Posted on April 15, 2024April 12, 2024Episode 160: “Remember the Why:” Designing Meaningful Learning Assignments Guest Dr. Jean Mandernach joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss how faculty and instructional designers can design more meaningful and engaging learning assignments for students, online or anywhere. TagsAIassessmentassignmentscheatingcoviddesignengagementethicsfacultyinstructional designerslearningLibericaMandernachonlinestudentsTobinTurgeon Posted on January 1, 2024December 15, 2023Episode 153: Better Serving Learners Through Transformed Business Models As a follow-up to the pre-2024 call-in show, hosts Tom and Kelvin talk through the need to re-examine, challenge, and change existing institutional structures as we seek to serve learners better – both existing students and a wider variety of potential new students. Tagsbudgetsbusinessfacultyinnovationinstructional designersleaderslearnersmodelsstructurestransformationYemen Posted on July 17, 2023August 18, 2023Episode 142: “Repurposing” – Working Smarter, Not Harder About Episode 142: Guest Dr. Kathy Gosser joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss how faculty, instructional designers, and others can adopt habits of “repurposing” across the multifaceted work of online education and digital learning. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 142 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter … Continue reading “Episode 142: “Repurposing” – Working Smarter, Not Harder” TagscontentcontextcoursecreditcurriculumfacultyfranchiseGossergranularityHondurasinstructioninstructional designerslearning objectsmediamicrocredentialsmodularitymodulenon-creditprogramrepurposingreusability Posted on March 20, 2023April 11, 2025Episode 134: Self-Care and Online Education: Saying Yes, Saying No, and Why Guest Dr. Dylan Barth joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss the benefits of “self-care” and wellbeing to our students, our organizations, and to ourselves as online education professionals. The impact of decisions now on long-term sustainability is a theme. TagsBarthburnoutengagementfacultyGreat ResignationhumanHumanizinginstructional designersleadershippeopleretentionself carestaffstudentswellbeingwork Posted on October 17, 2022October 17, 2022Episode 124: Reliable “Buckets:” Toward Modality Clarity Guest Dr. Nicole Johnson joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss research on course modality definitions in Canada and the US and why clarity about course modalities is important for advancing the field of digital teaching and learning. TagsasynchronousCanadaf2ffacultyflippedhybridhyflexin-personinstructional designersJohnsonleaderslearningmodalitiesonlineResearchResearchersSpectrumSynchronous Posted on September 19, 2022February 27, 2023Episode 122: More Equitable Outcomes Through Instructional Design Guest Katrina Wehr joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to talk about how the role of instructional designer can lead to more equitable outcomes for all students within the work of online/digital teaching and learning. TagsaccessDEIDiversityequityfacultyinclusioninclusivityinstructional designinstructional designerslearnerslearningstudents Posted on July 18, 2022February 27, 2023Episode 118: Observations on the Online Education Job Market WCET’s Megan Raymond joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to comment on patterns observed in the current job market for online higher education professionals including instructional designers and related roles. Tagsbenefitscompetitioncorporate sectoremployeesGreat Resignationhigher educationhiringinstructional designersjobslocationperksperquisitesqualificationsremote work 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 Posted on April 4, 2022April 5, 2022Episode 111: “Onlineness:” Necessity, Not Convenience In this episode Tom and Kelvin unpack what it means for online courses to be “online” and why it matters to students if instructional designers or instructors make decisions that negatively impact this “onlineness.” Tagsadult learnersasynchronousfacultyflexibilityinstructional designersmodalitiesonlineonlinenessstudentsSynchronous Posted on January 3, 2022February 2, 2022Episode 105: How Roasted Is Your Course? Instructional designer Tim McKean pitches a topic that becomes an episode. Join hosts Tom and Kelvin in discussing Tim’s ideas about the balance between lightly or darkly “roasting” a course through instructional design. 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Posted on January 1, 2024December 15, 2023Episode 153: Better Serving Learners Through Transformed Business Models As a follow-up to the pre-2024 call-in show, hosts Tom and Kelvin talk through the need to re-examine, challenge, and change existing institutional structures as we seek to serve learners better – both existing students and a wider variety of potential new students. Tagsbudgetsbusinessfacultyinnovationinstructional designersleaderslearnersmodelsstructurestransformationYemen Posted on July 17, 2023August 18, 2023Episode 142: “Repurposing” – Working Smarter, Not Harder About Episode 142: Guest Dr. Kathy Gosser joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss how faculty, instructional designers, and others can adopt habits of “repurposing” across the multifaceted work of online education and digital learning. