TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast

Recorded in front of a plenary audience at the OLC Accelerate 2025 conference and drawing upon crowdsourced listener input and live audience questions, this is it: the final, regularly-scheduled episode of TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast. Please enjoy this cumulative synthesis of insights from the podcast. Good-bye and thanks for joining us for all the coffee and all the conversations! Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF #advgb-cols-6fe11344-abfa-428e-8278-7d8bae17dd43{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-6fe11344-abfa-428e-8278-7d8bae17dd43{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-6fe11344-abfa-428e-8278-7d8bae17dd43{}}#advgb-col-5c768939-f0d3-441e-bd86-f3144c5e0fe7>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-5c768939-f0d3-441e-bd86-f3144c5e0fe7>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-5c768939-f0d3-441e-bd86-f3144c5e0fe7>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-9dc0b93d-3768-459c-8c39-1a03dd8aab36>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-9dc0b93d-3768-459c-8c39-1a03dd8aab36>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-9dc0b93d-3768-459c-8c39-1a03dd8aab36>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 200 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links   Single-origin Thailand Doi Wiang Coffee from Lana Coffee (Fresno, CA) #advgb-cols-c992892c-d80f-4f37-a487-94e84205b118{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-c992892c-d80f-4f37-a487-94e84205b118{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-c992892c-d80f-4f37-a487-94e84205b118{}}#advgb-col-2cc23b3f-54bc-4335-b696-463e3ab96636>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-2cc23b3f-54bc-4335-b696-463e3ab96636>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-2cc23b3f-54bc-4335-b696-463e3ab96636>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-18b97927-ea60-4513-bac6-4afa350fba9f>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-18b97927-ea60-4513-bac6-4afa350fba9f>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-18b97927-ea60-4513-bac6-4afa350fba9f>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links Smorgasbord of Past TOPcast Episodes Referenced in This Final Show #32 – Provosts, Pedagogy, and Digital Learning (with guest Dr. Casey Green) #37 – 6 Deadly Sins of Online Teaching  #64 – Principles for Humanizing Online Education… and Remote Teaching (with guest Dr. Michelle Pacansky-Brock)  #74 – “Connecting the Dots:” Lessons for Leadership (with guest Dr. Shubha Kashyap)  #187 – The TOPcast “Core Audience” and Strategic Online Education  #195 – Managing the Online Expectations of Presidents and Provosts  All the “LMS” Episodes All the “Holiday” Episodes  All the “Season Kick-Off” Episodes  Other Resources Video: BYU’s “Loosely-Coupled Gradebook” (interview of Jon Mott by Jared Stein) For Fans of The Dulcet Gurgles (Our “house band”) [2020 Faux Commercial on YouTube] “Dulcet Gurgles Holiday Extravaganza”  Dulcet Gurgles Digital Learning Sing-Along Songbook  Dulcet Gurgles AI-Generated Playlist  Just-For-Fun Pop Culture Links [On YouTube] 1973 “Soylent Green Official Trailer” (Starring Charlton Heston)  Backstory and Video Compilation of Commercials for “The Norelco Santa Claus”  [On YouTube] 1984 “Gotta Make the Donuts” Commercial Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Guests Dr. Michelle Pacansky-Brock (“Brocanksy”) and Dr. Alejandra (“Alex”) Pickett unpack decades of experience in conversation with hosts Tom and Kelvin on the topic of scaling high-quality, impactful online design/teaching through preparing and supporting faculty. This episode is the final episode in a mini-series of “pillar panels” offering distilled insights from esteemed community members on key, “structural support” topics essential in the future of strategic online/digital education. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Dr. Michelle Pacansky-Brock Dr. Alex Pickett #advgb-cols-9ae53faa-7e45-4d63-b2c9-e6d07ac545ff{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-9ae53faa-7e45-4d63-b2c9-e6d07ac545ff{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-9ae53faa-7e45-4d63-b2c9-e6d07ac545ff{}}#advgb-col-51d7850e-80e9-43f3-bb84-bf07673489ce>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-51d7850e-80e9-43f3-bb84-bf07673489ce>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-51d7850e-80e9-43f3-bb84-bf07673489ce>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-1aed4a8c-b142-41c6-aa83-db3c8de774e4>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-1aed4a8c-b142-41c6-aa83-db3c8de774e4>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-1aed4a8c-b142-41c6-aa83-db3c8de774e4>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 199 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Make Your Own “Mayan Mocha Powder” “What is Mocha? A Rich History and Modern Coffee Classic” #advgb-cols-994337d3-421e-4795-b029-e48ee0ad6e69{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-994337d3-421e-4795-b029-e48ee0ad6e69{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-994337d3-421e-4795-b029-e48ee0ad6e69{}}#advgb-col-b2030eb7-271f-404d-bacc-a7c8b1ed5625>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-b2030eb7-271f-404d-bacc-a7c8b1ed5625>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-b2030eb7-271f-404d-bacc-a7c8b1ed5625>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-42a0ba55-b654-44bf-ba69-3d7e12f0395e>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-42a0ba55-b654-44bf-ba69-3d7e12f0395e>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-42a0ba55-b654-44bf-ba69-3d7e12f0395e>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links Dr. Michelle Pacansky-Brock’s Online Profile Dr. Alex Pickett’s Online Profile Resources Suggested By Dr. Pacansky-Brock [Gallup Research] “How to Improve Teacher Retention and Burnout” [Book] The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World (Pugh, A., 2024) [US Surgeon General’s Report] “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation” (Murthy, V., 2023) [Research Briefs/Resources] “Humanizing Online Teaching” (from Dr. Pacansky-Brock ad others) Resources Suggested by Dr. Pickett The SUNY Online OSCQR Rubric [From SUNY Online] “Teach Online Step by Step: Online Course Design” Inclusive Online Teaching Practice Project Peralta Online Equity Rubric Critical Digital Pedagogy (from Jesse Stommel & Sean Michael Morris) [From Tulane University] Feminist Online Pedagogy [One-Page Research Brief] “The Spiral Curriculum” (from Education Partnerships Inc. based upon the work of Dr. Jerome Bruner) Previous TOPcast Episodes #165 – “Why Still Prepare Faculty for Online Teaching? #IYKYK” #64 – “Principles for Humanizing Online Education… and Remote Teaching/Learning” (featuring guest Dr. Pacansky-Brock) #24 – “International Connections in Online Education” (featuring guest Dr. Pickett) Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Dr. Safary Wa-Mbaleka and Dr. Baiyun Chen join hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss the future of the field of higher education instructional design and their comprehensive(!) new book on the subject.  Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Dr. Safary Wa-Mbaleka Dr. Baiyun Chen #advgb-cols-8dec251f-bc9e-4e07-aed1-e4e1a4c47088{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-8dec251f-bc9e-4e07-aed1-e4e1a4c47088{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-8dec251f-bc9e-4e07-aed1-e4e1a4c47088{}}#advgb-col-f20f7ba2-ef1c-467b-9628-16293ffa319b>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-f20f7ba2-ef1c-467b-9628-16293ffa319b>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-f20f7ba2-ef1c-467b-9628-16293ffa319b>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-097a866b-3e2a-47b0-b1b1-a2daf0dc097d>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-097a866b-3e2a-47b0-b1b1-a2daf0dc097d>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-097a866b-3e2a-47b0-b1b1-a2daf0dc097d>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 198 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Storyville Coffee Company [From the Internet Archive] Bluebottle Coffee’s Instructions for “Inverted” Aeropress Brewing #advgb-cols-5ec452e1-91a5-442d-8796-ea8b028fcfe6{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-5ec452e1-91a5-442d-8796-ea8b028fcfe6{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-5ec452e1-91a5-442d-8796-ea8b028fcfe6{}}#advgb-col-3875d838-64f0-408a-9aa9-347142aa35c3>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-3875d838-64f0-408a-9aa9-347142aa35c3>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-3875d838-64f0-408a-9aa9-347142aa35c3>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-e2d97064-f16f-46c6-b48a-dc7deb8206a9>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-e2d97064-f16f-46c6-b48a-dc7deb8206a9>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-e2d97064-f16f-46c6-b48a-dc7deb8206a9>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links Dr. Safary Wa-Mbaleka’s Online Profile Dr. Baiyun Chen’s Online Profile [Book] The SAGE Handbook of Higher Education Instructional Design Previous TOPcast Episodes #150 – “A Global, Holistic, 360 Degree Perspective on Online Higher Education” (with guest Dr. Safary Wa-Mbaleka) #145 – “‘More of the Human Element:’ Dolly, Picard, Ray, Dede, and More” Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Guests Dr. Tanya Joosten and Dr. Patsy Moskal unpack decades of expertise in conducting research and fostering evidence-based practice in conversation with hosts Tom and Kelvin. This episode is the second in a mini-series of “pillar panels” offering distilled insights from esteemed community members on key, “structural support” topics essential in the future of strategic online/digital education. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Dr. Tanya Joosten Dr. Patsy Moskal #advgb-cols-5731f973-0c94-4cec-be43-25a4075d6c6e{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-5731f973-0c94-4cec-be43-25a4075d6c6e{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-5731f973-0c94-4cec-be43-25a4075d6c6e{}}#advgb-col-b5dbdb8b-8446-439c-931e-26c0347029e0>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-b5dbdb8b-8446-439c-931e-26c0347029e0>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-b5dbdb8b-8446-439c-931e-26c0347029e0>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-0febb23e-f22f-4fba-be08-84767cf277eb>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-0febb23e-f22f-4fba-be08-84767cf277eb>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-0febb23e-f22f-4fba-be08-84767cf277eb>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 197 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Rishi Tea & Botanicals (Milwaukee, WI) “Truffle THiNS Lemon” (from Edward Marc Chocaltier) #advgb-cols-5bb3f65b-2a45-4d06-b93f-f94b31d89c7e{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-5bb3f65b-2a45-4d06-b93f-f94b31d89c7e{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-5bb3f65b-2a45-4d06-b93f-f94b31d89c7e{}}#advgb-col-bb8430db-daff-4ef8-b797-687ad341b6dd>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-bb8430db-daff-4ef8-b797-687ad341b6dd>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-bb8430db-daff-4ef8-b797-687ad341b6dd>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-645c8a55-7fc8-4c0f-88c9-9b657db95dff>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-645c8a55-7fc8-4c0f-88c9-9b657db95dff>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-645c8a55-7fc8-4c0f-88c9-9b657db95dff>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links Dr. Tanya Joosten’s Online Profile Dr. Patsy Moskal’s Online Profile National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancement (“DETA Center”) DETA Research Toolkit 2.0  (“DETA Center”) Research Study: “Online Learning Readiness” (Joosten & Cusatis) 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) Historic Impact Evaluation Publications from UCF’s Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness (RITE) Research Study: “Student Ratings: Skin in the Game and the Three-Body Problem” (co-authored by Dr. Moskal) Research Study: “Dancing With a Bear: One University’s Experience With Evaluating Blended Learning” (Moskal) [From SUNY Oswego] “Tea for Teaching” Podcast  [From Oregon State University] “Research in Action” Podcast (2016-2020) Past TOPcast Episodes #15 – “It’s More About the Social than the Media” (with guest Dr. Tanya Joosten) #96 – “25 Years of “Conscientious, Methodical Research” (with guest Dr. Patsy Moskal) #103 – “Learning from 2021: Our Listeners Speak” (featuring an appearance by Dr. Patsy Moskal) #130 – “Data, DETA, Design, and More” (with guest Dr. Tanya Joosten)

