Home » Teach Online » Teaching Online Resources » The Teaching Online Podcast (TOPcast)The Teaching Online Podcast (TOPcast)Subscribe toTOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcaston Apple Podcastson Androidby Emailon Google Podcastson Stitcheron TuneInon Spotifyvia RSSOr subscribe with your favorite app by using the address below Past Episodes Become an InsiderThe Teaching Online Podcast (TOPcast), hosted by Dr. Thomas Cavanagh and Dr. Kelvin Thompson, is a monthly podcast for online and blended learning professionals conducted over a shared cup of coffee. Share with the hosts your thoughts on past episodes or ideas for new episodes via email (topcast@ucf.edu), or join the conversation on Twitter with the hashtag #topcastnow. Follow us on Twitter at @topcastnowCheck the Latest EpisodeEpisode 51: How Can We Make Textbooks More Affordable for Students?2 weeks agoAbout Episode 51: Textbook affordability is important to students, parents, policymakers, and online education professionals. Reducing the functional cost to students of course materials is a complex challenge. In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss one multifaceted strategy for meeting this challenge. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: [PDF] Episode 51 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via … Continue reading "Episode 51: …Read More » This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.Want More TOPcast?Subscribe (via iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn, Android, or RSS) to never miss an episode or check out the TOPcast Episode List for a comprehensive list of past episodes and shownotes. Become a TOPcast Insider (registered listener) to receive a monthly email containing exclusive bonus content, a reminder of the current episode, and occasional interaction opportunities with the hosts.Meet the HostsDr. Thomas CavanaghDr. Thomas B. Cavanagh is the Vice Provost for Digital Learning at the University of Central Florida (UCF). In this role he oversees the distance learning strategy, policies, and practices of the nation's second-largest university, including program and course design, development, and assessment. In his career, Tom has administered e-learning development for both academic (public and private) and industrial (Fortune 500, government/military) audiences. - Read MoreDr. Kelvin ThompsonA popular speaker, Dr. Kelvin Thompson regularly appears throughout the US while serving as the Executive Director of the University of Central Florida’s (UCF) Center for Distributed Learning with a faculty appointment as a graduate faculty scholar in UCF’s College of Education & Human Performance. Kelvin has collaborated on the design of hundreds of online and blended courses over the past twenty years. - Read MorePast Episodes Like what you see? Tell the world!
