Subscribe RSS Feed Itunes | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn Connect @topcastnow (Use #topcastnow) Email Topcast Get More TOPcastEpisode 175: “Let’s Stay Focused On What We Can Control” in Online EdEpisode 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’ Needs View All Posted on December 7, 2020February 2, 2022 by cdladminEpisode 79: The 2020 TOPcast & Friends Holiday Special About Episode 79: With a touch of holiday fun and whimsy, hosts Tom and Kelvin are joined by a panel of past guests and a live audience of regular listeners to celebrate the end of 2020 and reflect upon its lasting impact on the field of online education. Enjoy this holiday gift to our community, and please consider sharing a link with your colleagues. Podcast Recording https://media.blubrry.com/ucf_topcast/cdl.ucf.edu/staticfiles/topcast/topcast-679.mp3Podcast (teaching-online-podcast): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:01:18 — 56.5MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Download Transcript: [PDF] Episode 79 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Guests, listeners, and hosts during 2020 TOPcast & Friends Holiday Special Past TOPcast Episodes Featuring Holiday Special Guests Dr. Bonni Stachowiak: #27 “Humanizing Online Learning” Dr. Kelvin Bentley: #60 “Growing [As] Leaders in Our Online Learning Field” Dr. Deb Miller: #50 “Conveying Online Quality: One Way to Better Inform Stakeholders” Dr. Susan Wegmann: #55 “A Journey from Faculty Member to Digital Learning Leader” Dr. Shubha Kashyap: #74 “‘Connecting the Dots:’ Lessons for Leadership” Resources Recommended By Guests The Teaching in Higher Ed Podcast “Faculty Success” professional development curriculum (from Six Red Marbles)“Faculty Playbook” for those new to online during COVID (from Online Learning Consortium)“Faculty Resources for Online & Hybrid Teaching” (from University of Michigan’s College of Engineering)Book: Small Teaching Online (by Flower Darby with James Lang) Just for Fun Pop Culture Links “Star Wars Holiday Special” (1978. You’re welcome.)“Vintage TV Christmas Specials” on YouTube (Warning: Not exactly diverse)December Holidays Around the World: Google DoodleMaytag Repairman CommercialCarol Burnett: Carol’s Song (“I’m So Glad We Had this Time Together”) Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode! (Includes “socially distanced” recording by Tom and Kelvin)