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Episode 14: The Problem with Quality: Consensus vs. Connoisseurship

Perceptions of quality (high and low) are a perennial problem in online education. What is quality? Who decides? What if others disagree? Should majority rule? What about expert knowledge? Join Tom and Kelvin in wrestling with these questions and more in this on-location episode.

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Episode 11: Getting to the Goal of Going Textbook Free

About Episode 11: Join hosts Kelvin Thompson and Thomas Cavanagh as they discuss making higher ed more affordable for students with their guest Dr. Karen Vignare. (Second episode in an occasional mini-series on “the iron triangle” of cost, access, and quality.) Download Transcript [PDF, RTF] Episode 11 Show Notes: Please find various show notes and …

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Episode 10: The Iron Triangle: Stimulus for Innovation in Online Ed

About Episode 10: Cost, quality, and access are touted again and again as constraints to be overcome in higher education. Join hosts Kelvin Thompson and Thomas Cavanagh for this episode’s introduction of  “the iron triangle” as an opportunity for online educators to innovate. First episode in an occasional mini-series. Download Transcript [PDF, RTF] Episode 10 …

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Episode 6: Understanding the Coming CBE R/Evolution

About Episode 6: In this episode, join hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson as they discuss online competency-based education (CBE) in its various forms. Tom and Kelvin consider whether CBE is evolutionary, revolutionary, or both as higher education institutions innovate in the ways they serve their students. Episode 6 Show Notes: Please find various show notes …

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