Guest Dr. Cristi Ford returns to the show to discuss with hosts Kelvin and Tom revolutionary forces, wicked problems, and the importance of seeing the future of digital learning and student success as “co-created.” Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Dr. Cristi Ford #advgb-cols-d86070f1-92a4-48ea-a97c-202cf72525ca{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-d86070f1-92a4-48ea-a97c-202cf72525ca{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-d86070f1-92a4-48ea-a97c-202cf72525ca{}}#advgb-col-0025a647-f505-453a-9959-84642614dd18>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-0025a647-f505-453a-9959-84642614dd18>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-0025a647-f505-453a-9959-84642614dd18>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-dfa80eb5-8c70-4c6f-8d5d-23ad381b4589>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-dfa80eb5-8c70-4c6f-8d5d-23ad381b4589>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-dfa80eb5-8c70-4c6f-8d5d-23ad381b4589>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 196 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Tokyo Kissa from Blue Bottle Coffee #advgb-cols-10fb0684-b533-4a37-901d-bce06e89dbe3{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-10fb0684-b533-4a37-901d-bce06e89dbe3{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-10fb0684-b533-4a37-901d-bce06e89dbe3{}}#advgb-col-4b288955-3f29-4b89-b1e5-a2f5f836689c>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-4b288955-3f29-4b89-b1e5-a2f5f836689c>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-4b288955-3f29-4b89-b1e5-a2f5f836689c>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-a19c5cc9-023b-4b7f-8565-914e2cc7ee02>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-a19c5cc9-023b-4b7f-8565-914e2cc7ee02>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-a19c5cc9-023b-4b7f-8565-914e2cc7ee02>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links Dr. Cristi Ford’s Online Profile D2L’s Teach & Learn Podcast (co-hosted by Dr. Ford) [Research Article] “The wicked problem of AI and assessment” (Corbin, Bearman, Boud, and Dawson, 2025) [From PureAI] “Accenture Cuts 11,000 Jobs While Betting Big on AI Skills” [Substack Article] “Inverted Bloom’s for the Age of AI” (Kassorla, 2025) [Historical Blog] “The Curious Case of the Flipped-Bloom’s Meme” (Collis, Sams, and Wright, 2012) TOPcast Episode #92: “Multidimensional, Tremendous Work:” Akilah Institute (with guest Dr. Cristi Ford) Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Hosts Kelvin and Tom synthesize themes from three 2025 industry reports and more in this episode to focus on the importance of aligning leadership ambitions of presidents/provosts and quality assurance operations of online education. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF #advgb-cols-0da6e318-a6e7-4ad8-b94f-e70c4db31030{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-0da6e318-a6e7-4ad8-b94f-e70c4db31030{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-0da6e318-a6e7-4ad8-b94f-e70c4db31030{}}#advgb-col-43aef02e-a1d9-4931-b38d-b6747669508e>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-43aef02e-a1d9-4931-b38d-b6747669508e>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-43aef02e-a1d9-4931-b38d-b6747669508e>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-b21c3ddd-de7e-4679-8801-2e0dc23971a5>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-b21c3ddd-de7e-4679-8801-2e0dc23971a5>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-b21c3ddd-de7e-4679-8801-2e0dc23971a5>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 195 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  “Malabar Hazelnut” from Rosso Caffe L’OR Barista System [On Philips Website] #advgb-cols-18303e0a-a8f4-4110-8c54-e468eabdac39{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-18303e0a-a8f4-4110-8c54-e468eabdac39{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-18303e0a-a8f4-4110-8c54-e468eabdac39{}}#advgb-col-d2b69a27-5d87-4764-825d-c585e8c66277>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-d2b69a27-5d87-4764-825d-c585e8c66277>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-d2b69a27-5d87-4764-825d-c585e8c66277>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-164a8aeb-31db-494d-ba9b-710e9a0036d8>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-164a8aeb-31db-494d-ba9b-710e9a0036d8>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-164a8aeb-31db-494d-ba9b-710e9a0036d8>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links [LAST CALL] Your Questions/Comments Invited! Provide Input for the Final Episode of TOPcast Now. “CHLOE 10 | Meeting the Moment: Navigating Growth, Competition, and AI in Online Higher Education, 2025” [From UPCEA] “Benchmarking Online Enterprises:Insights into Structures, Strategies, and Financial Models in Higher Education” (2025) [In OnEdTech Newsletter] “Great Expectations, Fragile Foundations” (Dr. Glenda Morgan) [From CDLRA] “2025 Pan-Canadian Report on Digital Learning Trends” (Dr. Nicole Johnson) [In The Chronicle of Higher Education] “The Colleges That Prospered During the Pandemic” (Phil Hill; contains quote mentioned in the episode) Related Past TOPcast Episodes #194: “Becoming Ambassadors of ‘Acceptance’” (with guest Dr. Jennifer Mathes) #193: “Pillar Panel #1: Leadership Vision in Online Ed” (with guests Ray Schroeder and Dr. Melissa Vito) #190: “When Will Online Learning Stop Growing?” (with guest Dr. Glenda Morgan) #180: “Pan-Canadian Digital Learning Report – 2024” (with guest Dr. Nicole Johnson) #173: Campus-Based Student Demand for Online Options (and More!) from CHLOE 9 [plus links to all the other CHLOE-based TOPcast episodes] Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

OLC’s Dr. Jennifer Mathes joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss the roles we all can play in ensuring that higher ed online learning continues to be effective and strategic in meeting our society’s needs.  Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Dr. Jennifer Mathes #advgb-cols-562fadd7-78d2-4074-a8a6-c1b73d589b5e{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-562fadd7-78d2-4074-a8a6-c1b73d589b5e{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-562fadd7-78d2-4074-a8a6-c1b73d589b5e{}}#advgb-col-8a7e9998-ab74-44b2-b51f-6b193d1bb4f7>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-8a7e9998-ab74-44b2-b51f-6b193d1bb4f7>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-8a7e9998-ab74-44b2-b51f-6b193d1bb4f7>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-819f0785-a8fb-40c6-ae24-9c98d1b768bd>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-819f0785-a8fb-40c6-ae24-9c98d1b768bd>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-819f0785-a8fb-40c6-ae24-9c98d1b768bd>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 194 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  [From Healthline] “9 Reasons Why Jasmine Tea Is Good for You” #advgb-cols-0ae18aa5-a93c-47ca-9590-2eaf11126307{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-0ae18aa5-a93c-47ca-9590-2eaf11126307{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-0ae18aa5-a93c-47ca-9590-2eaf11126307{}}#advgb-col-5591b23f-e6c1-472e-bf4a-a0eb13071a5b>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-5591b23f-e6c1-472e-bf4a-a0eb13071a5b>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-5591b23f-e6c1-472e-bf4a-a0eb13071a5b>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-edea2186-6b8b-4178-b0c2-abb4e40363fe>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-edea2186-6b8b-4178-b0c2-abb4e40363fe>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-edea2186-6b8b-4178-b0c2-abb4e40363fe>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links Dr. Jennifer Mathes’ Online Profile [Newsletter] “Digital Learning Leadership: Insights on AI, digital learning, and the future of learning leadership” (Authored by Dr. Mathes) [From OLC Website] “Professional Learning: Excellence in Online Professional Development” [Newsletter/Podcast] “The Lift: Insights and inspiration for academic innovation, digital learning, and leading” (Authored by Kelvin) [On Apple Podcasts] “Online Education Across the Atlantic” Podcast Related Past TOPcast Episodes #87: “Repairing Our Reputation Post-COVID” #89: “7 Slogans to Save Online Learning” #98: “I Don’t Ever Want to Do [Online] Again!” 181: “Help in Grasping ‘Good Online Course’” #182: “When is ‘Good Teaching’ Just ‘Good Teaching’?” 192: “Futures Thinking and Digital Higher Ed” (with guest Dr. Bryan Alexander) 193: “Pillar Panel #1: Leadership Vision in Online Ed” (with guests Schroeder & Vito) Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Guests Ray Schroeder and Dr. Melissa Vito unpack decades of practical wisdom on leadership vision in conversation with hosts Tom and Kelvin. This episode is the first in a mini-series of “pillar panels” offering distilled insights from esteemed community members on key, “structural support” topics essential in the future of strategic online/digital education. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Ray Schroeder Dr. Melissa Vito #advgb-cols-e63790df-a0d4-4509-8a1d-b18b193a1525{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-e63790df-a0d4-4509-8a1d-b18b193a1525{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-e63790df-a0d4-4509-8a1d-b18b193a1525{}}#advgb-col-be42dd0a-fe8f-442d-a96e-cde303201a47>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-be42dd0a-fe8f-442d-a96e-cde303201a47>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-be42dd0a-fe8f-442d-a96e-cde303201a47>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-859da6c2-52a9-4493-87d6-2cc0f16aead8>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-859da6c2-52a9-4493-87d6-2cc0f16aead8>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-859da6c2-52a9-4493-87d6-2cc0f16aead8>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 193 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Coffees from “8th & Roast Coffee Company” (Nashville, TN) Green Mountain Half Caff Coffee Pods #advgb-cols-19fca8bd-9a2b-43d5-a40f-810c3b381b95{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-19fca8bd-9a2b-43d5-a40f-810c3b381b95{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-19fca8bd-9a2b-43d5-a40f-810c3b381b95{}}#advgb-col-547ca83f-0d60-4832-9e75-3f8a01d4cc2a>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-547ca83f-0d60-4832-9e75-3f8a01d4cc2a>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-547ca83f-0d60-4832-9e75-3f8a01d4cc2a>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-96770f8a-d4fa-4ad0-8b71-ea504ebcadad>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-96770f8a-d4fa-4ad0-8b71-ea504ebcadad>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-96770f8a-d4fa-4ad0-8b71-ea504ebcadad>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links Ray Schroeder’s Online Profile Dr. Melissa Vito’s Online Profile Resource Recommendations From Our Guests [Magazine] Quanta (Recommended by Ray Schroeder) [Blog] “Ray’s Daily Update – Curated Reading List” [aka “Online, Continuing & Professional Education Update” from UPCEA] (Recommended by Ray Schroeder)  [Column] “Online: Trending Now” from Inside Higher Ed (Recommended by Ray Schroeder) [News Digest] “APLU Morning News Scan Sign-Up” (Recommended by Dr. Melissa Vito) [Book] Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Recommended by Dr. Melissa Vito) Recommendations and Shameless Plugs From The Hosts [Book] The Chief Online Learning Officers’ Guidebook: A Framework for Strategy and Practice in Higher Education (Recommended by Tom) [Newsletter/Podcast] “The Lift: Insights and inspiration for academic innovation, digital learning, and leading” (Recommended by Kelvin)  [Web Resources] Books, articles and videos on effective storytelling from “Scientist-Turned-Filmmaker Randy Olson” (Recommended by Kelvin) [TED Talk] “What happens in the brain when we hear stories?” with Dr. Uri Hassan (Recommended by Kelvin) [Website] Research Publications on Storytelling and More from “HassanLab” (Recommended by Kelvin) Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Higher ed futurist Dr. Bryan Alexander guests alongside hosts Kelvin and Tom to reflect on the recent past and near-term possible futures of digital higher education. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Dr. Bryan Alexander #advgb-cols-bb9c7f87-701a-4bef-b162-a9147ffa96f2{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-bb9c7f87-701a-4bef-b162-a9147ffa96f2{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-bb9c7f87-701a-4bef-b162-a9147ffa96f2{}}#advgb-col-f8779087-77f8-4ebb-8904-ec8479891a57>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-f8779087-77f8-4ebb-8904-ec8479891a57>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-f8779087-77f8-4ebb-8904-ec8479891a57>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-800dfb7e-87fb-47a8-8987-685b3cc368be>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-800dfb7e-87fb-47a8-8987-685b3cc368be>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-800dfb7e-87fb-47a8-8987-685b3cc368be>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 192 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Old Louisville Coffee Co-op (On Facebook) #advgb-cols-0f3a9880-c63f-4cf6-a5b3-68c5a727ea33{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-0f3a9880-c63f-4cf6-a5b3-68c5a727ea33{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-0f3a9880-c63f-4cf6-a5b3-68c5a727ea33{}}#advgb-col-3c9ec2b7-3a50-49eb-ad1c-f958eb99d639>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-3c9ec2b7-3a50-49eb-ad1c-f958eb99d639>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-3c9ec2b7-3a50-49eb-ad1c-f958eb99d639>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-1fe10546-c008-4f30-84a4-5d22904c5f35>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-1fe10546-c008-4f30-84a4-5d22904c5f35>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-1fe10546-c008-4f30-84a4-5d22904c5f35>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links Dr. Bryan Alexander’s Online Profile [YouTube Playlist] Dr. Alexander’s “Future Trends Forum” archive of weekly conversations arXiv.org e-Print archive Directory of Open Access Preprint Repositories [On Wikipedia] “Diffusion of innovations” (article summarizing the work of Everett Rogers) [From the Institute For The Future (IFTF) Website] “Drivers and Signals: How Are They Different?” [Dr. Steven Crawford’s Guest Appearance] TOPcast #103 “Learning from 2021: Our Listeners Speak” Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Hosts Tom and Kelvin consider the role well-designed online learning can play in institutional efforts to increase student retention.  Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF #advgb-cols-7cdf1832-3f64-467c-ac01-4ee989b10b41{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-7cdf1832-3f64-467c-ac01-4ee989b10b41{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-7cdf1832-3f64-467c-ac01-4ee989b10b41{}}#advgb-col-fcfc2f5d-558f-412c-a27b-78765a240f46>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-fcfc2f5d-558f-412c-a27b-78765a240f46>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-fcfc2f5d-558f-412c-a27b-78765a240f46>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-3644f792-6aed-4a94-9682-ed2d82b70911>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-3644f792-6aed-4a94-9682-ed2d82b70911>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-3644f792-6aed-4a94-9682-ed2d82b70911>.advgb-column-inner{}} 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 #advgb-cols-6b2a69ec-02c8-4bf7-95bb-a955a56d8c16{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-6b2a69ec-02c8-4bf7-95bb-a955a56d8c16{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-6b2a69ec-02c8-4bf7-95bb-a955a56d8c16{}}#advgb-col-66d7e2f7-6fc9-4bc3-9cc8-363bfc827660>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-66d7e2f7-6fc9-4bc3-9cc8-363bfc827660>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-66d7e2f7-6fc9-4bc3-9cc8-363bfc827660>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-7cd6835d-9e9a-48ae-994d-b84fb41224c5>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-7cd6835d-9e9a-48ae-994d-b84fb41224c5>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-7cd6835d-9e9a-48ae-994d-b84fb41224c5>.advgb-column-inner{}} 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!