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 142 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter … Continue reading “Episode 142: “Repurposing” – Working Smarter, Not Harder” TagscontentcontextcoursecreditcurriculumfacultyfranchiseGossergranularityHondurasinstructioninstructional designerslearning objectsmediamicrocredentialsmodularitymodulenon-creditprogramrepurposingreusability Posted on March 20, 2023April 11, 2025Episode 134: Self-Care and Online Education: Saying Yes, Saying No, and Why Guest Dr. Dylan Barth joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss the benefits of “self-care” and wellbeing to our students, our organizations, and to ourselves as online education professionals. The impact of decisions now on long-term sustainability is a theme. TagsBarthburnoutengagementfacultyGreat ResignationhumanHumanizinginstructional designersleadershippeopleretentionself carestaffstudentswellbeingwork Posted on October 17, 2022October 17, 2022Episode 124: Reliable “Buckets:” Toward Modality Clarity Guest Dr. Nicole Johnson joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss research on course modality definitions in Canada and the US and why clarity about course modalities is important for advancing the field of digital teaching and learning. TagsasynchronousCanadaf2ffacultyflippedhybridhyflexin-personinstructional designersJohnsonleaderslearningmodalitiesonlineResearchResearchersSpectrumSynchronous Posted on September 19, 2022February 27, 2023Episode 122: More Equitable Outcomes Through Instructional Design Guest Katrina Wehr joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to talk about how the role of instructional designer can lead to more equitable outcomes for all students within the work of online/digital teaching and learning. TagsaccessDEIDiversityequityfacultyinclusioninclusivityinstructional designinstructional designerslearnerslearningstudents Posted on July 18, 2022February 27, 2023Episode 118: Observations on the Online Education Job Market WCET’s Megan Raymond joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to comment on patterns observed in the current job market for online higher education professionals including instructional designers and related roles. Tagsbenefitscompetitioncorporate sectoremployeesGreat Resignationhigher educationhiringinstructional designersjobslocationperksperquisitesqualificationsremote work 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 Posted on April 4, 2022April 5, 2022Episode 111: “Onlineness:” Necessity, Not Convenience In this episode Tom and Kelvin unpack what it means for online courses to be “online” and why it matters to students if instructional designers or instructors make decisions that negatively impact this “onlineness.” Tagsadult learnersasynchronousfacultyflexibilityinstructional designersmodalitiesonlineonlinenessstudentsSynchronous Posted on January 3, 2022February 2, 2022Episode 105: How Roasted Is Your Course? Instructional designer Tim McKean pitches a topic that becomes an episode. Join hosts Tom and Kelvin in discussing Tim’s ideas about the balance between lightly or darkly “roasting” a course through instructional design. 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Posted on July 17, 2023August 18, 2023Episode 142: “Repurposing” – Working Smarter, Not Harder About Episode 142: Guest Dr. Kathy Gosser joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss how faculty, instructional designers, and others can adopt habits of “repurposing” across the multifaceted work of online education and digital learning. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 142 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter … Continue reading “Episode 142: “Repurposing” – Working Smarter, Not Harder” TagscontentcontextcoursecreditcurriculumfacultyfranchiseGossergranularityHondurasinstructioninstructional designerslearning objectsmediamicrocredentialsmodularitymodulenon-creditprogramrepurposingreusability Posted on March 20, 2023April 11, 2025Episode 134: Self-Care and Online Education: Saying Yes, Saying No, and Why Guest Dr. Dylan Barth joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss the benefits of “self-care” and wellbeing to our students, our organizations, and to ourselves as online education professionals. The impact of decisions now on long-term sustainability is a theme. TagsBarthburnoutengagementfacultyGreat ResignationhumanHumanizinginstructional designersleadershippeopleretentionself carestaffstudentswellbeingwork Posted on October 17, 2022October 17, 2022Episode 124: Reliable “Buckets:” Toward Modality Clarity Guest Dr. Nicole Johnson joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss research on course modality definitions in Canada and the US and why clarity about course modalities is important for advancing the field of digital teaching and learning. TagsasynchronousCanadaf2ffacultyflippedhybridhyflexin-personinstructional designersJohnsonleaderslearningmodalitiesonlineResearchResearchersSpectrumSynchronous Posted on September 19, 2022February 27, 2023Episode 122: More Equitable Outcomes Through Instructional Design Guest Katrina Wehr joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to talk about how the role of instructional designer can lead to more equitable outcomes for all students within the work of online/digital teaching and learning. TagsaccessDEIDiversityequityfacultyinclusioninclusivityinstructional designinstructional designerslearnerslearningstudents Posted on July 18, 2022February 27, 2023Episode 118: Observations on the Online Education Job Market WCET’s Megan Raymond joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to comment on patterns observed in the current job market for online higher education professionals including instructional designers and related roles. Tagsbenefitscompetitioncorporate sectoremployeesGreat Resignationhigher educationhiringinstructional designersjobslocationperksperquisitesqualificationsremote work 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 Posted on April 4, 2022April 5, 2022Episode 111: “Onlineness:” Necessity, Not Convenience In this episode Tom and Kelvin unpack what it means for online courses to be “online” and why it matters to students if instructional designers or instructors make decisions that negatively impact this “onlineness.” Tagsadult learnersasynchronousfacultyflexibilityinstructional designersmodalitiesonlineonlinenessstudentsSynchronous Posted on January 3, 2022February 2, 2022Episode 105: How Roasted Is Your Course? Instructional designer Tim McKean pitches a topic that becomes an episode. Join hosts Tom and Kelvin in discussing Tim’s ideas about the balance between lightly or darkly “roasting” a course through instructional design. 