TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast
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The Teaching Online Podcast (TOPcast), hosted by Dr. Thomas Cavanagh and Dr. Kelvin Thompson, is a monthly podcast for online and blended learning professionals conducted over a shared cup of coffee. A fun and informative look at the various trends, best practices, and technologies in the realm of online education.
TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast
1w ago
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.
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TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast
3w ago
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.
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TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast
1M ago
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.
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El Tigre Farms Coffee Producer Daniel Hernandez (Colombia)
The Story of the Caturra Chiroso Coffee Varietal
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TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast
1M ago
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.
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Storyville Coffee (Seattle, WA)
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TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast
2M ago
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.
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Single-Origin “La Unica Honey” Honduras from Quill’s Coffee (Louisville, KY)
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TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast
3M ago
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.
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Single-Origin Coffees from Swiss Mountain Coffee (Zion, Illinois)
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TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast
3M ago
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.
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Single-Origin Guatemala from Heine Brothers Coffee (Louisville, KY)
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TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast
4M ago
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.
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TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast
4M ago
About Episode 150:
Guest Dr. Safary Wa-Mbaleka joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to talk about the importance of cultivating a more global perspective on our online higher education field and shares how a new book can help. The SAGE Handbook of Online Higher Education is out now.
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Panera Coffee
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TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast
5M ago
About Episode 149:
Emerging from the “TOPcast Live” session at OLC Accelerate 2023, join hosts Kelvin and Tom as they discuss how the framing and implementation of our increasingly AI-influenced digital learning field might continue to evolve over the next few years.
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From Home Cafe by Charlie: “Make a Perfect Cafe Mocha [3 Ways]“
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