Subscribe RSS Feed Itunes | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn Connect @topcastnow (Use #topcastnow) Email Topcast Get More TOPcastEpisode 170: “Wise Use” of Rapidly Changing AI ToolsEpisode 169: You Know Your Institution is Doing Online Ed Strategically When…Episode 168: “More Positive Hope than Ever Before”Episode 167: Cultivating a Startup MindsetEpisode 166: High Structure Course Design for Online STEM Courses View All Posted on June 3, 2024May 31, 2024 by cdladminEpisode 163: The Online Syllabus: “A Welcome Mat for the Course” In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin invite “fun with syllabi” by exploring the multiple roles played by the syllabus in online courses and encouraging adjustments to make syllabi more meaningful and inviting for students. Podcast Recording https://media.blubrry.com/ucf_topcast/cdl.ucf.edu/staticfiles/topcast/topcast-10163.mp3Podcast (teaching-online-podcast): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:10 — 28.7MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Download Transcript: PDF Episode 163 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Single-Origin Burundi Kurusah from Sunergos Coffee (Louisville, KY) Content Links Publisher’s Site: The SAGE Handbook of Online Higher Education Social Media Artifact: One Example of the Syllabus “Easter Egg” of Instructions to Find Cash [from Dr. Conner Ewing] Related Entries from the Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository (TOPR) “Use Three-Before-Me as a Communication Strategy in a Large Class” “Incorporate a Syllabus Quiz to Orient Students” Dr. Michelle Pacansky-Brock’s Guidance for Creating a “Liquid Syllabus” Prior TOPcast Episodes #155: “High Quality Online Discussions – Here’s How” #160: “‘Remember the Why:’ Designing Meaningful Learning Assignments” Just-For-Fun Pop Culture Links [video: 30 sec] Wile E. Coyote Painting an Exit (from Warner Brothers, not Hanna-Barbera) Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!