TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast

In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss highlights from and reactions to the CHLOE 8 report, including the importance of faculty preparation, other quality assurance practices, and more.

In this second of two back-to-back episodes on AI in higher ed, guest Dr. Rohan Jowallah joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to share his insights and advice after years of evaluating and working with AI tools.

About Episode 145: Hosts Tom and Kelvin conclude that “nobody’s through talking about AI” and provide the first of two back-to-back episodes with an update on developments within the digital teaching and learning space, reflections on institutional support, and a conclusion that we need “more of the human element.” Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 145 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Single-Origin Kenya - Davis Roasters (Madison County, NC) Content Links [Please Click and Vote Now!] Listener Poll: Topic Selection for “TOPcast Live” session at OLC Accelerate 2023 On Wikipedia: “DALL-E” In EdSurge: “Instructors Rush to Do ‘Assignment Makeovers’ to Respond to ChatGPT” (Jeff Young) “Official Conference Report: AI x Education” (hosted by Stanford University) Participant Reflection from UPCEA/Schroeder AI Course: “Preliminary Evaluation of Generative AI and Lifelong Education” (Rod Lastra) On Diigo: AI Weblinks Shared by Ray Schroeder (+some others collected by Kelvin) UCF Conference: “Teaching & Learning with AI” Visual: “Gartner Hype Cycle” Course from Auburn University: “Teaching With AI at Auburn” Course from University of Sydney: “AI in Education” (for students and built by students) Website: “AI @ the University of Florida” Website: “Teaching and Learning with Artificial Intelligence Apps” (University of Calgary’s Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning) Website: “UCF’s Information Literacy Modules” In The Chronicle of Higher Education: “GPT-4 Can Already Pass Freshman Year at Harvard” (Maya Bodnick) Blog Post: “No, an AI could not pass ‘freshman year’ in college” (Steven D. Krause) From CNN: “ChatGPT passes exams from law and business schools” Keynote Video: “If AI is the Answer, What is the Question: Thinking about Learning and Vice Versa” (Dr. Chris Dede) On Memory Alpha: Star Trek’s “Commander Data” On Memory Alpha: Star Trek’s “Captain Picard” TOPcast Episode Episode #131: “ChatGPT: Friend or Foe?” TOPcast Episode Episode #120: “Academic Innovation Lessons: Hype vs. Hope” Just-For-Fun Pop Culture Links From “All About Psychology:” “The Fascinating Phenomenon of the Old Woman Young Woman Illusion” Annotated Photos: #KelvinsCupCollection (on the platform formerly known as Twitter) “Chock Full O’ Nuts” Coffee Extra Special Feature Video Version of this Episode!

About Episode 144: In this episode, UPCEA CEO Dr. Bob Hansen joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss the intertwined histories of professional/continuing education and online education and the importance of attending to the “business” of both. Podcast Recording UPCEA CEO Dr. Bob Hansen Download Transcript: PDF Episode 144 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Decaf Cafe Carmelita Blend, Tony’s Coffee (Bellingham, WA)                                  Decaf Humbucker Blend, Fundamental Coffee (Seattle, WA)                        “Super Coffee” Content Links Dr. Bob Hansen’s Online Profile                                              UPCEA - University Professional & Continuing Education Association “The Wisconsin Idea” [Article in UWisconsin alumni magazine] “Who Needs Classrooms?” TOPcast Episode #133 “Professional Development Across Our Online Education Community” TOPcast Episode #126: “COLOs, Context, and Community” TOPcast Episode #36 “Finding Online Learning Leaders: ‘Fredericksen's List’” Extra Special Feature Video Version of this Episode!

About Episode 143 Hosts Kelvin and Tom discuss how to talk about the value of online education in various ways that matter to different audiences, including speaking about return on investment (ROI), social mobility, quality of learning, and more. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 143 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Lenore’s Light Roast (Single-Origin Honduran) from Pike House Coffee, Johnson City, TN About Pike House Coffee Content Links (From Ideas & Insights Blog) “Lifting Lives and Livelihoods - At Scale” “Kelvin’s Report Out from the First 90 Days and Beyond” (From Marketing Partners) “Guide to Strategic Message Framing and Reframing” (From Investopedia) “Value Proposition: How to Write It With Examples” TOPcast Episode #135 - “Different Institutions, Different Methods, Same Goals” TOPcast Episode #23 - “What Is Your Elevator Pitch? Talking to the Public about Online” Education TOPcast Episode #1 - “What is Online Learning? Definitions, Boundary Objects, and Baggage” Extra Special Feature Video Version of this Episode!

About Episode 142: Guest Dr. Kathy Gosser joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss how faculty, instructional designers, and others can adopt habits of “repurposing” across the multifaceted work of online education and digital learning. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 142 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Single-origin Honduras from Fante’s Coffee (Louisville, KY) Keurig’s Original Donut Shop Decaf Content Links Dr. Kathy Gosser’s Online Profile UofL’s Yum! Center for Global Franchise Excellence Yum! Brands Diagram: Reusability/Contextualization (“Modular Content Hierarchy”) based on work of Hodgins (Autodesk) Extra Special Feature Video Version of this Episode!

In this episode coinciding with American Independence Day, hosts Kelvin and Tom invite a consideration of distinctly American contributions to the models of online higher education. These contributions continue to shape the evolution of online learning around the globe.

Guest Neil Mosley joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss ways to gauge and foster maturity in the way institutions carry out learning design, the core work of online education.

More options to scale efficiencies through automation are available now than ever before. Join hosts Tom and Kelvin for a consideration of how well-intentioned digital teaching automations can go horribly wrong.

As the conversation continues, guest Jarret Cummings joins hosts Tom to unpack the issues surrounding the US Department of Education’s 2023 communications regarding “third-party servicers” in higher education.