TopPodcast.com
Menu
  • Home
  • Top Charts
  • Top Networks
  • Top Apps
  • Top Independents
  • Top Podfluencers
  • Top Picks
    • Top Business Podcasts
    • Top True Crime Podcasts
    • Top Finance Podcasts
    • Top Comedy Podcasts
    • Top Music Podcasts
    • Top Womens Podcasts
    • Top Kids Podcasts
    • Top Sports Podcasts
    • Top News Podcasts
    • Top Tech Podcasts
    • Top Crypto Podcasts
    • Top Entrepreneurial Podcasts
    • Top Fantasy Sports Podcasts
    • Top Political Podcasts
    • Top Science Podcasts
    • Top Self Help Podcasts
    • Top Sports Betting Podcasts
    • Top Stocks Podcasts
  • Podcast News
  • About Us
  • Podcast Advertising
  • Contact
Not in our directory?
Add Show Here
Podcast Equipment
Center

toppodcastlogoOur TOPPODCAST Picks

  • Comedy
  • Crypto
  • Sports
  • News
  • Politics
  • True Crime
  • Business
  • Finance

Follow Us

toppodcastlogoStay Connected

    View Top 200 Chart
    Back to Rankings Page
    Education

    TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast

    Hosted by Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson, the Teaching Online Podcast (TOPcast) takes a fun and informative look at the various trends, best practices and technologies in the realm of online education.

    Advertise
    • Apple Podcasts
    • Google Play
    • Spotify
    Latest Episodes:
    Episode 92: “Multidimensional, Tremendous Work:” Akilah Institute Jun 21, 2021
    Show notes

    About Episode 92:

    From her time as CAO of Davis College, guest Dr. Cristi Ford joins Kelvin and Tom to talk about the impressive work of Rwanda’s Akilah Institute in providing educational access to women via a combination of blended learning, competency-based education, and international partnership.

    Podcast Recording

    Download Transcript: PDF

    Episode 92 Show Notes:

    Guest Dr. Cristi Ford with Tom at a conference dinner.

    Episode Synopsis via Twitter

    View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter

    Coffee Links

    • “Hologram” Blend from Counter Culture Coffee, Durham, NC
    • Counter Culture Coffee

    Content Links

    • Dr. Cristi Ford’s Online Profile
    • Akilah Institute
    • Davis College
    • Entangled Solutions
    • “The Future of Global Education” (blog posting about Akilah Institute and Entangled Solutions)

    Just for Fun Pop Culture Links

    • Film: “A Hologram for the King”
    • Film: “Galaxy Quest”
    • The “Unspooled” Podcast

    Extra Special Feature

    • Video Version of This Episode! (Includes “socially distanced” recording by Tom and Kelvin)
    Episode 91: Intermodal Learning Jun 07, 2021
    Show notes

    About Episode 91:

    Redesigning courses from one modality to another was a rushed necessity in the early days of remote instruction, and it might be an expectation of some administrators post-pandemic. Join hosts Tom and Kelvin as they unpack what listener Jerry Dougherty has termed “intermodal learning.”

    Podcast Recording

    Download Transcript: PDF

    Episode 91 Show Notes:

    Episode Synopsis via Twitter

    View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter

    Coffee Links

    • Cafe La Rica from CLR Roasters, Miami, FL
    • CLR Roasters’ Industrialized Process

    Content Links

    • “Intermodal Freight Transportation”
    • “SCORM Explained 101: An introduction to SCORM”
    • ObojoboNext (UCF’s open-source learning object development platform)
    • From Wayne Hodgins: “The Future of Learning Objects”
    • HASTAC’s Cathy Davidson: “If We (Profs, Teachers) Can Be Replaced by a Computer Screen, We Should Be!”

    Just for Fun Pop Culture Links

    • “Vulcan Salute” Alien Greeting
    • Mork and Mindy (1970/80s TV show)
    • “Nanu-Nanu” Alien Greeting
    • TV Shows Featuring Shipping Containers

    Extra Special Feature

    • Video Version of This Episode! (Includes “socially distanced” recording by Tom and Kelvin)
    Episode 90: The Job to Be Done Online is Increasing Opportunity May 17, 2021
    Show notes

    About Episode 90:

    President Gregory Fowler of the University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss distinctive ways that our individual institutions can innovate to create opportunities for unique groups of students by meeting them where they are.

    Podcast Recording

    Download Transcript: [PDF]

    Episode 90 Show Notes:

    Episode Synopsis via Twitter

    View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter

    Coffee Links

    • El Salvador, El Batallón from Methodical Coffee
    • Methodical Coffee, Greenville SC
    • “What’s So Special About Pacamara [Coffee Varietal]?”

    Content Links

    • Dr. Gregory Fowler’s Online Bio
    • Dr. Fowler’s Online Profile
    • Clayton Christensen’s “Jobs To Be Done”
    • “Watch ‘Over There,’ the Documentary about UMUC’s Traveling Faculty”
    • Video: Institute for the Future’s Bob Johansen on “Leading in a VUCA World”
    • TOPcast #80: “‘Carism’ in Leading Online Learning Teams”

    Just for Fun Pop Culture Links

    • “Hidden Mickeys”
    • Fan-Curated Lists of Hidden Mickeys in Movies, Parks, Resorts, Etc.

