Subscribe RSS Feed Itunes | Google Play | Stitcher | TuneIn Connect @topcastnow (Use #topcastnow) Email Topcast Get More TOPcastEpisode 192: Futures Thinking and Digital Higher EdEpisode 191: Student Retention Through Online LearningEpisode 190: “When Will Online Learning Stop Growing?” (Plus More Market Insights!)Episode 189: “We Have a Problem” with Many of Our Incoming StudentsEpisode 188: How Do You Do It? Leading Strategy and Practice in Online Education View All Posted on August 4, 2025August 4, 2025 by cdladminEpisode 191: Student Retention Through Online Learning Hosts Tom and Kelvin consider the role well-designed online learning can play in institutional efforts to increase student retention. Podcast Recording https://media.blubrry.com/ucf_topcast/ucfcdl-wp.s3.amazonaws.com/TOPcast/Episodes/topcast-11191.mp3Podcast (teaching-online-podcast): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:21 — 27.9MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS Download Transcript: PDF Episode 191 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links “Buckle Down” Coffee Blend from 8th & Roast Coffee Company, Nashville, TN “Est. 1927 by Marigold” at the Speed Art Museum Content Links Info and Question Contribution: “Last Call at the TOPcast Cafe” Plenary Panel (OLC Accelerate 2025) [Book] The SAGE Handbook of Online Higher Education (Wa-Mbaleka, Thompson, and Casmiro, Eds., 2024) [Research Study] “A Cross-Institutional Study of Instructional Characteristics and Student Outcomes: Are Quality Indicators of Online Courses Able to Predict Student Success?” (Joosten, Cusatis, and Harness, 2019) [Article] “Retention in Online Courses: Exploring Issues and Solutions—A Literature Review” (Bawa, 2016) [Framework] TILT = Transparency in Learning and Teaching (Winkelmes, 2009-2025) [Book] Teaching Naked (Bowen, 2012 – not to be confused with TILT above) [LinkedIn Post(s)] “Five years from now, the primary job of an instructional designer won’t be instructional design.” [Book] How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen (Brooks, 2023) [Book] The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters (Parker, 2020) Past TOPcast Episodes Springboarding from the SAGE Handbook and Its Chapters #171: “The ‘North Star’ of Online Learners’ Needs” (Refs Ch. 5) #163: “The Online Syllabus: ‘A Welcome Mat for the Course’” (Refs Ch. 18) #161: “Taste the Rainbow of Online Ed’s Possible Futures” (Refs Ch. 50) #155: “High-Quality Online Discussions — Here’s How.” (Refs Ch. 27) #150: “A Global, Holistic, 360 Degree Perspective on Online Higher Education” (Introduces SAGE Handbook) Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!
