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. https://media.blubrry.com/ucf_topcast/ucfcdl-wp.s3.amazonaws.com/TOPcast/Episodes/topcast-10182.mp3Podcast (teaching-online-podcast): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 31:40 — 30.1MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS TagsadministratorsdesigndigitalfacultyleadersMandernachmodalitiesonlinequalitystudentsteachingTobin Posted on December 2, 2024November 26, 2024Episode 175: “Let’s Stay Focused On What We Can Control” in Online Ed In this “call-in show” episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin are joined by some of the past year’s guests in sharing observations about 2024 as it ends and predictions and hopes about 2025 as it begins. Some of the themes emerging include balancing humanness and technology-assistance and staying focused on the aspirational goals of our collective work. https://media.blubrry.com/ucf_topcast/cdl.ucf.edu/staticfiles/topcast/topcast-10175.mp3Podcast (teaching-online-podcast): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:30 — 27.9MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Tags20242025AIartificial intelligencecall-inChancommunityDowdfutureGuatemalahalf-caffholidayhumanlistenersLobleMandernachO’SullivanPorcaroPoulinregulationsrocheShaffersumnervision Posted on June 3, 2024May 31, 2024Episode 163: The Online Syllabus: “A Welcome Mat for the Course” In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin invite “fun with syllabi” by exploring the multiple roles played by the syllabus in online courses and encouraging adjustments to make syllabi more meaningful and inviting for students. https://media.blubrry.com/ucf_topcast/cdl.ucf.edu/staticfiles/topcast/topcast-10163.mp3Podcast (teaching-online-podcast): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:10 — 28.7MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS TagsBurundicommunicationdigital learningexpectationsGanuMandernachonlineSAGEsyllabisyllabus 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. https://media.blubrry.com/ucf_topcast/cdl.ucf.edu/staticfiles/topcast/topcast-9160.mp3Podcast (teaching-online-podcast): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:20 — 28.8MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS TagsAIassessmentassignmentscheatingcoviddesignengagementethicsfacultyinstructional designerslearningLibericaMandernachonlinestudentsTobinTurgeon
Posted on December 2, 2024November 26, 2024Episode 175: “Let’s Stay Focused On What We Can Control” in Online Ed In this “call-in show” episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin are joined by some of the past year’s guests in sharing observations about 2024 as it ends and predictions and hopes about 2025 as it begins. Some of the themes emerging include balancing humanness and technology-assistance and staying focused on the aspirational goals of our collective work. https://media.blubrry.com/ucf_topcast/cdl.ucf.edu/staticfiles/topcast/topcast-10175.mp3Podcast (teaching-online-podcast): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:30 — 27.9MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Tags20242025AIartificial intelligencecall-inChancommunityDowdfutureGuatemalahalf-caffholidayhumanlistenersLobleMandernachO’SullivanPorcaroPoulinregulationsrocheShaffersumnervision Posted on June 3, 2024May 31, 2024Episode 163: The Online Syllabus: “A Welcome Mat for the Course” In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin invite “fun with syllabi” by exploring the multiple roles played by the syllabus in online courses and encouraging adjustments to make syllabi more meaningful and inviting for students. https://media.blubrry.com/ucf_topcast/cdl.ucf.edu/staticfiles/topcast/topcast-10163.mp3Podcast (teaching-online-podcast): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:10 — 28.7MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS TagsBurundicommunicationdigital learningexpectationsGanuMandernachonlineSAGEsyllabisyllabus 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. https://media.blubrry.com/ucf_topcast/cdl.ucf.edu/staticfiles/topcast/topcast-9160.mp3Podcast (teaching-online-podcast): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:20 — 28.8MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS TagsAIassessmentassignmentscheatingcoviddesignengagementethicsfacultyinstructional designerslearningLibericaMandernachonlinestudentsTobinTurgeon
Posted on June 3, 2024May 31, 2024Episode 163: The Online Syllabus: “A Welcome Mat for the Course” In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin invite “fun with syllabi” by exploring the multiple roles played by the syllabus in online courses and encouraging adjustments to make syllabi more meaningful and inviting for students. https://media.blubrry.com/ucf_topcast/cdl.ucf.edu/staticfiles/topcast/topcast-10163.mp3Podcast (teaching-online-podcast): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:10 — 28.7MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS TagsBurundicommunicationdigital learningexpectationsGanuMandernachonlineSAGEsyllabisyllabus 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. https://media.blubrry.com/ucf_topcast/cdl.ucf.edu/staticfiles/topcast/topcast-9160.mp3Podcast (teaching-online-podcast): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:20 — 28.8MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS TagsAIassessmentassignmentscheatingcoviddesignengagementethicsfacultyinstructional designerslearningLibericaMandernachonlinestudentsTobinTurgeon
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. https://media.blubrry.com/ucf_topcast/cdl.ucf.edu/staticfiles/topcast/topcast-9160.mp3Podcast (teaching-online-podcast): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:20 — 28.8MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS TagsAIassessmentassignmentscheatingcoviddesignengagementethicsfacultyinstructional designerslearningLibericaMandernachonlinestudentsTobinTurgeon