Posted on March 17, 2025April 29, 2025Episode 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. TagsadministratorsdesigndigitalfacultyleadersMandernachmodalitiesonlinequalitystudentsteachingTobin 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 August 21, 2023August 18, 2023Episode 144: Helping with “Running the Business” for 100 years About Episode 144: In this episode, UPCEA CEO Dr. Bob Hansen joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss the intertwined histories of professional/continuing education and online education and the importance of attending to the “business” of both. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 144 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights … Continue reading “Episode 144: Helping with “Running the Business” for 100 years” TagsadministratorsbusinessCOLOcontinuing educationHansenleadersleadershiponlineprofessional associationprofessional developmentUPCEA 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 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 February 17, 2020February 2, 2022Episode 60: Growing [As] Leaders in Our Online Learning Field Dr. Kelvin Bentley joins co-hosts Kelvin Thompson and Tom Cavanagh to discuss how our field and its leaders are growing in strategic importance. The value of strengthening personal and organizational networks is emphasized. 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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 August 21, 2023August 18, 2023Episode 144: Helping with “Running the Business” for 100 years About Episode 144: In this episode, UPCEA CEO Dr. Bob Hansen joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss the intertwined histories of professional/continuing education and online education and the importance of attending to the “business” of both. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 144 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights … Continue reading “Episode 144: Helping with “Running the Business” for 100 years” TagsadministratorsbusinessCOLOcontinuing educationHansenleadersleadershiponlineprofessional associationprofessional developmentUPCEA 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 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 February 17, 2020February 2, 2022Episode 60: Growing [As] Leaders in Our Online Learning Field Dr. Kelvin Bentley joins co-hosts Kelvin Thompson and Tom Cavanagh to discuss how our field and its leaders are growing in strategic importance. The value of strengthening personal and organizational networks is emphasized. 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Posted on August 21, 2023August 18, 2023Episode 144: Helping with “Running the Business” for 100 years About Episode 144: In this episode, UPCEA CEO Dr. Bob Hansen joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss the intertwined histories of professional/continuing education and online education and the importance of attending to the “business” of both. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 144 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights … Continue reading “Episode 144: Helping with “Running the Business” for 100 years” TagsadministratorsbusinessCOLOcontinuing educationHansenleadersleadershiponlineprofessional associationprofessional developmentUPCEA 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 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 February 17, 2020February 2, 2022Episode 60: Growing [As] Leaders in Our Online Learning Field Dr. Kelvin Bentley joins co-hosts Kelvin Thompson and Tom Cavanagh to discuss how our field and its leaders are growing in strategic importance. The value of strengthening personal and organizational networks is emphasized. TagsColombiadigital learninggrowthhiringinstitutionsleadersleadershiponline learningOPMorganizationsOxfordrolesstrategySumatra
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 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 February 17, 2020February 2, 2022Episode 60: Growing [As] Leaders in Our Online Learning Field Dr. Kelvin Bentley joins co-hosts Kelvin Thompson and Tom Cavanagh to discuss how our field and its leaders are growing in strategic importance. The value of strengthening personal and organizational networks is emphasized. TagsColombiadigital learninggrowthhiringinstitutionsleadersleadershiponline learningOPMorganizationsOxfordrolesstrategySumatra
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 February 17, 2020February 2, 2022Episode 60: Growing [As] Leaders in Our Online Learning Field Dr. Kelvin Bentley joins co-hosts Kelvin Thompson and Tom Cavanagh to discuss how our field and its leaders are growing in strategic importance. The value of strengthening personal and organizational networks is emphasized. TagsColombiadigital learninggrowthhiringinstitutionsleadersleadershiponline learningOPMorganizationsOxfordrolesstrategySumatra
Posted on February 17, 2020February 2, 2022Episode 60: Growing [As] Leaders in Our Online Learning Field Dr. Kelvin Bentley joins co-hosts Kelvin Thompson and Tom Cavanagh to discuss how our field and its leaders are growing in strategic importance. The value of strengthening personal and organizational networks is emphasized. TagsColombiadigital learninggrowthhiringinstitutionsleadersleadershiponline learningOPMorganizationsOxfordrolesstrategySumatra