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Episode 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.

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Students – Important Things for Your Fall 2024 Classes in Webcourses@UCF

Dear Students,  UCF and the Center for Distributed Learning are here to assist you with Webcourses@UCF, Zoom, and Panopto. Below are resources to keep you learning no matter your course modality.  Webcourses@UCF Support  UCF Integrity Line  Please contact Webcourses@UCF Support if you have questions or need assistance.  This notice is provided by the Center for Distributed Learning.

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Episode 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.

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Students – Discussions/Announcements Redesign is Here

The discussions and announcements interfaces have been redesigned! New and updated features to look out for include: Please note: To learn more, explore the Discussions/Announcements Redesign Student Guide, or jump into an existing topic to see these changes first-hand. Contact Webcourses@UCF Support if you have questions or need assistance.

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Episode 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.

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Episode 157: Pending Changes to Inclusive Access Programs

In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin summarize the current issues surrounding proposed changes to “inclusive access programs” for digital instructional materials and how this affects the affordability work of digital education professionals.

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Episode 156: Reframing the Data That Tell the Stories About Online Students

Guest Dr. Carmin Chan joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to consider how we might reframe the typical institutional data that might not present clearly the needs and progress of post-traditional learners served by online education.

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Episode 151: “What a Year [of Disruption] It Has Been! […But] 2024 is Upon Us!”

In this “call-in show” episode, hosts Kelvin and Tom are joined by multiple voices from the online education community to help us all make sense of 2023’s disruptions and make the most of 2024’s opportunities in our collective work. Themes include meeting the needs of diverse potential students and incorporating continually-evolving AI resources in this work.

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Episode 149: “Baking AI into the Process” of Digital Learning Over the Next Five Years

Emerging from the “TOPcast Live” session at OLC Accelerate 2023, join hosts Kelvin and Tom as they discuss how the framing and implementation of our increasingly AI-influenced digital learning field might continue to evolve over the next few years.

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Students – Togetherall Peer to Peer Mental Health Support

UCF and Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) cares about your mental health, wellbeing, and stress levels. It is important that we share resources to help you be successful. Togetherall is a free peer to peer anonymous platform specifically for mental health support and available to all enrolled students (whether online or on campus). Signing up …

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