Guest market analyst Dr. Glenda Morgan joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to share a concentrated distillation of wise insights on online enrollment growth, student success online, and much more.  Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Dr. Glenda Morgan #advgb-cols-5c40cb6e-9a5e-4a35-b5ab-ec799ea42a29{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-5c40cb6e-9a5e-4a35-b5ab-ec799ea42a29{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-5c40cb6e-9a5e-4a35-b5ab-ec799ea42a29{}}#advgb-col-0fbeb3e2-6d3b-437d-b902-5a7daec5b827>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-0fbeb3e2-6d3b-437d-b902-5a7daec5b827>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-0fbeb3e2-6d3b-437d-b902-5a7daec5b827>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-5f347943-8ad6-46be-bc12-b3739e32c997>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-5f347943-8ad6-46be-bc12-b3739e32c997>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-5f347943-8ad6-46be-bc12-b3739e32c997>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 190 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Single-Origin Colombia Chaparral, Tolima (“Red Condor”) from Black Gold Coffee Roasters (Venice, FL) #advgb-cols-8ce00afa-357b-4005-ad23-3f20186c5eea{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-8ce00afa-357b-4005-ad23-3f20186c5eea{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-8ce00afa-357b-4005-ad23-3f20186c5eea{}}#advgb-col-98a73426-5f0a-4d1f-b7ea-4ee564cd0703>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-98a73426-5f0a-4d1f-b7ea-4ee564cd0703>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-98a73426-5f0a-4d1f-b7ea-4ee564cd0703>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-f36d4386-1a0a-420c-8e3b-91df4e7dfc26>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-f36d4386-1a0a-420c-8e3b-91df4e7dfc26>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-f36d4386-1a0a-420c-8e3b-91df4e7dfc26>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links Info and Question Contribution: “Last Call at the TOPcast Cafe” Plenary Panel (OLC Accelerate 2025) Dr. Glenda Morgan’s Online Profile [On Apple Podcasts] Online Education Across the Atlantic Podcast (co-hosted by Dr. Morgan) OnEdTech Newsletter from Phil Hill & Associates [From 99% Invisible Podcast] Episode #621 “Secret Mall Apartment” (including re-release of previous episode on the evolution/decline of US shopping malls – “Meet Me at the Fountain”) Previous TOPcast Episodes Referenced #174: “Get ‘All [Phil]’d Up’ On LMS/Online Enrollment Insights” (with guest Phil Hill) #140: “Maturing the Core Work of Online Education” (with guest Neil Mosley) #182: “When is “Good Teaching” Just ‘Good Teaching?’” (with guest Dr. Tom Tobin) #156: “Reframing the Data That Tell the Stories About Online Students” (with guest Dr. Carmin Chan) Just-for-Fun Pop Culture Links [On Wikipedia] Jurassic World Rebirth Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Hosts Kelvin and Tom examine recent trend data on the academic readiness and unique challenges of current K12 students who will be college students soon. Digital learning professionals can bring our strengths to the table to partner with other colleagues in better supporting these learners. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF #advgb-cols-c24c45a2-f827-4d3e-ab78-945029c34c16{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-c24c45a2-f827-4d3e-ab78-945029c34c16{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-c24c45a2-f827-4d3e-ab78-945029c34c16{}}#advgb-col-e3ea8500-d515-4874-998a-dff70424bb96>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-e3ea8500-d515-4874-998a-dff70424bb96>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-e3ea8500-d515-4874-998a-dff70424bb96>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-56b8c2c8-13c0-49e8-9411-a6dcb7ca2ea1>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-56b8c2c8-13c0-49e8-9411-a6dcb7ca2ea1>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-56b8c2c8-13c0-49e8-9411-a6dcb7ca2ea1>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 189 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links   Panoramic Blend from Excelsior Coffee (San Francisco, CA) Fellow’s Take On Excelsior Panoramic | Brew Recipe #advgb-cols-668a2950-c234-433d-9294-80c07b5d25c2{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-668a2950-c234-433d-9294-80c07b5d25c2{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-668a2950-c234-433d-9294-80c07b5d25c2{}}#advgb-col-cb2000a9-839b-4ce5-b0b4-4ffa648f1ac3>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-cb2000a9-839b-4ce5-b0b4-4ffa648f1ac3>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-cb2000a9-839b-4ce5-b0b4-4ffa648f1ac3>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-8b73b4fb-de98-488e-92a4-2cb664530772>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-8b73b4fb-de98-488e-92a4-2cb664530772>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-8b73b4fb-de98-488e-92a4-2cb664530772>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links [Blog Post/White Paper from Ruffalo Noel Levitz] “TWO Demographic Cliffs? How and Why to Diversify Revenue Streams” (2024) [Report from Center for Democracy and Technology] “Out of Step: Students, Teachers in Stride with EdTech Threats While Parents Are Left Behind” (2025) [AASCU/EAB FREE Webinar Recording] “Bridging Student Readiness Gaps: A Call to Action for Institutional Preparedness” (June 2025) 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, 2019) Research Review: “Educational Technologies and Their Impact on Student Success for Racial and Ethnic Groups of Interest” (Joosten et al., 2021) Previous TOPcast Episodes Mentioned in This Episode #98: “‘I Don’t Ever Want To Do [Online] Again’!” (with guest Ryan Rogers) # 166: “High Structure Course Design for Online STEM Courses” ( with guest Dr. Justin Shaffer) All the Previous Student-Related TOPcast Episodes Kelvin’s Not-Quite-A-Newsletter, The Lift – insights and inspiration for academic innovation, digital learning, and leading (plus coffee tips!) Just for Fun Pop Culture Links The Monorail Mug from #KelvinsCupCollection of Annotated Photos on Twitter The Monorail Safety Spiel and Music from Disney’s Magic Kingdom on SoundCloud Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Return guest Dr. Jocelyn Widmer joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss a brand new book focused on leading the strategy and practice of online higher education and clarifying the role of the Chief Online Learning Officer (COLO). Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Return guest Dr. Jocelyn Widmer #advgb-cols-16899fdc-af47-494b-8dc6-6f10f38ff9b5{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-16899fdc-af47-494b-8dc6-6f10f38ff9b5{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-16899fdc-af47-494b-8dc6-6f10f38ff9b5{}}#advgb-col-4d67a9cc-bf1e-4e95-855a-417af0305ce8>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-4d67a9cc-bf1e-4e95-855a-417af0305ce8>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-4d67a9cc-bf1e-4e95-855a-417af0305ce8>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-8a8c17d0-d2b3-4da0-bc1c-e4a2aff6de82>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-8a8c17d0-d2b3-4da0-bc1c-e4a2aff6de82>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-8a8c17d0-d2b3-4da0-bc1c-e4a2aff6de82>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 188 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  [From Wake Up Coffee] “10 Reasons Why Your Office Coffee Tastes Terrible” #advgb-cols-ed528ceb-8fe7-4ef7-a182-621bc8eb0055{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-ed528ceb-8fe7-4ef7-a182-621bc8eb0055{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-ed528ceb-8fe7-4ef7-a182-621bc8eb0055{}}#advgb-col-49649bab-b554-4389-8aea-741028cbef36>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-49649bab-b554-4389-8aea-741028cbef36>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-49649bab-b554-4389-8aea-741028cbef36>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-8bf30c43-bb73-4e44-a73f-45e6a83c5a4c>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-8bf30c43-bb73-4e44-a73f-45e6a83c5a4c>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-8bf30c43-bb73-4e44-a73f-45e6a83c5a4c>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links Dr. Jocelyn Widmer’s Online Profile [Publisher’s Website] The Chief Online Learning Officers’ Guidebook: A Framework for Strategy and Practice in Higher Education (Widmer and Cavanagh, 2025) [Discount Code!] Use this code on the publisher’s website (above) through July 31, 2025 to receive a 20% discount off the list price of the Widmer and Cavanagh COLO book: 25SMA2  TOPcast Episode #126: “COLOs, Context, and Community” (featuring Dr. Jocelyn Widmer) Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Hosts Kelvin and Tom speak about (and to) the “core audience” of online faculty, instructional designers, and administrative leaders, alongside many other roles, to unpack the podcast’s conceptualization of online education as centered on optimizing course design and teaching. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF #advgb-cols-f31964f0-e1e1-4bc1-a8ba-51ebb464559c{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-f31964f0-e1e1-4bc1-a8ba-51ebb464559c{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-f31964f0-e1e1-4bc1-a8ba-51ebb464559c{}}#advgb-col-2279f698-68a5-4e39-a92a-3b1039447e75>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-2279f698-68a5-4e39-a92a-3b1039447e75>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-2279f698-68a5-4e39-a92a-3b1039447e75>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-4f3c558e-88eb-49a5-9bab-dfd0a92b3cf4>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-4f3c558e-88eb-49a5-9bab-dfd0a92b3cf4>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-4f3c558e-88eb-49a5-9bab-dfd0a92b3cf4>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 187 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  “Longest ‘94” House Blend from Heine Brothers Coffee (Louisville, KY) #advgb-cols-5fe4a7c5-d6e0-4a17-a79c-c275548fab14{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-5fe4a7c5-d6e0-4a17-a79c-c275548fab14{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-5fe4a7c5-d6e0-4a17-a79c-c275548fab14{}}#advgb-col-e08fe816-daff-41ea-99f1-8fc118b1e50d>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-e08fe816-daff-41ea-99f1-8fc118b1e50d>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-e08fe816-daff-41ea-99f1-8fc118b1e50d>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-0f888ca3-0a4c-4969-8a01-70831c05c01b>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-0f888ca3-0a4c-4969-8a01-70831c05c01b>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-0f888ca3-0a4c-4969-8a01-70831c05c01b>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links All TOPcast Episodes Tagged “faculty” All TOPcast Episodes Tagged “instructional designers” All TOPcast Episodes Tagged “leadership” Specific Prior TOPcast Episodes Mentioned in this Episode #25 – “But FIRRST… Lead Innovation” #37 – “6 Deadly Sins of Online Teaching” #72 – “Pro Tips on Vocal Care for Faculty” #99 – “The Importance of ‘Faculty Voice and Faculty Valuing’ in Online Education” #105 – “How Roasted is Your Course?” #122 – “More Equitable Outcomes Through Instructional Design” #167 – “Cultivating a Startup Mindset” Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Return guest Dr. Sasha Thackaberry-Voinovich joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to share hard won expert tips on improving online program marketing and enrollment.  Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Return guest Dr. Sasha Thackaberry-Voinovich #advgb-cols-4647d731-5af7-4fdb-be0d-fc42f5159187{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-4647d731-5af7-4fdb-be0d-fc42f5159187{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-4647d731-5af7-4fdb-be0d-fc42f5159187{}}#advgb-col-4aaa9463-725e-4222-be21-c9b1a7c77150>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-4aaa9463-725e-4222-be21-c9b1a7c77150>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-4aaa9463-725e-4222-be21-c9b1a7c77150>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-70934e70-dfb6-4d95-8d8a-6e182713fd68>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-70934e70-dfb6-4d95-8d8a-6e182713fd68>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-70934e70-dfb6-4d95-8d8a-6e182713fd68>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 186 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Single-Origin Peru San Fernando from Wonderstate Coffee Wonderstate Coffee Fellow Drops Coffee Connection Service #advgb-cols-e7f9e35c-3e07-4e58-9a50-969e18620852{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-e7f9e35c-3e07-4e58-9a50-969e18620852{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-e7f9e35c-3e07-4e58-9a50-969e18620852{}}#advgb-col-5be20121-c53f-4f83-b237-216c779f7db4>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-5be20121-c53f-4f83-b237-216c779f7db4>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-5be20121-c53f-4f83-b237-216c779f7db4>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-7c231343-2db1-4271-860c-e3bbb4d6a896>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-7c231343-2db1-4271-860c-e3bbb4d6a896>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-7c231343-2db1-4271-860c-e3bbb4d6a896>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links Dr. Sasha Thackaberry-Voinovich’s Online Profile [Book] How to Grow Enrollment in Online Higher Education: Strategies for Marketing and Recruitment (Thackaberry-Voinovich, 2025) [Company] SkillsWave [Article from Ruffalo Noel Levitz] “Digital Marketing at Every Stage of the Enrollment Funnel” [Article from Niche] “How to Tackle Summer Melt (5 Effective Ways)” Related Past TOPcast Episode: “Managing Change and Growth in Online Initiatives” (with guest Dr. Sasha Thackaberry) Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

