Subscribe RSS Feed Itunes | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn Connect @topcastnow (Use #topcastnow) Email Topcast Get More TOPcastEpisode 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 ToolsEpisode 169: You Know Your Institution is Doing Online Ed Strategically When… View All Posted on August 7, 2017February 2, 2022 by cdladminEpisode 28: Understanding Policy About Episode 28: “Policy” might or might not be one of your favorite things, but online education professionals must understand policy in order to be effective. In this episode join Tom and Kelvin as they think through the multi-tiered relationships between policy and online education. https://media.blubrry.com/ucf_topcast/cdl.ucf.edu/staticfiles/topcast/topcast-328.mp3Podcast (teaching-online-podcast): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:54 — 27.5MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Download Transcript [PDF, RTF] Episode 28 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Coffee Profile: Ethiopia Harrar (featured in this episode) Java Junction Coffee Roasters in Brockport, NY What Roasting Dates Can & Can’t Tell You About Coffee Content Links WCET Frontiers Blog (edited by Russ Poulin) EDUCAUSE Review Policy Spotlight Column (edited by Jarrett Cummings) UCF Distributed Learning Guidelines UCF Course Modalities Title IV Funding of US Higher Education US Department of Education’s Competency-Based Education Experimental Sites Examples of “Policy” and “Online Ed Policy” at Various Levels UCF Institutional Examples UCF Policies (100+) UCF Regulations (100+) Example: UCF Regulation Affecting Online Students (“Tuition Waivers for Specified Online Graduate Programs”) Accrediting Body Examples SACSCOC Policies and Publications Example: SACSCOC Policy Affecting Online Students (“Distance and Correspondence Education”) State Examples Florida Statutes Example: Florida Statute Affecting Online Students (“1009.24 – State university student fees” [Note: Provides for distance learning fee; defines “distance learning course”]) Florida SUS Board of Governors (BOG) Example: Florida SUS BOG Online Education 2025 Strategic Plan National Examples US Department of Education: Laws & Guidance National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA)