Posted on October 7, 2024October 7, 2024Episode 171: The “North Star” of Online Learners’ Needs Hosts Kelvin and Tom consider the centrality that online learners’ needs must have in shaping the work of online higher education. Particular attention is given to how responsibility for this common goal must be shared between individual faculty and institutional processes to assure quality at scale. TagsfacultyinstitutioninstitutionsmodalitiesneedsonlinenesspreparationprofilesqualitySAGEstudent successstudentsSupport 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. TagsBurundicommunicationdigital learningexpectationsGanuMandernachonlineSAGEsyllabisyllabus Posted on May 6, 2024May 2, 2024Episode 161: Taste the Rainbow of Online Ed’s Possible Futures In this Season 10 kick-off episode, hosts Kelvin Thompson and Thomas Cavanagh revisit a “time capsule” of past predictions and pivot toward the various flavors of “possible futures” available now in online education. TagsAIblendedcovidcovid-19dataflavorsfuturefutureshybridlecturemodalitiesonlineregulationsremoteremote workrulemakingSAGEstandardsstudent servicesSynchronous Posted on February 5, 2024March 13, 2024Episode 155: High-Quality Online Discussions — Here’s How. In this episode, spring-boarding from one of the chapters in the new SAGE Handbook of Online Higher Education, hosts Kelvin and Tom advocate for high-quality online discussions and reflect upon research-based practices that lead to well-designed and successful discussion experiences. TagsasynchronousCOIcommunity of inquirydenoyellesdesigndiscussionsengagementevaluationFacilitationonlineResearchRubricsSAGEstudent engagementSynchronousWegmann Posted on November 20, 2023January 29, 2024Episode 150: A Global, Holistic, 360 Degree Perspective on Online Higher Education Guest Dr. Safary Wa-Mbaleka joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to talk about the importance of cultivating a more global perspective on our online higher education field and shares how a new book can help. The SAGE Handbook of Online Higher Education is out now. 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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. TagsBurundicommunicationdigital learningexpectationsGanuMandernachonlineSAGEsyllabisyllabus Posted on May 6, 2024May 2, 2024Episode 161: Taste the Rainbow of Online Ed’s Possible Futures In this Season 10 kick-off episode, hosts Kelvin Thompson and Thomas Cavanagh revisit a “time capsule” of past predictions and pivot toward the various flavors of “possible futures” available now in online education. TagsAIblendedcovidcovid-19dataflavorsfuturefutureshybridlecturemodalitiesonlineregulationsremoteremote workrulemakingSAGEstandardsstudent servicesSynchronous Posted on February 5, 2024March 13, 2024Episode 155: High-Quality Online Discussions — Here’s How. In this episode, spring-boarding from one of the chapters in the new SAGE Handbook of Online Higher Education, hosts Kelvin and Tom advocate for high-quality online discussions and reflect upon research-based practices that lead to well-designed and successful discussion experiences. TagsasynchronousCOIcommunity of inquirydenoyellesdesigndiscussionsengagementevaluationFacilitationonlineResearchRubricsSAGEstudent engagementSynchronousWegmann Posted on November 20, 2023January 29, 2024Episode 150: A Global, Holistic, 360 Degree Perspective on Online Higher Education Guest Dr. Safary Wa-Mbaleka joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to talk about the importance of cultivating a more global perspective on our online higher education field and shares how a new book can help. The SAGE Handbook of Online Higher Education is out now. Tagsadministrationbookcommunityglobalhigher educationinstructional designinternationalonlinepracticeSAGEscholarshipteachingWa-Mbaleka
Posted on May 6, 2024May 2, 2024Episode 161: Taste the Rainbow of Online Ed’s Possible Futures In this Season 10 kick-off episode, hosts Kelvin Thompson and Thomas Cavanagh revisit a “time capsule” of past predictions and pivot toward the various flavors of “possible futures” available now in online education. TagsAIblendedcovidcovid-19dataflavorsfuturefutureshybridlecturemodalitiesonlineregulationsremoteremote workrulemakingSAGEstandardsstudent servicesSynchronous Posted on February 5, 2024March 13, 2024Episode 155: High-Quality Online Discussions — Here’s How. In this episode, spring-boarding from one of the chapters in the new SAGE Handbook of Online Higher Education, hosts Kelvin and Tom advocate for high-quality online discussions and reflect upon research-based practices that lead to well-designed and successful discussion experiences. TagsasynchronousCOIcommunity of inquirydenoyellesdesigndiscussionsengagementevaluationFacilitationonlineResearchRubricsSAGEstudent engagementSynchronousWegmann Posted on November 20, 2023January 29, 2024Episode 150: A Global, Holistic, 360 Degree Perspective on Online Higher Education Guest Dr. Safary Wa-Mbaleka joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to talk about the importance of cultivating a more global perspective on our online higher education field and shares how a new book can help. The SAGE Handbook of Online Higher Education is out now. Tagsadministrationbookcommunityglobalhigher educationinstructional designinternationalonlinepracticeSAGEscholarshipteachingWa-Mbaleka
Posted on February 5, 2024March 13, 2024Episode 155: High-Quality Online Discussions — Here’s How. In this episode, spring-boarding from one of the chapters in the new SAGE Handbook of Online Higher Education, hosts Kelvin and Tom advocate for high-quality online discussions and reflect upon research-based practices that lead to well-designed and successful discussion experiences. TagsasynchronousCOIcommunity of inquirydenoyellesdesigndiscussionsengagementevaluationFacilitationonlineResearchRubricsSAGEstudent engagementSynchronousWegmann Posted on November 20, 2023January 29, 2024Episode 150: A Global, Holistic, 360 Degree Perspective on Online Higher Education Guest Dr. Safary Wa-Mbaleka joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to talk about the importance of cultivating a more global perspective on our online higher education field and shares how a new book can help. The SAGE Handbook of Online Higher Education is out now. Tagsadministrationbookcommunityglobalhigher educationinstructional designinternationalonlinepracticeSAGEscholarshipteachingWa-Mbaleka
Posted on November 20, 2023January 29, 2024Episode 150: A Global, Holistic, 360 Degree Perspective on Online Higher Education Guest Dr. Safary Wa-Mbaleka joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to talk about the importance of cultivating a more global perspective on our online higher education field and shares how a new book can help. The SAGE Handbook of Online Higher Education is out now. Tagsadministrationbookcommunityglobalhigher educationinstructional designinternationalonlinepracticeSAGEscholarshipteachingWa-Mbaleka