With ten years in the rear view mirror, hosts Tom and Kelvin talk through insights gained about the field of online education and the podcast itself after they reviewed the “Top10” episodes of TOPcast. [Spoiler: Tune in for a big announcement!] Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF #advgb-cols-ab9b3b5f-e968-4fdc-8705-2e91d2eae8b1{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-ab9b3b5f-e968-4fdc-8705-2e91d2eae8b1{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-ab9b3b5f-e968-4fdc-8705-2e91d2eae8b1{}}#advgb-col-b3044717-eec1-4a38-9469-34f6ce928122>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-b3044717-eec1-4a38-9469-34f6ce928122>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-b3044717-eec1-4a38-9469-34f6ce928122>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-dbb09fdf-f5b6-4569-987b-04e7250f1bb3>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-dbb09fdf-f5b6-4569-987b-04e7250f1bb3>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-dbb09fdf-f5b6-4569-987b-04e7250f1bb3>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 185 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Single-origin Guatemala from Heine Brothers Coffee (Louisville, KY) #advgb-cols-5d0b5e75-12c8-4c37-91d6-248e301d4fe5{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-5d0b5e75-12c8-4c37-91d6-248e301d4fe5{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-5d0b5e75-12c8-4c37-91d6-248e301d4fe5{}}#advgb-col-9b093820-f44d-48ad-8ae6-98810a44b1c6>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-9b093820-f44d-48ad-8ae6-98810a44b1c6>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-9b093820-f44d-48ad-8ae6-98810a44b1c6>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-273079c4-ce87-4c3e-a605-d5dd1564ae5c>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-273079c4-ce87-4c3e-a605-d5dd1564ae5c>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-273079c4-ce87-4c3e-a605-d5dd1564ae5c>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links Full List of “Top 10” TOPcast Episodes Other TOPcast Episodes Referenced in This Episode Episode #183: “No Lemmings! Avoid the Enrollment Cliff with a Values-Driven Strategy“  Episode #134: “Self-Care and Online Education: Saying Yes, Saying No, and Why” (with guest Dr. Dylan Barth, related to knowing when to stop) All 11(!) TOPcast Season Kick-Off Episodes [Book] Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away (Duke, 2022) [From UCF] “Teaching and Learning with AI Conference” [Book] The Chief Online Learning Officers’ Guidebook: A Framework for Strategy and Practice in Higher Education (Widmer and Cavanagh, 2025) [From UofL] “AI Ate My Homework” Podcast The Lift, Insights and inspiration for academic innovation, digital learning, and leading [On LinkedIn] Not-Quite-A-Newsletter Version [On Soundcloud] Audio Edition Just-for-Fun Pop Culture Link [From Biography] “Did Yoko Ono Break Up the Beatles?” Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

1EdTech Consortium CEO Curtiss Barnes guests on the show alongside hosts Kelvin and Tom to “decomplexify” the value 1EdTech brings to the digital learning community through open standards and more.  Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Curtiss Barnes #advgb-cols-2c3a34ca-6f44-4715-9c56-9b911e7a2e48{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-2c3a34ca-6f44-4715-9c56-9b911e7a2e48{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-2c3a34ca-6f44-4715-9c56-9b911e7a2e48{}}#advgb-col-bef9cfe5-86c3-4611-a2b4-f759dbbf6f90>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-bef9cfe5-86c3-4611-a2b4-f759dbbf6f90>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-bef9cfe5-86c3-4611-a2b4-f759dbbf6f90>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-2ff6432b-6ce4-4056-9ec3-ea2f4d1d8083>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-2ff6432b-6ce4-4056-9ec3-ea2f4d1d8083>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-2ff6432b-6ce4-4056-9ec3-ea2f4d1d8083>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 184 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  “The Science of Water and Coffee” [from Coffee AM] #advgb-cols-46a1fa75-15de-40ac-b2da-6afe63552819{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-46a1fa75-15de-40ac-b2da-6afe63552819{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-46a1fa75-15de-40ac-b2da-6afe63552819{}}#advgb-col-6a924bf8-b2e1-4727-a248-44f320de6e02>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-6a924bf8-b2e1-4727-a248-44f320de6e02>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-6a924bf8-b2e1-4727-a248-44f320de6e02>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-22f99de9-e336-4d87-a6ca-e7de4ea12013>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-22f99de9-e336-4d87-a6ca-e7de4ea12013>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-22f99de9-e336-4d87-a6ca-e7de4ea12013>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links  Curtiss Barnes’ Online Profile 1EdTech 1EdTech’s “TrustEd Apps Directory” [1.5 minute Video] “1EdTech’s TrustED Apps Management Suite (Overview for HED)” [On AI-ALOE Website] “AI-ALOE Receives Global Recognition from 1EdTech Consortium” National AI Institute for Adult Learning and Online Education (AI-ALOE) Just-For-Fun Pop Culture Link [From IMDB] Context of the Full Spock Quote: “I would accept that as an axiom.” Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss how institutions can avoid the enrollment cliff by embracing a values-driven strategy in online higher education. Learn key insights to navigate demographic shifts, economic pressures, and the evolving digital learning landscape. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF #advgb-cols-18f3adbe-ed1f-4635-91cf-7e6a583d8a58{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-18f3adbe-ed1f-4635-91cf-7e6a583d8a58{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-18f3adbe-ed1f-4635-91cf-7e6a583d8a58{}}#advgb-col-73b28686-241e-4018-b8eb-7a95078938c3>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-73b28686-241e-4018-b8eb-7a95078938c3>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-73b28686-241e-4018-b8eb-7a95078938c3>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-318c47f9-9353-4374-a85d-8e4b6aafeb40>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-318c47f9-9353-4374-a85d-8e4b6aafeb40>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-318c47f9-9353-4374-a85d-8e4b6aafeb40>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 183 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Single-Origin Ethiopia Yirgacheffe from Just Love Coffee (Murfreesboro, TN) #advgb-cols-70408b72-15ba-4c26-b641-5a88e8c0fa22{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-70408b72-15ba-4c26-b641-5a88e8c0fa22{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-70408b72-15ba-4c26-b641-5a88e8c0fa22{}}#advgb-col-8b362359-c451-46ea-9e9e-4ef0638480ce>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-8b362359-c451-46ea-9e9e-4ef0638480ce>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-8b362359-c451-46ea-9e9e-4ef0638480ce>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-b7512f27-eed4-4e9a-9ec9-e478b115560a>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-b7512f27-eed4-4e9a-9ec9-e478b115560a>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-b7512f27-eed4-4e9a-9ec9-e478b115560a>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links Case Study Items from this Episode [In Yale Daily News] “Yale Pushes for Largely In-Person Courses, Discourages Asynchronous Course Requests” [From UICToday] “UIC’s Online Initiative Expands Access and Opportunity in Online Learning” [Resource Guide] “Strategies for Building Online Learning at Regional Universities” (by Jeff Selingo) [On Wyoming Catholic College’s Website] “WCC Announces Partnership Between COR Expeditions and Hallow App” (articulating unique value proposition of institution) [OLC Innovate 2022 Keynote Plenary] “Let’s Not Romanticize 2019 for Online Learning” (Hill and Moreau. edited transcript and video on OnEdTech blog) Related Past TOPcast Episodes #182: “When Is Good Teaching Just ‘Good Teaching’?” #181: “Help in Grasping ‘Good Online Course’” Just-for-Fun Pop Culture Link [Hosted by the University of Kansas] “History of American Journalism – 1930s” (including Edward R. Murrow, Walter Winchell, and other iconic figures) [From Ripley’s Believe It Or Not] “Or Not: Do Lemmings Jump Off Cliffs?” Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Guest Dr. Thomas J. (Tom) Tobin joins hosts Tom and Kelvin for a slightly spicy conversation about the extent to which general teaching behaviors can be meaningfully separated from other factors such as course modality, student characteristics, institutional resources, and more. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Dr. Thomas J. (Tom) Tobin #advgb-cols-7f89b36f-0fbe-428d-aade-94577aabc188{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-7f89b36f-0fbe-428d-aade-94577aabc188{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-7f89b36f-0fbe-428d-aade-94577aabc188{}}#advgb-col-d795093d-b5ff-4aeb-b6ea-b00f72954a51>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-d795093d-b5ff-4aeb-b6ea-b00f72954a51>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-d795093d-b5ff-4aeb-b6ea-b00f72954a51>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-fd1f9417-84f5-4856-af21-515fdd4806e6>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-fd1f9417-84f5-4856-af21-515fdd4806e6>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-fd1f9417-84f5-4856-af21-515fdd4806e6>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 182 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  “Office Coffee: How It Works” [From Moustache Coffee Club. No relation.] #advgb-cols-8e09e19c-eded-4141-a73e-a4b039192f8d{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-8e09e19c-eded-4141-a73e-a4b039192f8d{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-8e09e19c-eded-4141-a73e-a4b039192f8d{}}#advgb-col-89cdded9-3f00-4a4b-bc8a-dc42e29c6f80>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-89cdded9-3f00-4a4b-bc8a-dc42e29c6f80>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-89cdded9-3f00-4a4b-bc8a-dc42e29c6f80>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-38da2097-2093-4e26-819e-022979bcab67>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-38da2097-2093-4e26-819e-022979bcab67>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-38da2097-2093-4e26-819e-022979bcab67>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links  Dr. Thomas J. Tobin’s Website [Book] Evaluating Online Teaching (co-written by Dr. Tobin) [From Higher Ed Dive] “Ed Department changes reporting requirements for online colleges” (January 2025) [From Wikipedia] History of the “Loyal Opposition”  [OLC Innovate 2022 Keynote Plenary] “Let’s Not Romanticize 2019 for Online Learning” (Hill and Moreau. edited transcript and video on OnEdTech blog)   [From EDUCAUSE’s Game Changers ebook] “The Postmodality Era: How Online Learning Is Becoming Learning” (Cavanagh, 2012)  TOPcast Episode #177 “Creating the Digital Learning Future Our Students Deserve” (featuring cameo by Dr. Tobin) TOPcast Episode #160 “‘Remember the Why:’ Designing Meaningful Learning Assignments” (with guest Dr. Jean Mandernach) TOPcast Episode #127 “Community Wisdom: Students, Hybridity, and More!” (including “call-in” comment by Dr. Tobin) Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Hosts Kelvin and Tom discuss the challenge, still present after 30 years, of helping others (e.g., policymakers, potential students, etc.) understand what a  “good online course” is without experiencing one themselves. They discuss why this still matters and what approaches might help. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF #advgb-cols-8ac09479-28f4-4272-ac91-92c82f54c3da{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-8ac09479-28f4-4272-ac91-92c82f54c3da{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-8ac09479-28f4-4272-ac91-92c82f54c3da{}}#advgb-col-fde496fb-d2a3-4e1e-aead-1d368137236b>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-fde496fb-d2a3-4e1e-aead-1d368137236b>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-fde496fb-d2a3-4e1e-aead-1d368137236b>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-3d28cab8-16cb-40b7-8d2e-dc9d265571bd>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-3d28cab8-16cb-40b7-8d2e-dc9d265571bd>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-3d28cab8-16cb-40b7-8d2e-dc9d265571bd>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 181 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Single-Origin Costa Rica – “Finca Ines San Roque” – from Loquat Coffee (Los Angeles, CA) [From Wikipedia] Background on National “Cup of Excellence” Coffee Competitions #advgb-cols-40ef4f15-c4ec-4825-abb4-f6ccb92983ef{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-40ef4f15-c4ec-4825-abb4-f6ccb92983ef{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-40ef4f15-c4ec-4825-abb4-f6ccb92983ef{}}#advgb-col-c8d0005b-a647-4f30-9c7b-d1d37084ad71>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-c8d0005b-a647-4f30-9c7b-d1d37084ad71>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-c8d0005b-a647-4f30-9c7b-d1d37084ad71>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-aa44f52a-cd7b-4006-a8e0-b408bd92281e>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-aa44f52a-cd7b-4006-a8e0-b408bd92281e>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-aa44f52a-cd7b-4006-a8e0-b408bd92281e>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links  [Article with embedded video] “Bill Gates on What Sets UCF Apart:The philanthropist and Microsoft founder described UCF as a pioneer in digital learning.” [From UCF] “Knights Online” Video Series for Prospective Students [7-minute video] “Webcourses@UCF [LMS] Student Tour” [From UCF’s “Quality Review Showcase”] Example of Aligning Course Excerpts with Online Course Quality Standards (“Introduce Course Modules”) An Example Written “Portrayal,” Telling the Story of an Online Course (from Kelvin’s Dissertation) Overview of Kelvin’s Dissertation (Constructing Educational Criticism of Online Courses: A Model for Implementation by Practitioners) A Remembrance of UCF Colleague Dr. Barbara Truman All the Past TOPcast Episodes Tagged with “Quality” Just-for-Fun Pop Culture Link “Whitman’s Sampler” of Chocolates Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Returning guest Dr. Nicole Johnson joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss findings from the seventh annual report of the state of digital learning in Canada produced by the Canadian Digital Learning Research Association (CDLRA). Similarities with global themes and distinctives unique to the Canadian context are discussed. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Guest Dr. Nicole Johnson #advgb-cols-ef717f8f-7e38-425a-bc82-9e713bb68ed2{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-ef717f8f-7e38-425a-bc82-9e713bb68ed2{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-ef717f8f-7e38-425a-bc82-9e713bb68ed2{}}#advgb-col-b3f36b0f-8deb-471f-a3de-ed415e10991c>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-b3f36b0f-8deb-471f-a3de-ed415e10991c>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-b3f36b0f-8deb-471f-a3de-ed415e10991c>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-05ce1a7a-d3f7-4031-b539-8187e44d43a5>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-05ce1a7a-d3f7-4031-b539-8187e44d43a5>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-05ce1a7a-d3f7-4031-b539-8187e44d43a5>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 180 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  White Chocolate Mocha (Starbucks) Hazelnut Creme (San Francisco Bay Company) #advgb-cols-6081d823-3511-4768-bd9c-244be56a76c4{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-6081d823-3511-4768-bd9c-244be56a76c4{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-6081d823-3511-4768-bd9c-244be56a76c4{}}#advgb-col-af763dac-0eef-4cf9-b4da-6e644b0bd01c>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-af763dac-0eef-4cf9-b4da-6e644b0bd01c>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-af763dac-0eef-4cf9-b4da-6e644b0bd01c>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-93b4e716-a9f9-4614-84c2-1f61420d3557>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-93b4e716-a9f9-4614-84c2-1f61420d3557>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-93b4e716-a9f9-4614-84c2-1f61420d3557>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links  Dr. Nicole Johnson’s Online Profile “2024 Pan-Canadian Report on Digital Learning” “Canadian Digital Learning Research Association (CDLRA)” Dr. Johnson on LinkedIn Ch. 8 – “Online Higher Education in Canada” (by Dr. Nicole Johnson) in SAGE Handbook of Online Higher Education TOPcast Episode 01: “What Is Online Learning? Definitions, Boundary Objects, and Baggage” TOPcast Episode 124: “Reliable ‘Buckets:’ Toward Modality Clarity” (with guest Dr. Nicole Johnson) TOPcast Episode 177: “Creating the Digital Learning Future Our Students Deserve” Just for Fun Pop Culture Link [4 minute video] Comedian Nate Bargatze’s Coffee Bit (“How to Order Artisanal Coffee”) Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

