutionlawlegislatureNC-SARAonlinepolicyprocedureruleSARAstatestatuteTitle IVWCET
Posted on March 4, 2019February 2, 2022Episode 47: Engaging in Engagement Research for Online Students In this episode Kelvin and Tom are joined by Dr. Tawnya Means and Dr. Meridith Bergeron as they consider the value of engagement, especially for students who have online-only experiences with their institutions through online programs. Means and Bergeron share details about a current research project in which listeners may participate. Tagsconnectednesscourseengagementgraduate schoolgraduate studentsinstitutionKa’uprogramResearchstudent engagementstudents Posted on August 21, 2017February 2, 2022What’s Exciting Dr. Norm Vaughan About Blended Learning? The following audio recording is raw footage of an interview Dr. Kelvin Thompson conducted with Dr. Norm Vaughan for TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast. An earlier interview is featured in TOPcast episode 29. (A phone buzz re-directs the flow of this follow-up conversation, but the dialogue is still rich with content and will be interesting … Continue reading “What’s Exciting Dr. Norm Vaughan About Blended Learning?” Tagsblendedblended learningdistributed leadershipfacultyinstitutionleadershipstudentsVaughan Posted on August 7, 2017February 2, 2022Episode 28: Understanding Policy About Episode 28: “Policy” might or might not be one of your favorite things, but online education professionals must understand policy in order to be effective. In this episode join Tom and Kelvin as they think through the multi-tiered relationships between policy and online education. Download Transcript [PDF, RTF] Episode 28 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis … Continue reading “Episode 28: Understanding Policy” Tagsaccreditationbehaviorcompliancedistance educationEDUCAUSEEthiopiafederalfinancial aidfundingguidelineinstitutionlawlegislatureNC-SARAonlinepolicyprocedureruleSARAstatestatuteTitle IVWCET
Posted on August 21, 2017February 2, 2022What’s Exciting Dr. Norm Vaughan About Blended Learning? The following audio recording is raw footage of an interview Dr. Kelvin Thompson conducted with Dr. Norm Vaughan for TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast. An earlier interview is featured in TOPcast episode 29. (A phone buzz re-directs the flow of this follow-up conversation, but the dialogue is still rich with content and will be interesting … Continue reading “What’s Exciting Dr. Norm Vaughan About Blended Learning?” Tagsblendedblended learningdistributed leadershipfacultyinstitutionleadershipstudentsVaughan Posted on August 7, 2017February 2, 2022Episode 28: Understanding Policy About Episode 28: “Policy” might or might not be one of your favorite things, but online education professionals must understand policy in order to be effective. In this episode join Tom and Kelvin as they think through the multi-tiered relationships between policy and online education. Download Transcript [PDF, RTF] Episode 28 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis … Continue reading “Episode 28: Understanding Policy” Tagsaccreditationbehaviorcompliancedistance educationEDUCAUSEEthiopiafederalfinancial aidfundingguidelineinstitutionlawlegislatureNC-SARAonlinepolicyprocedureruleSARAstatestatuteTitle IVWCET
Posted on August 7, 2017February 2, 2022Episode 28: Understanding Policy About Episode 28: “Policy” might or might not be one of your favorite things, but online education professionals must understand policy in order to be effective. In this episode join Tom and Kelvin as they think through the multi-tiered relationships between policy and online education. Download Transcript [PDF, RTF] Episode 28 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis … Continue reading “Episode 28: Understanding Policy” Tagsaccreditationbehaviorcompliancedistance educationEDUCAUSEEthiopiafederalfinancial aidfundingguidelineinstitutionlawlegislatureNC-SARAonlinepolicyprocedureruleSARAstatestatuteTitle IVWCET