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 October 7, 2019February 2, 2022 by cdladminEpisode 54: “Keep It Simple Starting” with Design and Teaching About Episode 54: In this episode, TOPcast hosts Kelvin and Tom talk through how “starting simply”, with the essentials, in online design/teaching and then iterating over time will make for a more successful experience for all concerned. These principles hold for other kinds of digital learning implementations. Podcast Recording https://media.blubrry.com/ucf_topcast/cdl.ucf.edu/staticfiles/topcast/topcast-554.mp3Podcast (teaching-online-podcast): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:33 — 35.1MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Download Transcript: [PDF] Episode 54 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links “Red Eyes Blend” from Huckleberry RoastersHuckleberry Roasters, Denver, CO Content Links Note: Each resource below contains individual ways to Keep It Simple Starting. Do not try them all at once. Good Practices Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository (TOPR) – An online compendium of online and blended teaching practices. Hosted by UCF but open to all for contributions. Creative Commons-licensed. Online Learning Consortium’s Effective Practices DIY Design Tasks for Blended Courses Tools/Technologies “5 Terrific Edtech Tools for Creating a Highly Engaging Online (or Hybrid) Course” (from eCampus News) EduAppCenter (Open standard-based integrations for your learning management system) Other Strategies “Ten Steps Toward Universal Design of Online Courses” (from University of Arkansas, Little Rock) “How to Create a Mobile-First Online Course” (from LearnDash)