As US higher ed institutions experienced shifts to remote work and instruction in early 2025, it’s an ideal time for us as digital learning professionals to reflect on key lessons learned in ensuring continuity of operations as we seek to support successful future transitions. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF #advgb-cols-d20b87b9-5268-4048-b8f3-8500e43d2688{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-d20b87b9-5268-4048-b8f3-8500e43d2688{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-d20b87b9-5268-4048-b8f3-8500e43d2688{}}#advgb-col-4bedc81d-8e6f-4fe4-ba7b-5d4f0e8ca327>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-4bedc81d-8e6f-4fe4-ba7b-5d4f0e8ca327>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-4bedc81d-8e6f-4fe4-ba7b-5d4f0e8ca327>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-83881ae2-d003-430d-8d8f-e3c1ddf757c6>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-83881ae2-d003-430d-8d8f-e3c1ddf757c6>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-83881ae2-d003-430d-8d8f-e3c1ddf757c6>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 179 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Coffee “Tote” from Panera Bread Catering Starbucks Blonde Roast #advgb-cols-ec423029-65b0-4180-bf60-a3867d85fa9c{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-ec423029-65b0-4180-bf60-a3867d85fa9c{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-ec423029-65b0-4180-bf60-a3867d85fa9c{}}#advgb-col-b503bcfa-af5c-43cc-9004-53ce80a82f20>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-b503bcfa-af5c-43cc-9004-53ce80a82f20>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-b503bcfa-af5c-43cc-9004-53ce80a82f20>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-43e6eee2-6607-4cb4-bbb7-658f85d7b8e9>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-43e6eee2-6607-4cb4-bbb7-658f85d7b8e9>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-43e6eee2-6607-4cb4-bbb7-658f85d7b8e9>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links [In USA Today] “Brutal Winter Storm Pounds Midwest, East Coast As Over 60M Face Treacherous Conditions” (from January 5, 2025) [In Inside Higher Ed] “California Colleges Confront Loss as L.A. Burns” (from January 17, 2025) [From UofL’s Delphi Center] “Continuity of Instruction” (updated)  [In Wikipedia] “2009 [H1N1] Swine Flu Pandemic in the United States by State” TOPcast Episode #152 “‘Still Be Prepared’ for Disruption with Digital Learning” (with guest Patti O’Sullivan)  TOPcast Episode #168 “More Positive Hope than Ever Before” (with guest Melissa Loble) Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Guest Dr. Vickie Cook joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss unexpected career trajectories for digital learning professionals, especially COLOs, related to sought-after, transferable skill sets. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Guest Dr. Vickie Cook #advgb-cols-b33e87ed-f30c-4477-ad23-65b84ef7a74a{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-b33e87ed-f30c-4477-ad23-65b84ef7a74a{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-b33e87ed-f30c-4477-ad23-65b84ef7a74a{}}#advgb-col-5555fca6-af1b-4cc9-bb80-78f69ef015a2>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-5555fca6-af1b-4cc9-bb80-78f69ef015a2>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-5555fca6-af1b-4cc9-bb80-78f69ef015a2>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-b8e4a078-6321-4ae7-b7c0-6e70cfdc5137>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-b8e4a078-6321-4ae7-b7c0-6e70cfdc5137>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-b8e4a078-6321-4ae7-b7c0-6e70cfdc5137>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 178 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Single-Origin Guatemala San Isidro (from Lineage Coffee Roasting, Orlando, FL) Gorilla Decaf (from Organic Coffee Company) #advgb-cols-2f0a2fbb-a43a-40e5-8124-bcd3fa2b6bce{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-2f0a2fbb-a43a-40e5-8124-bcd3fa2b6bce{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-2f0a2fbb-a43a-40e5-8124-bcd3fa2b6bce{}}#advgb-col-0e015e03-2c6c-4214-85f9-816e5fdf372f>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-0e015e03-2c6c-4214-85f9-816e5fdf372f>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-0e015e03-2c6c-4214-85f9-816e5fdf372f>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-8eea5caf-0296-4dc1-845f-85578128db92>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-8eea5caf-0296-4dc1-845f-85578128db92>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-8eea5caf-0296-4dc1-845f-85578128db92>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links  Dr. Vickie Cook’s Online Profile UPCEA 2025 Program Featuring Enrollment Management Session Panel with Dr. Vickie Cook UPCEA Hallmarks of Excellence in Online Leadership [From OLC Research Center for Digital Learning & Leadership] Publications Related to Digital Learning Professional Roles TOPcast Episode #74: “‘Connecting the Dots:’ Lessons for Leadership” (with guest Dr. Shubha Kashyap) Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

In celebration of 30 years of OLC conferences and with input and reactions from our community of online/digital learning professionals, including a live audience(!), hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss the issues inherent in predicting and shaping a desirable future for online/digital education over the next 30 years. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF #advgb-cols-a428c0b2-466d-4b77-bd44-135e612e0f57{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-a428c0b2-466d-4b77-bd44-135e612e0f57{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-a428c0b2-466d-4b77-bd44-135e612e0f57{}}#advgb-col-df96cb58-2486-4908-b681-39d6aba8d5e6>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-df96cb58-2486-4908-b681-39d6aba8d5e6>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-df96cb58-2486-4908-b681-39d6aba8d5e6>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-b2fb52ca-4d8f-4c8a-8619-c800793148e6>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-b2fb52ca-4d8f-4c8a-8619-c800793148e6>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-b2fb52ca-4d8f-4c8a-8619-c800793148e6>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 177 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  [Book] Thanks A Thousand: A Gratitude Journey (by A.J. Jacobs) #advgb-cols-0bf0e6b4-a175-4bbb-a010-36aa78dca61d{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-0bf0e6b4-a175-4bbb-a010-36aa78dca61d{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-0bf0e6b4-a175-4bbb-a010-36aa78dca61d{}}#advgb-col-2016db19-292e-47c4-a7c0-1df410298752>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-2016db19-292e-47c4-a7c0-1df410298752>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-2016db19-292e-47c4-a7c0-1df410298752>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-9a9427a0-e5fe-4fdc-939a-ed7016338225>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-9a9427a0-e5fe-4fdc-939a-ed7016338225>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-9a9427a0-e5fe-4fdc-939a-ed7016338225>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links  [From CERN] “A Short History of the Web” [On the Bavablog by Jim Groom] “Archie, Veronica, and Other Old Gold Technologies” [OLC/Sloan-C History] “Pioneering Higher Education’s Digital Future: An Evaluation of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s Anytime, Anyplace Learning Program (1992-2012)” (Picciano et al.)  [From the Carnegie Foundation] “The Carnegie Unit”  [From the Christensen Institute] “Disruptive Innovation Theory”  Background on 2024 OLC Accelerate Keynote Dr. Christina Katopodis [Book via Project MUSE] Learning Online: The Student Experience (by George Veletsianos – quoted in this episode) Quote attributed to Alan Kay: “The best way to predict the future is to invent it.”  On Being Uniquely Human – Poet, Philosopher, and Theologian Examples [From the On Being podcast with Krista Tippett] “Seeking Language Large Enough” – Interview with Poet David Whyte [Via Wikipedia] Martin Buber’s “I/Thou” Relationships Summary of Karl Barth’s Criteria for Authentic Human Meetings (Built on Buber’s I/Thou) in Relation to AI [in Book Review: “Kinstler on Herzfeld, ‘The Artifice of Intelligence: Divine and Human Relationship in a Robotic Age’”] Just for Fun Pop Culture Links [Video] “You Look Marvelous” (Billy Crystal) Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Guest Dr. Matt Bergman joins Tom and Kelvin to discuss the current role credit for prior learning plays in American higher education and how we can all do a bit more to use this approach effectively in our digital learning work. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Guest Dr. Matt Bergman #advgb-cols-a545f1d9-fc44-4853-96a1-4bedbc32b068{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-a545f1d9-fc44-4853-96a1-4bedbc32b068{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-a545f1d9-fc44-4853-96a1-4bedbc32b068{}}#advgb-col-b683767f-f743-4c6d-8aac-ab9a0b7c3d45>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-b683767f-f743-4c6d-8aac-ab9a0b7c3d45>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-b683767f-f743-4c6d-8aac-ab9a0b7c3d45>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-cfd57ae6-4c69-4fdd-bd58-d949e7634b7c>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-cfd57ae6-4c69-4fdd-bd58-d949e7634b7c>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-cfd57ae6-4c69-4fdd-bd58-d949e7634b7c>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 176 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Yirgafecta by Sightseer Coffee (Austin, TX) | Fellow’s Brew Recipe #advgb-cols-662579e8-7a34-4743-aca9-8899cbd7afa3{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-662579e8-7a34-4743-aca9-8899cbd7afa3{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-662579e8-7a34-4743-aca9-8899cbd7afa3{}}#advgb-col-c80460e7-2380-4992-970b-c6e53ee475d3>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-c80460e7-2380-4992-970b-c6e53ee475d3>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-c80460e7-2380-4992-970b-c6e53ee475d3>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-0f7205e3-b057-4559-87ac-8885c413b8b3>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-0f7205e3-b057-4559-87ac-8885c413b8b3>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-0f7205e3-b057-4559-87ac-8885c413b8b3>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links  Dr. Matt Bergman’s Online Profile Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) [Report From AACRAO] “Embracing Credit for Prior Learning: Advancing Educational Equity and Mobility through a Learner-Centric Approach” [Report From CAEL] “The PLA Boost” [Case Study from AASCU] “Accelerating Graduation with Expanded Credit Initiative” (Lehman College) [YouTube Channel] “College Hacked” (recommended by Tom) Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