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Posted on March 20, 2023April 11, 2025Episode 134: Self-Care and Online Education: Saying Yes, Saying No, and Why Guest Dr. Dylan Barth joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss the benefits of “self-care” and wellbeing to our students, our organizations, and to ourselves as online education professionals. The impact of decisions now on long-term sustainability is a theme. TagsBarthburnoutengagementfacultyGreat ResignationhumanHumanizinginstructional designersleadershippeopleretentionself carestaffstudentswellbeingwork Posted on October 17, 2022October 17, 2022Episode 124: Reliable “Buckets:” Toward Modality Clarity Guest Dr. Nicole Johnson joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss research on course modality definitions in Canada and the US and why clarity about course modalities is important for advancing the field of digital teaching and learning. TagsasynchronousCanadaf2ffacultyflippedhybridhyflexin-personinstructional designersJohnsonleaderslearningmodalitiesonlineResearchResearchersSpectrumSynchronous Posted on September 19, 2022February 27, 2023Episode 122: More Equitable Outcomes Through Instructional Design Guest Katrina Wehr joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to talk about how the role of instructional designer can lead to more equitable outcomes for all students within the work of online/digital teaching and learning. TagsaccessDEIDiversityequityfacultyinclusioninclusivityinstructional designinstructional designerslearnerslearningstudents Posted on July 18, 2022February 27, 2023Episode 118: Observations on the Online Education Job Market WCET’s Megan Raymond joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to comment on patterns observed in the current job market for online higher education professionals including instructional designers and related roles. Tagsbenefitscompetitioncorporate sectoremployeesGreat Resignationhigher educationhiringinstructional designersjobslocationperksperquisitesqualificationsremote work 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 Posted on April 4, 2022April 5, 2022Episode 111: “Onlineness:” Necessity, Not Convenience In this episode Tom and Kelvin unpack what it means for online courses to be “online” and why it matters to students if instructional designers or instructors make decisions that negatively impact this “onlineness.” Tagsadult learnersasynchronousfacultyflexibilityinstructional designersmodalitiesonlineonlinenessstudentsSynchronous Posted on January 3, 2022February 2, 2022Episode 105: How Roasted Is Your Course? Instructional designer Tim McKean pitches a topic that becomes an episode. Join hosts Tom and Kelvin in discussing Tim’s ideas about the balance between lightly or darkly “roasting” a course through instructional design. 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Posted on October 17, 2022October 17, 2022Episode 124: Reliable “Buckets:” Toward Modality Clarity Guest Dr. Nicole Johnson joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss research on course modality definitions in Canada and the US and why clarity about course modalities is important for advancing the field of digital teaching and learning. TagsasynchronousCanadaf2ffacultyflippedhybridhyflexin-personinstructional designersJohnsonleaderslearningmodalitiesonlineResearchResearchersSpectrumSynchronous Posted on September 19, 2022February 27, 2023Episode 122: More Equitable Outcomes Through Instructional Design Guest Katrina Wehr joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to talk about how the role of instructional designer can lead to more equitable outcomes for all students within the work of online/digital teaching and learning. TagsaccessDEIDiversityequityfacultyinclusioninclusivityinstructional designinstructional designerslearnerslearningstudents Posted on July 18, 2022February 27, 2023Episode 118: Observations on the Online Education Job Market WCET’s Megan Raymond joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to comment on patterns observed in the current job market for online higher education professionals including instructional designers and related roles. Tagsbenefitscompetitioncorporate sectoremployeesGreat Resignationhigher educationhiringinstructional designersjobslocationperksperquisitesqualificationsremote work 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 Posted on April 4, 2022April 5, 2022Episode 111: “Onlineness:” Necessity, Not Convenience In this episode Tom and Kelvin unpack what it means for online courses to be “online” and why it matters to students if instructional designers or instructors make decisions that negatively impact this “onlineness.” Tagsadult learnersasynchronousfacultyflexibilityinstructional designersmodalitiesonlineonlinenessstudentsSynchronous Posted on January 3, 2022February 2, 2022Episode 105: How Roasted Is Your Course? Instructional designer Tim McKean pitches a topic that becomes an episode. Join hosts Tom and Kelvin in discussing Tim’s ideas about the balance between lightly or darkly “roasting” a course through instructional design. 