TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 135: Different Institutions, Different Methods, Same Goals
In this episode hosts Kelvin and Tom discuss the importance of institutional context in how we carry out our common work of societal transformation through online/digital teaching and learning in high
Episode 134: Self-Care and Online Education: Saying Yes, Saying No, and Why
Guest Dr. Dylan Barth joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss the benefits of "self-care" and wellbeing to our students, our organizations, and to ourselves as online education professionals. The impact
Episode 133: Professional Development Across Our Online Education Community
Hosts Tom and Kelvin explore the importance of continual growth and professional development across the various roles that make up the online education field and discuss how professional associations
Episode 132: Lessons from Leading a Remote Online Learning Team
About Episode 132: Guest Joseph Riquelme joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss insights gained from leading a 100% remote online learning team that was born during the pandemic. Success strategie
Episode 131: ChatGPT: Friend or Foe?
The currently free beta version of the chatbot ChatGPT has captured the imaginations and free time of many in the field of education and elsewhere. Hosts Kelvin and Tom weigh-in on ChatGPTs place in
Episode 130: Data, DETA, Design, and More
Guest Dr. Tanya Joosten joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss findings from eight years of research data collected at the National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancement
Episode 129: Education Deserts and Online Strategy
In this episode, hosts Kelvin and Tom discuss the concept of education deserts and how a strategic approach to online education can increase educational access in these under-resourced geographic ar
Episode 128: Strategic Imperatives from 1EdTech
In this episode, 1EdTech CEO Dr. Rob Abel joins hosts Kelvin and Tom as a guest to discuss the history and role in the online education community of the professional association formerly known as the
Episode 127: Community Wisdom: Students, Hybridity, and More!
In this call-in show episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin are joined by multiple voices from the online education community to distill wisdom in making sense of 2022 and preparing to make the most of 2023
Episode 126: COLOs, Context, and Community
Guest Dr. Jocelyn Widmer joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss insights from her interviews of 100+ Chief Online Learning Officers (COLOs). The importance of institutional context in applying lessons