In this “call-in show” episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin are joined by some of the past year’s guests in sharing observations about 2024 as it ends and predictions and hopes about 2025 as it begins. Some of the themes emerging include balancing humanness and technology-assistance and staying focused on the aspirational goals of our collective work. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF #advgb-cols-4a380c98-4701-4fae-88ec-a26d97d2aaba{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-4a380c98-4701-4fae-88ec-a26d97d2aaba{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-4a380c98-4701-4fae-88ec-a26d97d2aaba{}}#advgb-col-7679e007-a3f1-4519-8c47-7b6daec21913>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-7679e007-a3f1-4519-8c47-7b6daec21913>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-7679e007-a3f1-4519-8c47-7b6daec21913>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-716b0695-13df-4a46-85c7-4ba66106b01e>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-716b0695-13df-4a46-85c7-4ba66106b01e>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-716b0695-13df-4a46-85c7-4ba66106b01e>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 175 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Single-Origin Guatemala Miramundo from Sunergos Coffee (Louisville, KY) Green Mountain Half-Caff  #advgb-cols-cb748bf6-0045-41f5-95b8-f4ec6f0fad28{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-cb748bf6-0045-41f5-95b8-f4ec6f0fad28{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-cb748bf6-0045-41f5-95b8-f4ec6f0fad28{}}#advgb-col-a96e1663-ab1d-4e6c-9991-34c47236536c>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-a96e1663-ab1d-4e6c-9991-34c47236536c>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-a96e1663-ab1d-4e6c-9991-34c47236536c>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-25aecf12-d500-4e69-af4b-83d31f7e2d56>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-25aecf12-d500-4e69-af4b-83d31f7e2d56>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-25aecf12-d500-4e69-af4b-83d31f7e2d56>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links  Past Years’ “Special December Episodes” of TOPcast Past TOPcast Episodes Featuring Call-In Guests (in order of appearance in #175) (Dr. Anna Porcaro) TOPcast #154: “Alternative Educational Programs and Digital Higher Ed” (Dr. Justin Shaffer) TOPcast #166: “High Structure Course Design for Online STEM Courses” (Angie Rocha) TOPcast #172: “Online Education in Guatemala” (Dr. Jenny Sumner) TOPcast #164: “Student Success Coaching Online” (Dr. Jean Mandernach) TOPcast #160: “‘Remember the Why:’ Designing Meaningful Learning Assignments” (Russ Poulin & Cheryl Dowd) TOPcast #162: “Listen and Act Now! US ED’s Proposed Online Changes” (Dr. Carmin Chan) TOPcast #159: “‘Adjusting Your Sails’ in Online Ed Based on the Data”  (Patti O’Sullivan) TOPcast #152: “Still ‘Be Prepared’ for Disruption with Digital Learning” (Melissa Loble) TOPcast #168: “‘More Positive Hope than Ever Before’” Related Previous Episodes of TOPcast Episode #171: “The ‘North Star’ of Online Learners’ Needs” Just for Fun Pop Culture Links [2.5 minute video] Dorothy Wakes Up – “There’s No Place Like Home” (The Wizard of Oz) [On Wikipedia] “Serenity Prayer” Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Guest Phil Hill joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss substantive insights on the role of the LMS and trends in online higher ed enrollments. (Must see TV. Even if it is a podcast.) Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF #advgb-cols-daad4a23-7d9c-45ee-874b-786051e79031{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-daad4a23-7d9c-45ee-874b-786051e79031{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-daad4a23-7d9c-45ee-874b-786051e79031{}}#advgb-col-8c155d51-9adc-4ebd-b222-59749a28275c>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-8c155d51-9adc-4ebd-b222-59749a28275c>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-8c155d51-9adc-4ebd-b222-59749a28275c>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-d3ca0d09-8572-4165-ab35-bd7044e66248>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-d3ca0d09-8572-4165-ab35-bd7044e66248>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-d3ca0d09-8572-4165-ab35-bd7044e66248>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 174 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Trader Joe’s Small Lot Single-Origin Mexico La Concordia Coffee Starbuck’s Maple Pecan Coffee #advgb-cols-0aa76431-773c-4a1e-8752-9b71650d0046{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-0aa76431-773c-4a1e-8752-9b71650d0046{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-0aa76431-773c-4a1e-8752-9b71650d0046{}}#advgb-col-cbcb6596-e4c2-4550-91c3-cea9b9e8b2f3>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-cbcb6596-e4c2-4550-91c3-cea9b9e8b2f3>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-cbcb6596-e4c2-4550-91c3-cea9b9e8b2f3>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-8f17245d-8014-4130-8130-9a5077bbb383>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-8f17245d-8014-4130-8130-9a5077bbb383>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-8f17245d-8014-4130-8130-9a5077bbb383>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links  Phil Hill’s Online Profile “On EdTech Newsletter” Phil Hill and Associates [On Apple Podcasts] “Online Education Across the Atlantic” Podcast (hosted by Phil Hill, Glenda Morgan, and Neil Mosley) LMS Provider Websites Blackboard by Anthology Brightspace by D2L Canvas by Instructure Moodle [On Corporate Finance Institute Website] “[Everett Rogers’] Diffusion of Innovation” Related Prior TOPcast Episodes #159: “‘Adjusting Your Sails’ in Online Ed Based on the Data” [includes shoutout to Phil Hill’s work] #140: “Maturing the Core Work of Online Education” (with guest Neil Mosley) #110 – “The LMS: Institutional ‘Linchpin’” (with guest Kerlene King) #12 – “The LMS: Past, Present, and Future” Just for Fun Pop Culture Links [2.5 minute video] “Pecos Bill Rides A Tornado in Texas” [In All Recipes] “Wait—How Do You Pronounce ‘Pecan?’” [Craft Beer from Hop Atomica] “It’s Pronounced Peecan” Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Hosts Tom and Kelvin talk through themes from the CHLOE 9 report that stand out as broadly applicable to all online education professionals while we all seek to anticipate or shape the future. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF #advgb-cols-07bb8094-6041-4bf5-937d-09fc09be7fd9{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-07bb8094-6041-4bf5-937d-09fc09be7fd9{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-07bb8094-6041-4bf5-937d-09fc09be7fd9{}}#advgb-col-0c1d290d-866c-46f8-bdaf-365557260de4>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-0c1d290d-866c-46f8-bdaf-365557260de4>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-0c1d290d-866c-46f8-bdaf-365557260de4>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-2bbbc6aa-34bd-46a0-8f8c-cf21c49d8c3b>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-2bbbc6aa-34bd-46a0-8f8c-cf21c49d8c3b>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-2bbbc6aa-34bd-46a0-8f8c-cf21c49d8c3b>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 173 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Pecan Crunch Oat Milk Latte (Starbucks) #advgb-cols-c4319f69-7ed6-47c8-ac70-0184c3e7104d{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-c4319f69-7ed6-47c8-ac70-0184c3e7104d{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-c4319f69-7ed6-47c8-ac70-0184c3e7104d{}}#advgb-col-46c56045-98b0-4844-af94-ac6e85f402d3>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-46c56045-98b0-4844-af94-ac6e85f402d3>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-46c56045-98b0-4844-af94-ac6e85f402d3>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-359f9345-6ef0-4638-9c6e-38c2ab024336>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-359f9345-6ef0-4638-9c6e-38c2ab024336>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-359f9345-6ef0-4638-9c6e-38c2ab024336>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links  The Changing Landscape of Online Education (CHLOE) Project (2017-present) [Hosted by Bayview Analytics] Historic “Babson Reports” AKA “Sloan Surveys of Online Learning” (2003-2016) Reflections on That [Attributed to] Gretzky Quote “Primer” on “Movement” within US Department of Education in Phil Hill and Associates’ On EdTech Newsletter Related Past TOPcast Episodes #161 – “Taste the Rainbow of Online Ed’s Possible Futures” #147 – “Faculty Preparation and More QA Insights from CHLOE 8” #123 – “Hybridity Predicted and More from CHLOE 7”  #93 – “‘A More Generalized Perspective:’ Reflections on the CHLOE 6 Report” Just for Fun Pop Culture Links [In All Recipes] “Wait—How Do You Pronounce ‘Pecan?‘” [From Wikipedia] “Krampus” [From Marvel.com] Groot and Arbor Day [Re-release, Extra Pop Culture] Past Present Podcast’s tracing of “the history of the pumpkin spice phenomenon” Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Guest and former Hubert Humphrey Fellow Angelica Gabriela Rocha Guevara joins hosts Tom and Kelvin from Guatemala to discuss the similarities and differences of her country’s pursuit of online education compared to that of other countries around the globe. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Angie Rocha #advgb-cols-2f43d9c9-b872-4896-9b2f-b97ab75ce1a6{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-2f43d9c9-b872-4896-9b2f-b97ab75ce1a6{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-2f43d9c9-b872-4896-9b2f-b97ab75ce1a6{}}#advgb-col-4ef3019c-5c8c-43de-8711-82fe758cc68e>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-4ef3019c-5c8c-43de-8711-82fe758cc68e>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-4ef3019c-5c8c-43de-8711-82fe758cc68e>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-447d3b79-c714-4d7d-8e99-a72bb8f6d2f6>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-447d3b79-c714-4d7d-8e99-a72bb8f6d2f6>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-447d3b79-c714-4d7d-8e99-a72bb8f6d2f6>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 172 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Single-Origin Guatemala Santa Felisa Yellow Catuai from Bean & Bean Coffee Roasters (New York, NY) #advgb-cols-41f4b2d8-d251-49d8-a08c-94aed46619bc{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-41f4b2d8-d251-49d8-a08c-94aed46619bc{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-41f4b2d8-d251-49d8-a08c-94aed46619bc{}}#advgb-col-93ca8338-4cd7-4eb8-9f5a-3ed1911a4437>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-93ca8338-4cd7-4eb8-9f5a-3ed1911a4437>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-93ca8338-4cd7-4eb8-9f5a-3ed1911a4437>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-f0c4ee00-3c9e-41f9-952e-4c82256b9f61>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-f0c4ee00-3c9e-41f9-952e-4c82256b9f61>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-f0c4ee00-3c9e-41f9-952e-4c82256b9f61>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links  Angelica Gabriela Rocha Guevara’s Profile on the UCF Digital Learning Website Hubert Humphrey Fellowship Universidad del Valle de Guatemala Past TOPcast Episodes #24 “Multilingual Musings: International Connections in Online Education” (with guest Alejandra (“Alex”) Pickett) #150 “A Global, Holistic, 360 Degree Perspective on Online Higher Education” (with guest Dr. Safary Wa-Mbaleka) Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Hosts Kelvin and Tom consider the centrality that online learners’ needs must have in shaping the work of online higher education. Particular attention is given to how responsibility for this common goal must be shared between individual faculty and institutional processes to assure quality at scale. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 171 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  “Equinox: A Fall Blend” from Sunergos Coffee Roasters (Louisville, KY) Content Links  [Please Click and Vote Now!] Listener Poll: Crowdsourced Input on “TOPcast Live” Session at OLC Accelerate 2024 Publisher’s Site: The SAGE Handbook of Online Higher Education [Book via Project MUSE] Learning Online: The Student Experience (George Veletsianos) [Supported by ProctorU] “Student Bill of Rights” Past TOPcast Episodes Episode #133: “The Three Students You Might Meet in Your Online Class” Episode #99: ““The Importance of ‘Faculty Voice and Faculty Valuing’ in Online Education”” Just for Fun Pop Culture Links Access (and Translate!) a Morse Code Excerpt from this Episode Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Return guest Nicolaas Matthijs joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss some of the trends he’s seeing in the rapidly changing AI-assisted technology space with an eye toward how digital learning professionals can make wise use of the tools in our work. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Nicolaas Matthijs #advgb-cols-53746947-8b8e-4203-8b4b-04c8c7f55255{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-53746947-8b8e-4203-8b4b-04c8c7f55255{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-53746947-8b8e-4203-8b4b-04c8c7f55255{}}#advgb-col-c5161792-398a-44ff-a309-a0fc3b269daf>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-c5161792-398a-44ff-a309-a0fc3b269daf>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-c5161792-398a-44ff-a309-a0fc3b269daf>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-7034eec7-4392-41c9-b820-ef2570244ab0>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-7034eec7-4392-41c9-b820-ef2570244ab0>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-7034eec7-4392-41c9-b820-ef2570244ab0>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 170 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Tanzania Peaberry Lyamungo from Sunergos Coffee (Louisville, KY) #advgb-cols-959454b0-12e6-4b84-910c-85602ced0c41{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-959454b0-12e6-4b84-910c-85602ced0c41{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-959454b0-12e6-4b84-910c-85602ced0c41{}}#advgb-col-057119e7-0992-4b1d-8319-f2861fe8452f>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-057119e7-0992-4b1d-8319-f2861fe8452f>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-057119e7-0992-4b1d-8319-f2861fe8452f>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-85250a16-645f-4f6a-a63d-f8e0bc67703c>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-85250a16-645f-4f6a-a63d-f8e0bc67703c>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-85250a16-645f-4f6a-a63d-f8e0bc67703c>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links  [Please Click and Vote Now!] Listener Poll: Crowdsourced Input on “TOPcast Live” Session at OLC Accelerate 2024 Visual: “Gartner Hype Cycle”  Video Interview: “Exploring the Frontiers of AI: A Conversation with [Columbia University] Professor Hod Lipson” Keynote Video: “If AI is the Answer, What is the Question: Thinking about Learning and Vice Versa” (Dr. Chris Dede) Prior TOPcast Episodes #158: “AI-Assistance Built-In: Less Obvious/More Useful” (with Nicolaas Matthijs) #146: “Get Hands-On with AI” (with Dr. Rohan Jowallah) Just-for-Fun Pop Culture Link [On vinyl 45 rpm records] “Bemused and a Bit Bereaved on Behalf of the B Side” Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss the relationship between the strategic value institutions find in online education and institutions establishing senior roles of responsibility for online and digital learning. Implications for a variety of institutional roles are considered. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 169 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Mysterious Clues on “Ruthie’s Blend” from Stomping Grounds Coffee Co., Louisville, KY Content Links  [Research study] “A National Study of Online Learning Leaders in US Higher Education” (Fredericksen, 2017) [Research study] “A National Study of Online Learning Leaders in US Community Colleges” (Fredericksen, 2018) UPCEA Hallmarks of Excellence in Online Leadership [UPCEA article] “The Chief Online Learning Officer: Competencies, Roles, and Trajectories” (Herron, Lashley, Salley, and Shaw, 2016) [From UPCEA, 2023] “Definition Update: Chief Online Learning Officer (COLO)” [Edited book] From Grassroots to the Highly Orchestrated: Online Leaders Share Their Stories of the Evolving Online Organizational Landscape in Higher Education (Bouchey, Graz, Kurland, 2023) TOPcast Episodes #36: “Finding Online Learning Leaders: ‘Fredericksen’s List’” #126: “COLOs, Context, and Community” #136: “Online Higher Ed: Finding Ourselves in Other People’s Stories” Just for Fun Pop Culture Links Hidden Brain podcast Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Guest Melissa Loble joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to share an optimistic vision for the future of technology-enabled higher education. Amidst heightened automation and AI assistance, the uniquely human affordances of relationships are all the more crucial in solving our challenges. Podcast Recording Guest Melissa Loble #advgb-cols-299ad386-c1cd-4614-868c-032d01745858{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-299ad386-c1cd-4614-868c-032d01745858{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-299ad386-c1cd-4614-868c-032d01745858{}}#advgb-col-bb3c5f27-5519-4065-983e-fe0d4ca340cd>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-bb3c5f27-5519-4065-983e-fe0d4ca340cd>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-bb3c5f27-5519-4065-983e-fe0d4ca340cd>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-f5a8d7b9-fb36-41b7-94de-9d40d6bf04b5>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-f5a8d7b9-fb36-41b7-94de-9d40d6bf04b5>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-f5a8d7b9-fb36-41b7-94de-9d40d6bf04b5>.advgb-column-inner{}} Download Transcript: PDF Episode 168 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Single-Origin Costa Rica Central Valley from Dunn Brothers Coffee (Minneapolis, MN) Content Links  Melissa Loble’s Online Profile Melissa Loble’s Reflection Post on InstructureCon 2024 (referenced in this episode) Dr. Mary Murphy’s (Stanford U/Indiana U) Work on Growth Mindset in Organizational Cultures Past TOPcast Episodes Episode 64: “Principles for Humanizing Online Education… and Remote Teaching/Learning” [with guest Dr. Michelle Pacansky-Brock] Episode 151: “What a Year [of Disruption] It Has Been! […But] 2024 is Upon Us!” [featuring remarks from Jared Stein] Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Hosts Kelvin and Tom explore the catalyzing personal and organizational value of individuals cultivating a “startup mindset,” regardless of personal role, in the work of digital higher education. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 167 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Fellow Drops’ profile page for “Funkonia,” a single-origin Rwanda from Portrait Coffee Portrait Coffee (Atlanta, GA) Instagram page for multidisciplinary artist, “The Color” Content Links  [In Medium] “Embracing the Startup Mindset” (by Guy Kawasaki) [In Medium] “What Is ‘Futures Literacy’ and Why Is It Important?” (by Niklas Larsen) [In Medium] “Inviting Innovation… Running Hack Day” (by Ian Turgeon) “Life is Better When You Make Stuff” pilot episode of (2016) Megamaker podcast “Cultivating Your Purpose” episode of Hidden Brain podcast TOPcast Episodes Episode #148: “Fostering Digital Learning Innovation” (with guest Jared Stein) Episode #133: “Professional Development Across Our Online Education Community” Episode #161: “Taste the Rainbow of Online Ed’s Possible Futures” Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Guest Dr. Justin Shaffer joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss the role high structure course design can play in making online STEM courses more effective… and fun! Podcast Recording Guest Dr. Justin Shaffer #advgb-cols-e3c64bf3-24dd-48e9-a167-06c0c4619a4a{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-e3c64bf3-24dd-48e9-a167-06c0c4619a4a{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-e3c64bf3-24dd-48e9-a167-06c0c4619a4a{}}#advgb-col-2240115a-8ef7-4e51-96bb-9e42d0e97695>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-2240115a-8ef7-4e51-96bb-9e42d0e97695>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-2240115a-8ef7-4e51-96bb-9e42d0e97695>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-34989556-0b21-49b1-9ea2-290b66d2293d>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-34989556-0b21-49b1-9ea2-290b66d2293d>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-34989556-0b21-49b1-9ea2-290b66d2293d>.advgb-column-inner{}} Download Transcript: PDF Episode 166 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Brewing Guide for Coava Coffee Roasters’ Single Origin Timor-Leste Daurfusu Honey from Fellow Products “Timor-Leste” from The World Factbook Content Links  Dr. Justin Shaffer’s Online Profile Sign-Up for Information on Dr. Shaffer’s New Book on High Structure Course Design Dr. Shaffer’s Google Scholar Citations Page From the US National Science Foundation (NSF): “‘Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology’ Initiative Charts New Path for College-level Biology” (2012) 2012 President [Obama’s] Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) Report: “Engage to Excel: Producing One Million Additional College Graduates With Degrees in Science, Technology,Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)” From NIH National Library of Medicine: Freeman, Haak, and Wenderoth (2011) Research Study: “Increased Course Structure Improves Performance in Introductory Biology” Joosten & Cusatis’ (2019) Research Study: “A Cross-Institutional Study of Instructional Characteristics and Student Outcomes: Are Quality Indicators of Online Courses Able to Predict Student Success?” Joosten et al.’s ( 2021) Research Review: “Educational Technologies and Their Impact on Student Success for Racial and Ethnic Groups of Interest” Previous TOPcast Episodes Related to STEM Teaching Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin explore the rationale underlying continued institutional efforts to prepare faculty for online course design and teaching. Hint: It’s about students. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 165 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  “New Orleans Style Coffee with Chicory” from Lucile’s Creole Cafe (Boulder, CO) Content Links  TOPcast Episode #59 “Online Faculty Development” TOPcast Episode #99 “The Importance of ‘Faculty Voice and Faculty Valuing’ in Online Education” Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Dr. Jenny Sumner joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss the growing role “coaching” plays, especially online, in centering students and their success within our higher ed work. Podcast Recording Guest Dr. Jenny Sumner #advgb-cols-7de64101-79b5-4f17-89d9-b4da4d106f31{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-7de64101-79b5-4f17-89d9-b4da4d106f31{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-7de64101-79b5-4f17-89d9-b4da4d106f31{}}#advgb-col-ba5f6451-18e7-494f-afd4-bac553964bbf>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-ba5f6451-18e7-494f-afd4-bac553964bbf>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-ba5f6451-18e7-494f-afd4-bac553964bbf>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-8cd07608-2bb3-44af-b9fe-2d12aac60eeb>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-8cd07608-2bb3-44af-b9fe-2d12aac60eeb>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-8cd07608-2bb3-44af-b9fe-2d12aac60eeb>.advgb-column-inner{}} Download Transcript: PDF Episode 164 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  “The Future” experimental coffee blend from Black and White Coffee Roasters (Raleigh, NC) Content Links  Dr. Jenny Sumner’s Online Profile  “UCF Online Connect Center” UCF’s “Transfer Connect” Success Coaches (transfer students only) UCF’s “Academic Success Coaching” (University-wide) UCF’s Directory of “Student Success Resources” UCF “Higher Education Coaching Academy” Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

