Subscribe RSS Feed Itunes | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn Connect @topcastnow (Use #topcastnow) Email Topcast Get More TOPcastEpisode 174: Get “All [Phil]’d Up” On LMS/Online Enrollment InsightsEpisode 173: Campus-Based Student Demand for Online Options (and More!) from CHLOE 9Episode 172: Online Education in GuatemalaEpisode 171: The “North Star” of Online Learners’ NeedsEpisode 170: “Wise Use” of Rapidly Changing AI Tools View All Posted on March 1, 2016February 2, 2022 by cdladminEpisode 11: Getting to the Goal of Going Textbook Free About Episode 11: Join hosts Kelvin Thompson and Thomas Cavanagh as they discuss making higher ed more affordable for students with their guest Dr. Karen Vignare. (Second episode in an occasional mini-series on “the iron triangle” of cost, access, and quality.) https://media.blubrry.com/ucf_topcast/cdl.ucf.edu/staticfiles/topcast/topcast-111.mp3Podcast (teaching-online-podcast): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 26:32 — 25.1MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Download Transcript [PDF, RTF] Episode 11 Show Notes: Please find various show notes and resources below. Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Coffee Profile: Seattle’s Best Level 4 (featured in this episode) Article: “The Cost of a Cup of Coffee: Where Does the Money Go” Article: “How Much Do You Spend on Coffee Beans?” Content Links Dr. Karen Vignare’s bio USA Today Article: “Maryland University to Eliminate Textbooks” Video: CBS Baltimore Segment via MSN: “UMUC Says No More Textbooks, Students Save Millions” UMUC’s Student-Facing “Textbook” Webpage eCampus News article about community college programs with no textbooks