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Posted on September 19, 2022February 27, 2023Episode 122: More Equitable Outcomes Through Instructional Design Guest Katrina Wehr joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to talk about how the role of instructional designer can lead to more equitable outcomes for all students within the work of online/digital teaching and learning. TagsaccessDEIDiversityequityfacultyinclusioninclusivityinstructional designinstructional designerslearnerslearningstudents Posted on July 18, 2022February 27, 2023Episode 118: Observations on the Online Education Job Market WCET’s Megan Raymond joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to comment on patterns observed in the current job market for online higher education professionals including instructional designers and related roles. Tagsbenefitscompetitioncorporate sectoremployeesGreat Resignationhigher educationhiringinstructional designersjobslocationperksperquisitesqualificationsremote work 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 Posted on April 4, 2022April 5, 2022Episode 111: “Onlineness:” Necessity, Not Convenience In this episode Tom and Kelvin unpack what it means for online courses to be “online” and why it matters to students if instructional designers or instructors make decisions that negatively impact this “onlineness.” Tagsadult learnersasynchronousfacultyflexibilityinstructional designersmodalitiesonlineonlinenessstudentsSynchronous Posted on January 3, 2022February 2, 2022Episode 105: How Roasted Is Your Course? Instructional designer Tim McKean pitches a topic that becomes an episode. Join hosts Tom and Kelvin in discussing Tim’s ideas about the balance between lightly or darkly “roasting” a course through instructional design. 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Posted on July 18, 2022February 27, 2023Episode 118: Observations on the Online Education Job Market WCET’s Megan Raymond joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to comment on patterns observed in the current job market for online higher education professionals including instructional designers and related roles. Tagsbenefitscompetitioncorporate sectoremployeesGreat Resignationhigher educationhiringinstructional designersjobslocationperksperquisitesqualificationsremote work 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 Posted on April 4, 2022April 5, 2022Episode 111: “Onlineness:” Necessity, Not Convenience In this episode Tom and Kelvin unpack what it means for online courses to be “online” and why it matters to students if instructional designers or instructors make decisions that negatively impact this “onlineness.” Tagsadult learnersasynchronousfacultyflexibilityinstructional designersmodalitiesonlineonlinenessstudentsSynchronous Posted on January 3, 2022February 2, 2022Episode 105: How Roasted Is Your Course? Instructional designer Tim McKean pitches a topic that becomes an episode. Join hosts Tom and Kelvin in discussing Tim’s ideas about the balance between lightly or darkly “roasting” a course through instructional design. Tagscourse designdesignfacultyinstructional designinstructional designersMcKeanonlineroastingteaching Posts navigation Page 1 Page 2 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 Posted on April 4, 2022April 5, 2022Episode 111: “Onlineness:” Necessity, Not Convenience In this episode Tom and Kelvin unpack what it means for online courses to be “online” and why it matters to students if instructional designers or instructors make decisions that negatively impact this “onlineness.” Tagsadult learnersasynchronousfacultyflexibilityinstructional designersmodalitiesonlineonlinenessstudentsSynchronous Posted on January 3, 2022February 2, 2022Episode 105: How Roasted Is Your Course? Instructional designer Tim McKean pitches a topic that becomes an episode. Join hosts Tom and Kelvin in discussing Tim’s ideas about the balance between lightly or darkly “roasting” a course through instructional design. Tagscourse designdesignfacultyinstructional designinstructional designersMcKeanonlineroastingteaching Posts navigation Page 1 Page 2 Next page
Posted on April 4, 2022April 5, 2022Episode 111: “Onlineness:” Necessity, Not Convenience In this episode Tom and Kelvin unpack what it means for online courses to be “online” and why it matters to students if instructional designers or instructors make decisions that negatively impact this “onlineness.” Tagsadult learnersasynchronousfacultyflexibilityinstructional designersmodalitiesonlineonlinenessstudentsSynchronous Posted on January 3, 2022February 2, 2022Episode 105: How Roasted Is Your Course? Instructional designer Tim McKean pitches a topic that becomes an episode. Join hosts Tom and Kelvin in discussing Tim’s ideas about the balance between lightly or darkly “roasting” a course through instructional design. Tagscourse designdesignfacultyinstructional designinstructional designersMcKeanonlineroastingteaching Posts navigation Page 1 Page 2 Next page
Posted on January 3, 2022February 2, 2022Episode 105: How Roasted Is Your Course? Instructional designer Tim McKean pitches a topic that becomes an episode. Join hosts Tom and Kelvin in discussing Tim’s ideas about the balance between lightly or darkly “roasting” a course through instructional design. Tagscourse designdesignfacultyinstructional designinstructional designersMcKeanonlineroastingteaching Posts navigation Page 1 Page 2 Next page