TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 125: Serving Our Communities with Non-Credit Online Learning
In this episode hosts Kelvin and Tom talk through the valuable role alternative (non-credit) online learning opportunities can play for the local communities we serve and for the continued relevance
Episode 124: Reliable “Buckets:” Toward Modality Clarity
Guest Dr. Nicole Johnson joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss research on course modality definitions in Canada and the US and why clarity about course modalities is important for advancing the field
Episode 123: Hybridity Predicted and More from CHLOE 7
About Episode 123: In this episode, hosts Kelvin and Tom talk through the insights and predictions from the CHLOE 7 report, with a focus on anticipated widespread hybridity in courses, programs, an
Episode 122: More Equitable Outcomes Through Instructional Design
Guest Katrina Wehr joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to talk about how the role of instructional designer can lead to more equitable outcomes for all students within the work of online/digital teaching and l
Episode 121: “Surprisingly Awesome” In-Person Engagement
elvin for a consideration of the value that in-person engagement has in our work of online education, particularly in the support and professional development of online teaching faculty.
Episode 120: Academic Innovation Lessons: Hype vs. Hope
Journalist Jeff Young joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to talk about lessons learned from higher educations recent academic innovations and whether these ideas bring hope or merely hype to the field of onl
Episode 119: Chatbots in Online Education
In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin contemplate the potential for chatbots in online education as a benefit to online students and as a support to both faculty and student services staff.
Episode 118: Observations on the Online Education Job Market
WCETs Megan Raymond joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to comment on patterns observed in the current job market for online higher education professionals including instructional designers and related roles.
Episode 117: Online Discussion-Enhancement Tools
In this episode, hosts Kelvin and Tom consider the role of asynchronous discussions in online education and discuss how technology platforms/tools might provide some enhancement.
Episode 116: 3Fold Gains and the Improvement of Higher Ed
Guest Dr. Stephen C. Ehrmann joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss lessons learned from studying six exemplar higher ed institutions that have achieved 3fold gains by improving educational quality,