TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast

Guest Dr. Nicole Johnson joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss research on course modality definitions in Canada and the US and why clarity about course modalities is important for advancing the field of digital teaching and learning.

About Episode 123: In this episode, hosts Kelvin and Tom talk through the insights and predictions from the CHLOE 7 report, with a focus on anticipated widespread hybridity in courses, programs, and student support services. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 123 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Video: Equator Coffee’s Single-Origin Java Argopuro Natural LacticAbout Equator Coffees Content Links Details for Participating in December 2022’s “Call-In Show”2022 CHLOE 7 Report: “Tracking Online Learning from Mainstream Acceptance to Universal Adoption”In the Chronicle of Higher Education (2010): “Tomorrow’s College: The classroom of the future features face-to-face, online, and hybrid learning. And the future is here.”Quality Matters Rubrics and StandardsSUNY Online Course Quality Review Rubric (OSCQR)OLC Quality Course Teaching and Instructional Practice Scorecard (QCTIP)Joosten & Cusatis Research Article: “A Cross-Institutional Study of Instructional Characteristics and Student Outcomes: Are Quality Indicators of Online Courses Able to Predict Student Success?” OLC Quality Scorecard for Online Student SupportResearch Article: “A Statewide Study of Perceptions of Directors on the Availability of Online Student Support Services at Postsecondary Institutions” (Brown, Strigle, and Toussaint)TOPcast Episode #88: “'It Really Always Comes Back to Design'”TOPcast Episode #93: “‘A More Generalized Perspective’ Reflections on the CHLOE 6 Report”  Extra Special Feature Video Version of this Episode!

Guest Katrina Wehr joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to talk about how the role of instructional designer can lead to more equitable outcomes for all students within the work of online/digital teaching and learning.

elvin for a consideration of the value that in-person engagement has in our work of online education, particularly in the support and professional development of online teaching faculty.

Journalist Jeff Young joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to talk about lessons learned from higher education’s recent academic innovations and whether these ideas bring hope or merely hype to the field of online education.

In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin contemplate the potential for chatbots in online education as a benefit to online students and as a support to both faculty and student services staff.

WCET’s Megan Raymond joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to comment on patterns observed in the current job market for online higher education professionals including instructional designers and related roles.

In this episode, hosts Kelvin and Tom consider the role of asynchronous discussions in online education and discuss how technology platforms/tools might provide some enhancement.

Guest Dr. Stephen C. Ehrmann joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss lessons learned from studying six exemplar higher ed institutions that have achieved “3fold gains” by improving educational quality, access, and affordability.

Hi this is Kelvin for TOPcast. As an accompaniment to episode 116, Tom and I would like to offer to everyone a brief bonus clip with Dr. Stephen C. Ehrmann from late 2021 in which Steve reflects on the impact of the famous article he co-wrote in 1996 with Arthur Chickering (The title of that article, if you are not familiar, is: “Implementing the Seven Principles: Technology as Lever” ) and in this clip, Steve shares a couple of delightful anecdotes surrounding the writing of the influential article. Download Transcript: PDF https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GhWjoMc9iE