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. Tags20242025AIartificial intelligencecall-inChancommunityDowdfutureGuatemalahalf-caffholidayhumanlistenersLobleMandernachO’SullivanPorcaroPoulinregulationsrocheShaffersumnervision Posted on July 1, 2024June 28, 2024Episode 165: Why Still Prepare Faculty for Online Teaching? #IYKYK In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin explore the rationale underlying continued institutional efforts to prepare faculty for online course design and teaching. Hint: It’s about students. Tagsblendedchicorydatadesigndigital learningdisseminationfacultyfaculty developmentinnovationmetricsmodalitiesonlinePoulinpreparationqualitystudent successstudentssuccessSupportteaching Posted on May 20, 2024July 12, 2024Episode 162: Listen and Act Now! US ED’s Proposed Online Changes In this time-sensitive episode (listen now!), return guests Russ Poulin and Cheryl Dowd explain how proposed actions by the US Department of Education (US ED) may negatively impact many online learners and US higher education institutions. TagsDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONDowdfinancial aidlicensurenewspolicyPoulinregulationsrulemakingSARAstate authorizationTitle IVUSWCET Posted on April 18, 2022April 12, 2024Episode 112: SARA (and More!) Under Siege Guests Russ Poulin and Cheryl Dowd join hosts Kelvin and Tom to bring some breaking news on governmental regulation that could change the way online higher education works in the US. Listen carefully and share with institutional colleagues to avoid unpleasant surprises. TagsDowdfinancial aidlicensurenewspolicyPoulinregulationsrulemakingSARAstate authorizationTitle IVWCET Posted on January 20, 2020February 2, 2022Episode 58: “Fun with Regulations” In this episode, hosts Kelvin and Tom learn to have “fun with regulations” as guests Russ Poulin and Cheryl Dowd from WCET provide an update on timely topics from the US higher education policy context. Russ and Cheryl’s enthusiasm for the topics is infectious. 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Posted on July 1, 2024June 28, 2024Episode 165: Why Still Prepare Faculty for Online Teaching? #IYKYK In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin explore the rationale underlying continued institutional efforts to prepare faculty for online course design and teaching. Hint: It’s about students. Tagsblendedchicorydatadesigndigital learningdisseminationfacultyfaculty developmentinnovationmetricsmodalitiesonlinePoulinpreparationqualitystudent successstudentssuccessSupportteaching Posted on May 20, 2024July 12, 2024Episode 162: Listen and Act Now! US ED’s Proposed Online Changes In this time-sensitive episode (listen now!), return guests Russ Poulin and Cheryl Dowd explain how proposed actions by the US Department of Education (US ED) may negatively impact many online learners and US higher education institutions. TagsDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONDowdfinancial aidlicensurenewspolicyPoulinregulationsrulemakingSARAstate authorizationTitle IVUSWCET Posted on April 18, 2022April 12, 2024Episode 112: SARA (and More!) Under Siege Guests Russ Poulin and Cheryl Dowd join hosts Kelvin and Tom to bring some breaking news on governmental regulation that could change the way online higher education works in the US. Listen carefully and share with institutional colleagues to avoid unpleasant surprises. TagsDowdfinancial aidlicensurenewspolicyPoulinregulationsrulemakingSARAstate authorizationTitle IVWCET Posted on January 20, 2020February 2, 2022Episode 58: “Fun with Regulations” In this episode, hosts Kelvin and Tom learn to have “fun with regulations” as guests Russ Poulin and Cheryl Dowd from WCET provide an update on timely topics from the US higher education policy context. Russ and Cheryl’s enthusiasm for the topics is infectious. TagsauthenticationDowdpolicyPoulinPuertoRicoregulationsSARAstate authorizationWCET
Posted on May 20, 2024July 12, 2024Episode 162: Listen and Act Now! US ED’s Proposed Online Changes In this time-sensitive episode (listen now!), return guests Russ Poulin and Cheryl Dowd explain how proposed actions by the US Department of Education (US ED) may negatively impact many online learners and US higher education institutions. TagsDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONDowdfinancial aidlicensurenewspolicyPoulinregulationsrulemakingSARAstate authorizationTitle IVUSWCET Posted on April 18, 2022April 12, 2024Episode 112: SARA (and More!) Under Siege Guests Russ Poulin and Cheryl Dowd join hosts Kelvin and Tom to bring some breaking news on governmental regulation that could change the way online higher education works in the US. Listen carefully and share with institutional colleagues to avoid unpleasant surprises. TagsDowdfinancial aidlicensurenewspolicyPoulinregulationsrulemakingSARAstate authorizationTitle IVWCET Posted on January 20, 2020February 2, 2022Episode 58: “Fun with Regulations” In this episode, hosts Kelvin and Tom learn to have “fun with regulations” as guests Russ Poulin and Cheryl Dowd from WCET provide an update on timely topics from the US higher education policy context. Russ and Cheryl’s enthusiasm for the topics is infectious. TagsauthenticationDowdpolicyPoulinPuertoRicoregulationsSARAstate authorizationWCET
Posted on April 18, 2022April 12, 2024Episode 112: SARA (and More!) Under Siege Guests Russ Poulin and Cheryl Dowd join hosts Kelvin and Tom to bring some breaking news on governmental regulation that could change the way online higher education works in the US. Listen carefully and share with institutional colleagues to avoid unpleasant surprises. TagsDowdfinancial aidlicensurenewspolicyPoulinregulationsrulemakingSARAstate authorizationTitle IVWCET Posted on January 20, 2020February 2, 2022Episode 58: “Fun with Regulations” In this episode, hosts Kelvin and Tom learn to have “fun with regulations” as guests Russ Poulin and Cheryl Dowd from WCET provide an update on timely topics from the US higher education policy context. Russ and Cheryl’s enthusiasm for the topics is infectious. TagsauthenticationDowdpolicyPoulinPuertoRicoregulationsSARAstate authorizationWCET
Posted on January 20, 2020February 2, 2022Episode 58: “Fun with Regulations” In this episode, hosts Kelvin and Tom learn to have “fun with regulations” as guests Russ Poulin and Cheryl Dowd from WCET provide an update on timely topics from the US higher education policy context. Russ and Cheryl’s enthusiasm for the topics is infectious. TagsauthenticationDowdpolicyPoulinPuertoRicoregulationsSARAstate authorizationWCET