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 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!

In this time-sensitive episode (listen now!), return guests Russ Poulin and Cheryl Dowd explain how proposed actions by the US Department of Education (US ED) may negatively impact many online learners and US higher education institutions. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Guest Russ Poulin #advgb-cols-b3e8f648-fc2a-4800-8525-d35a6a9d544e{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-b3e8f648-fc2a-4800-8525-d35a6a9d544e{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-b3e8f648-fc2a-4800-8525-d35a6a9d544e{}}#advgb-col-a8decf44-39b3-4cea-ad33-895a0365b251>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-a8decf44-39b3-4cea-ad33-895a0365b251>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-a8decf44-39b3-4cea-ad33-895a0365b251>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-92ed3571-adf8-45b0-9fe4-773b318f276e>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-92ed3571-adf8-45b0-9fe4-773b318f276e>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-92ed3571-adf8-45b0-9fe4-773b318f276e>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 162 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Photo of the Now-Extinct “Eclipse: A Spring Blend” Coffee from Sunergos Coffee (Louisville, KY) Other Coffees from Sunergos Coffee Guest Cheryl Dowd #advgb-cols-ca4b31f6-abb6-4ff8-89bf-4eaea4a55431{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-ca4b31f6-abb6-4ff8-89bf-4eaea4a55431{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-ca4b31f6-abb6-4ff8-89bf-4eaea4a55431{}}#advgb-col-d2ee20a3-79b7-47ab-a1e4-a409c5707594>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-d2ee20a3-79b7-47ab-a1e4-a409c5707594>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-d2ee20a3-79b7-47ab-a1e4-a409c5707594>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-0c983dab-b491-4899-9c84-e8ea8c7a5157>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-0c983dab-b491-4899-9c84-e8ea8c7a5157>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-0c983dab-b491-4899-9c84-e8ea8c7a5157>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links  Russ Poulin’s Online Profile Cheryl Dowd’s Online Profile “In Defense of Reciprocity – A Joint Letter to the Department of Education & Call to Action” [signed by WCET, UPCEA, OLC, QM, AACC, and NACUBO] WCET Frontiers Blog Posts Tagged “Regulation” (for new updates) Prior TOPcast Episodes featuring Poulin & Dowd Episode #58: “Fun with Regulations” Episode #112: “SARA (and More!) Under Siege” Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

