SubscribeRSS FeedItunes | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneInConnect@topcastnow (Use #topcastnow)Email Topcast Get More TOPcastEpisode 56: “The Last Mile:” Getting STEM OnlineEpisode 55: A Journey from Faculty Member to Digital Learning LeaderEpisode 54: “Keep It Simple Starting” with Design and TeachingEpisode 53: A “Sobering” Conversation About Diversity Among Leaders of Online LearningEpisode 52: Higher Ed’s “Third Wave of Digital Leaders” View AllPosted on July 1, 2019July 1, 2019 by Jonathan PizzoEpisode 51: How Can We Make Textbooks More Affordable for Students?About 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 https://media.blubrry.com/ucf_topcast/p/cdl.ucf.edu/staticfiles/topcast/topcast-551.mp3Podcast (teaching-online-podcast): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:35 — 38.9MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | TuneIn | Spotify | RSS Download Transcript: [PDF]Episode 51 Show Notes:Episode Synopsis via TwitterView complete list of episode highlights via TwitterCoffee LinksThe Beginner’s Guide to Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee (featured in this episode)Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee Buying Guide & ReviewContent LinksUCF’s Affordable Instructional Materials InitiativeFIU’s “Affordability Counts” InitiativeIndiana University’s “Affordability @ IU” InitiativeFlorida Virtual Campus: Summaries of Student Textbook SurveysFlorida Statute 1004.085: “Textbook and Instructional Materials Affordability“TOPcast episode # 11: “Getting to the Goal of Going Textbook Free“TOPcast episode #21: “Accessibility: It’s a Journey, Not a Destination“Like what you see? Tell the world!
