Posted on January 6, 2025January 3, 2025Episode 177: Creating the Digital Learning Future Our Students Deserve In celebration of 30 years of OLC conferences and with input and reactions from our community of online/digital learning professionals, including a live audience(!), hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss the issues inherent in predicting and shaping a desirable future for online/digital education over the next 30 years. Tags30 years60 year curriculumAIALNARassessmentbusiness modelsCarnegie unitcredentialcredit hourdigitaldigital dividedisruptionequityfacultyfuturehigher educationhistoryhowardhumaninnovationjacobsKatopodislearnerslearningmediamicrocredentialsOLConlinepersonalized learningSloan-CstudentsTobinTOPcast Livetrosclairvalue propositionveletsianosvirtual realityVRWegmann 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 December 5, 2022February 27, 2023Episode 127: Community Wisdom: Students, Hybridity, and More! In this “call-in show” episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin are joined by multiple voices from the online education community to distill wisdom in making sense of 2022 and preparing to make the most of 2023 in our collective work. Themes include centering on student needs and supporting increased hybridity. Tags20222023blendedcall-incommunitycoursesEhrmannholidayhybridhybridityJohnsonlearningmodalitiesonlineStachowiakstudent servicesstudentsTobinWegmannWehrwisdom Posted on December 7, 2020February 2, 2022Episode 79: The 2020 TOPcast & Friends Holiday Special With a touch of holiday fun and whimsy, hosts Tom and Kelvin are joined by a panel of past guests and a live audience of regular listeners to celebrate the end of 2020 and reflect upon its lasting impact on the field of online education. Enjoy this holiday gift to our community, and please consider sharing a link with your colleagues. TagsadviceBentleycelebrationcommunitycontagioncoronacoronaviruscovid-19goalsholidayleadershipMillerreflectionsresourcesspecialStachowiakvirusWegmann
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 December 5, 2022February 27, 2023Episode 127: Community Wisdom: Students, Hybridity, and More! In this “call-in show” episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin are joined by multiple voices from the online education community to distill wisdom in making sense of 2022 and preparing to make the most of 2023 in our collective work. Themes include centering on student needs and supporting increased hybridity. Tags20222023blendedcall-incommunitycoursesEhrmannholidayhybridhybridityJohnsonlearningmodalitiesonlineStachowiakstudent servicesstudentsTobinWegmannWehrwisdom Posted on December 7, 2020February 2, 2022Episode 79: The 2020 TOPcast & Friends Holiday Special With a touch of holiday fun and whimsy, hosts Tom and Kelvin are joined by a panel of past guests and a live audience of regular listeners to celebrate the end of 2020 and reflect upon its lasting impact on the field of online education. Enjoy this holiday gift to our community, and please consider sharing a link with your colleagues. TagsadviceBentleycelebrationcommunitycontagioncoronacoronaviruscovid-19goalsholidayleadershipMillerreflectionsresourcesspecialStachowiakvirusWegmann
Posted on December 5, 2022February 27, 2023Episode 127: Community Wisdom: Students, Hybridity, and More! In this “call-in show” episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin are joined by multiple voices from the online education community to distill wisdom in making sense of 2022 and preparing to make the most of 2023 in our collective work. Themes include centering on student needs and supporting increased hybridity. Tags20222023blendedcall-incommunitycoursesEhrmannholidayhybridhybridityJohnsonlearningmodalitiesonlineStachowiakstudent servicesstudentsTobinWegmannWehrwisdom Posted on December 7, 2020February 2, 2022Episode 79: The 2020 TOPcast & Friends Holiday Special With a touch of holiday fun and whimsy, hosts Tom and Kelvin are joined by a panel of past guests and a live audience of regular listeners to celebrate the end of 2020 and reflect upon its lasting impact on the field of online education. Enjoy this holiday gift to our community, and please consider sharing a link with your colleagues. TagsadviceBentleycelebrationcommunitycontagioncoronacoronaviruscovid-19goalsholidayleadershipMillerreflectionsresourcesspecialStachowiakvirusWegmann
Posted on December 7, 2020February 2, 2022Episode 79: The 2020 TOPcast & Friends Holiday Special With a touch of holiday fun and whimsy, hosts Tom and Kelvin are joined by a panel of past guests and a live audience of regular listeners to celebrate the end of 2020 and reflect upon its lasting impact on the field of online education. Enjoy this holiday gift to our community, and please consider sharing a link with your colleagues. TagsadviceBentleycelebrationcommunitycontagioncoronacoronaviruscovid-19goalsholidayleadershipMillerreflectionsresourcesspecialStachowiakvirusWegmann