In this Season 10 kick-off episode, hosts Kelvin Thompson and Thomas Cavanagh revisit a “time capsule” of past predictions and pivot toward the various flavors of “possible futures” available now in online education. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 161 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  “Yes, You Can Freeze Coffee Beans (If You Follow This Trick)” from Coffee Bros. Roastery, New York Content Links  All 10(!) TOPcast Season Kick-Off Episodes Related TOPcast Episodes #65: “Field Report #2: Preparing for the Post-COVID Future” #83: “Re-thinking Synchronous for the Post-COVID Era” #85: “Blended Is the Future. (And It’s Not Just Courses)” [From “The Key” Podcast] Episode #75: “Anticipating Higher Education’s Near Future(s)” with guest Dr. Bryan Alexander (Produced by Inside Higher Ed) The SAGE Handbook of Online Higher EducatIon [Reminder] 2024 TOPcast Listener Survey  Just-for-Fun Pop Culture Links [Inspiration for This Episode’s Set-Up] The Last Archive Podcast from Pushkin Industries, hosted by Dr. Jill Lepore and Ben Naddaff-Hafrey [In Reactor Magazine] “5 Insane Cliffhangers from the 1960’s Batman [Adam West TV Show]” [In Wikipedia] “Transformers” [In Wikipedia] “LifeSavers” Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Guest Dr. Jean Mandernach joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss how faculty and instructional designers can design more meaningful and engaging learning assignments for students, online or anywhere. Podcast Recording Guest Dr. Jean Mandernach #advgb-cols-fa9f28ca-8dbd-4e2c-9f9c-4a2579a69682{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-fa9f28ca-8dbd-4e2c-9f9c-4a2579a69682{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-fa9f28ca-8dbd-4e2c-9f9c-4a2579a69682{}}#advgb-col-2daf7fa8-d081-4985-8e2b-7f6a6cf15d60>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-2daf7fa8-d081-4985-8e2b-7f6a6cf15d60>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-2daf7fa8-d081-4985-8e2b-7f6a6cf15d60>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-b2e5188f-7f02-43e9-9fe3-aab3293b9d7c>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-b2e5188f-7f02-43e9-9fe3-aab3293b9d7c>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-b2e5188f-7f02-43e9-9fe3-aab3293b9d7c>.advgb-column-inner{}} Download Transcript: PDF Episode 160 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Liberica Species of Coffee Liberica Compared to Arabica and Robusta Coffees Content Links  Dr. Jean Mandernach’s Online Profile The Journal of Educators Online     [Book Co-Authored by Dr. Mandernach] Evaluating Online Teaching: Implementing Best Practices [From Indiana University, Bloomington] “Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT)”   “TILT Higher Ed”                       [Book] Teaching Naked Techniques: A Practical Guide to Designing Better Classes Just-for-Fun Pop Culture Links [In the Louisville Courier-Journal] “Is Louisville the North or the South? Let’s decide this once and for all” Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Hosts Kelvin and Tom talk through the importance of consulting trusted sources of data and information as the basis for sound decision making in online education, no matter what role one holds. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 159 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Single-Origin Honduras Las Flores (David Munoz) From Sightglass Coffee (San Francisco, CA) Content Links  [Reminder] 2024 TOPcast Listener Survey (From Phil Hill’s On Ed Tech Newsletter) “Fall 2022 IPEDS Data: Profile of US Higher Ed Online Education” (From the National Center for Educational Statistics) “IPEDS Trend Generator” The Changing Landscape of Online Education (CHLOE) Report Project (From Wiley) “Voice of the Online Learner” Reports (From the Online Learning Consortium) “Online Learning Journal” Publications from OLC’s Research Center for Digital Learning & Leadership Publications from WCET EDUCAUSE Research Past TOPcast Episodes #96: 25 Years of “Conscientious, Methodical Research” with guest Dr. Patsy Moskal #98 “I Don’t Ever Want to Do [Online] Again!” with guest Ryan Rogers #130: Data, DETA, Design, and More with guest Dr. Tanya Joosten #156: Reframing the Data That Tell the Stories About Online Students with guest Dr. Carmin Chan Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Guest Nicolaas Matthijs joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss the emergence of AI-assistance built into educational technology platforms and how this is a departure from past phases of artificial intelligence implementation. Podcast Recording Guest Nicolaas Matthijs #advgb-cols-113dab99-ab5f-4391-abf5-004b5602f357{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-113dab99-ab5f-4391-abf5-004b5602f357{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-113dab99-ab5f-4391-abf5-004b5602f357{}}#advgb-col-dd43e32d-fa35-4305-8adc-1ebc813463a9>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-dd43e32d-fa35-4305-8adc-1ebc813463a9>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-dd43e32d-fa35-4305-8adc-1ebc813463a9>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-4abbce81-e8ad-40f0-beea-85b92df7baac>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-4abbce81-e8ad-40f0-beea-85b92df7baac>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-4abbce81-e8ad-40f0-beea-85b92df7baac>.advgb-column-inner{}} Download Transcript: PDF Episode 158 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Organic French Roast from Alakef Coffee Roasters (Duluth, MN) About Alakef Coffee Roasters Content Links  [Reminder] 2024 TOPcast Listener Survey Nicolaas Matthijs’ Online Profile (From Den of Geek): “Netflix Thumbnails Say Much More About You Than You Think” (From AnalyticSteps): “Netflix’s use of Artificial Intelligence Algorithms” (From EdSurge): “Georgia Tech Is Trying to Keep a ChatGPT-Powered Teaching Assistant From ‘Hallucinating’” (From Anthology’s Education and Research Center): “AI Policy Framework” (White Paper from Anthology): “AI, Academic Integrity, and Authentic Assessment: An Ethical Path Forward for Education” TOPcast Episode #146 “Get Hands-On with AI” (with guest Dr. Rohan Jowallah) Just-for-Fun Pop Culture Links 20-Second Video Clip from Elf: “World’s Best Cup of Coffee” First 10 Seconds (Out of 30) Video Clip: “Like Sands Through the Hourglass” (from Days of Our Lives) Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin summarize the current issues surrounding proposed changes to “inclusive access programs” for digital instructional materials and how this affects the affordability work of digital education professionals. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 157 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Single-Origin Papua New Guinea Nebilyer Valley from Sunergos Coffee (Louisville, KY) Content Links  Single-Question 2024 TOPcast Listener Poll (In Inside Higher Ed): “Biden Administration Looks to Clamp Down on Inclusive Access” (From InclusiveAccess.org): “Department of Education Tackles Textbook Billing in Negotiated Rulemaking” (From WCET Frontiers Blog): “Major Changes to Distance Ed Proposed: Department of Education Back to Rulemaking Table” (From Phil Hill on Twitter): Annotated news item about McGraw-Hill and Inclusive Access (In On EdTech Newsletter): “Faulty Logic – Updating my thinking about ED plans for 2024” (From SPARC): “Decoding Inclusive Access” Related Past TOPcast Episodes #11: “Getting to the Goal of Going Textbook Free” #51: “How Can We Make Textbooks More Affordable for Students?” #70: “Student Access to Digital Materials During COVID and Beyond” #82: “Fostering Large Scale OER Adoption” Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

Guest Dr. Carmin Chan joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to consider how we might reframe the typical institutional data that might not present clearly the needs and progress of post-traditional learners served by online education. Podcast Recording Guest Dr. Carmin Chan #advgb-cols-e7336272-6ac3-46cb-9abb-3fb038c658f4{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-e7336272-6ac3-46cb-9abb-3fb038c658f4{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-e7336272-6ac3-46cb-9abb-3fb038c658f4{}}#advgb-col-b6cc7c07-8ead-4c66-9cae-9b02bc655cae>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-b6cc7c07-8ead-4c66-9cae-9b02bc655cae>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-b6cc7c07-8ead-4c66-9cae-9b02bc655cae>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-f6a22232-e496-49be-b510-066272afff7f>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-f6a22232-e496-49be-b510-066272afff7f>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-f6a22232-e496-49be-b510-066272afff7f>.advgb-column-inner{}} Download Transcript: PDF Episode 156 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  El Tigre Farms Coffee Producer Daniel Hernandez (Colombia) The Story of the Caturra Chiroso Coffee Varietal Content Links  Dr. Carmin Chan’s Online Profile FREE Online Higher Education Summit – February 19, 2024. (Register for real time access or for links to recording access.) The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the (US) National Center for Education Statistics Distance Education In IPEDS (In Inside Higher Ed) “Equity, Data and the In-Person/Online Divide” TOPcast Episode #149: “‘Baking AI into the Process’ of Digital Learning Over the Next Five Years” (includes “post-traditional students” resources) TOPcast Episode #79: “The 2020 TOPcast & Friends Holiday Special” (Cameo by Carmin Chan) Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

About Episode 155 In this episode, spring-boarding from one of the chapters in the new SAGE Handbook of Online Higher Education, hosts Kelvin and Tom advocate for high-quality online discussions and reflect upon research-based practices that lead to well-designed and successful discussion experiences. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 155 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Storyville Coffee (Seattle, WA) Content Links  REGISTER NOW – 2/19/2024 Online Higher Education Summit (FREE!) Publisher’s Site: The SAGE Handbook of Online Higher Education Online Profile: Dr. Susan Wegmann Online Profile: Dr. Aimee deNoyelles The Community of Inquiry Framework TOPcast Episode #150: “A Global, Holistic, 360 Degree Perspective on Online Higher Education” TOPcast Episode #117: “Discussion-Enhancement Tools” Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

About Episode 154 Guest Dr. Anna Porcaro joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to share insights on how higher education institutions can be more effective in meeting workforce needs through digital alternative educational programs. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 154 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Single-Origin “La Unica Honey” Honduras from Quill’s Coffee (Louisville, KY) Content Links  Dr. Anna Porcaro’s Online Profile Kansas Leadership Center Wichita State University’s Guidelines for Undergraduate Certificate Programs (Gainful Employment) Wichita State University’s Workforce Education Badges TOPcast Episode #13: “The MOOC Gets a Toddler Check-Up” (featuring “honey process” coffee) Just-for-Fun Pop Culture Links Kelvin’s #DoctorWho Meets #TheGrinch Coffee Mug from #KelvinsCupCollection Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

About Episode 153 As a follow-up to the pre-2024 call-in show, hosts Tom and Kelvin talk through the need to re-examine, challenge, and change existing institutional structures as we seek to serve learners better – both existing students and a wider variety of potential new students. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 153 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Single-Origin Coffees from Swiss Mountain Coffee (Zion, Illinois) Coffee Creations, LLC (Charlestown, Indiana)                                                         “Rose Garden Collection” (coffee blends created by Rose Meurer; money flows differently) Content Links  From UPCEA: “Predictions 2024: Insights for Online and Professional Education” From Ithaka S+R: “University Budget Models and Indirect Costs: A Primer” The Changing Landscape of Online Education (CHLOE) Project Past TOPcast Episodes TOPcast Episode #116: “3Fold Gains and the Improvement of Higher Ed” (with Dr. Steve Ehrmann) TOPcast Episode #126: “COLOs, Context, and Community” (with Dr. Jocelyn Widmer)  TOPcast Episode #151: “‘What a Year [of Disruption] It Has Been! […But] 2024 Is Upon Us!’” (2023 Call-In Show) Just-for-Fun Pop Culture Links Florida’s “Tervis Tumblers” Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

About Episode 152: Guest Patti O’Sullivan joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss the significance of advance planning for academic continuity and the role that digital teaching and learning can play. Important all the time – not just for global pandemics. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 152 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Single-Origin Guatemala from Heine Brothers Coffee (Louisville, KY) Diet Coke Content Links  Patti O’Sullivan’s Online Profile on the Every Learner, Everywhere “About Us” Page Free Publication: “Planning for Academic Continuity: A Guide for Academic Leaders” (written by Patti O’Sullivan et al. for Every Learner, Everywhere) Every Learner Everywhere Organization Website From UCF: Policy Document “Continuity of Operations” (COOP) TOPcast Episode #61: “Beyond the Coronavirus: Continuity of Operations and Online Learning” Just-for-Fun Pop Culture Links From Scouting Magazine: “Be Prepared: The origin story behind the Scout motto” Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

About Episode 150: In this “call-in show” episode, hosts Kelvin and Tom are joined by multiple voices from the online education community to help us all make sense of 2023’s disruptions and make the most of 2024’s opportunities in our collective work. Themes include meeting the needs of diverse potential students and incorporating continually-evolving AI resources in this work. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 151 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Starbucks Thanksgiving Blend                         “How to Make a Cafe Latte”                            Content Links Past TOPcast Episodes Featuring Call-In Guests (in order of appearance in #151) (Dr. Bob Hansen) TOPcast #144: “Helping with ‘Running the Business’ for 100 Years”    (Dr. Kathy Gosser) TOPcast #142: “‘Repurposing’ – Working Smarter, Not Harder”         (Neil Mosley) TOPcast #140: “Maturing the Core Work of Online Education” (Dr. Rohan Jowallah) TOPcast #146: “Get Hands-On with AI”    (Dr. Dylan Barth) TOPcast #134: “Self-Care and Online Education: Saying Yes, Saying No, and Why”                            (Jared Stein) TOPcast #148: “Fostering Digital Learning Innovation” (Dr. Bettyjo Bouchey) TOPcast #136: “Online Higher Ed: Finding Ourselves in Other People’s Stories”                                   Just-For-Fun Pop Culture Links “Festivus”                         Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!