    Extra Special Feature

    • Video Version of This Episode! (Includes “socially distanced” recording by Tom and Kelvin)
    Episode 89: 7 Slogans to Save Online Learning May 03, 2021
    Show notes

    About Episode 89:

    In this Season 7 opener, Tom and Kelvin try out seven slogans intended as rallying cries to capture succinctly the aspirational goals of high quality online education and to serve as antidotes to widespread mischaracterizations post-pandemic.

    Podcast Recording

    Download Transcript: [PDF]

    Episode 89 Show Notes:

    Episode Synopsis via Twitter

    View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter

    Coffee Links

    • Bones Coffee Company (Cape Coral, FL)

    Content Links

    • UCF’s Dziuban Award for Excellence in Online Teaching
    • “Learn by Doing the 4-H Way: Putting a Slogan into Practice”
    • (In the Chronicle of Higher Education) “A Year of Remote Teaching: the Good, the Bad, and the Next Steps” (By Dr. Michelle D. Miller)
    • “Social Constructivism”
    • Dr. Michelle Pacandky-Brock (“Brocansky”) on Humanizing Online Learning
    • “Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository (TOPR)“
    • Journal: “Online Learning” (from the Online Learning Consortium)
    • Publications by Dr. Chuck Dziuban and Dr. Patsy Moskal from UCF’s Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness (RITE)
    • Oregon State University’s “Online Learning Efficacy Research Database”
    • TOPcast Episode #88: “It Really Always Comes Back to Design” (with Shannon Riggs)

    Just for Fun Pop Culture Links

    • 1 minute video: “Oh Fudge” clip from “A Christmas Story”
    • 3.5 minute video: “Anyone Can Cook” (from “Ratatouille the Musical”)
    • TARDIS (from Doctor Who)
    • 18 second video: “Soylent Green is People!”

    Extra Special Feature

    • Video Version of This Episode! (Includes “socially distanced” recording by Tom and Kelvin)
    #7 – S06E74 – “TOP” 7 Episodes of TOPcast Past Apr 30, 2021
    Show notes

    Transcript

    Hi. This is Kelvin popping into your podcast feed in anticipation of TOPcast’s upcoming SEVENTH season. For each of the seven weeks leading up to the first episode of Season 07 we have been popping in to draw your attention to the most popular episodes of the preceding six seasons. (I know, the anticipation is palpable!)

    Last up: The MOST downloaded episode from Season 06. Currently, that episode is Episode 74: “Connecting the Dots: ‘Lessons for Leadership’” with guest Dr. Shubha Kashyap. You can find this episode wherever you’re listening to this message or online at the following direct url: http://bit.ly/topcast_s06e74. Whether you’ve heard it before or not, give a listen to this time capsule from when Episode 74 was released in September of 2020.

    Be watching for Season 07 to begin in just a few days on Monday, May 3, 2021.

    #6 – S06E72 – “TOP” 7 Episodes of TOPcast Past Apr 23, 2021
    Show notes

    Transcript

    Hi. This is Kelvin popping into your podcast feed in anticipation of TOPcast’s upcoming SEVENTH season. For each of the seven weeks leading up to the first episode of Season 07 we are popping in to draw your attention to the most popular episodes of the preceding six seasons.

    Now up: Season 06. We will feature two episodes from Season 06 as we round out this “TOP 7” promotion. Currently, the SECOND-most downloaded episode from Season 06 is Episode 72: “Pro Tips on Vocal Care for Faculty” with guest Dr. Richard Zraick. You can find this episode wherever you’re listening to this message or online at the following direct url: http://bit.ly/topcast_s06e72. Whether you’ve heard it before or not, give a listen to this time capsule from when Episode 72 was released in August of 2020.

    Episode 88: “It Really Always Comes Back to Design” Apr 19, 2021
    Show notes

    About Episode 88:

    Guest Shannon Riggs joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss her book “Thrive Online” and a key principle that, when pursuing quality, regardless of online, blended, synchronous, or in-person course modality, “it really always comes back to design.”

    Podcast Recording

    Download Transcript: [PDF]

    Episode 88 Show Notes:

    Episode Synopsis via Twitter

    View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter

    Coffee Links

    • Single-origin Kenya (Roaster’s Reserve) from McMenamin‘s Coffee Roasters Portland, Oregon
    • McMenamin‘s Coffee Roasters
    • “Cosmic Tripster” Passport Program at McMenamin‘s

    Content Links

    • Shannon Riggs’ Online Profile
    • Shannon Riggs’ Bio at Oregon State University’s Ecampus
    • Book (on Amazon): “Thrive Online: A New Approach to Building Expertise and Confidence as an Online Educator” (Riggs)
    • The Thrive Online Book Series (edited by Dr. Katie Linder)
    • TOPcast Episode #87: “Repairing Our Reputation Post-COVID”

    Just for Fun Pop Culture Links

    • 1 minute video: “Deep Thoughts with Jack Handey” (from Saturday Night Live)
    • 1 minute video clip: Tarzan and Quicksand (from 1945’s “Tarzan and the Amazons”)
    • 2 minute video: Comic John Mulaney on Quicksand
    • (from GroovyHistory) “How ’60s And ’70s TV And Movies Made Us Scared Of Quicksand”

    Extra Special Feature

    • Video Version of This Episode! (Includes “socially distanced” recording by Tom and Kelvin)
    #5 – S05E64 – “TOP” 7 Episodes of TOPcast Past Apr 18, 2021
    Show notes

    Transcript

    Hi. This is Kelvin again popping into your podcast feed in anticipation of TOPcast’s upcoming SEVENTH season. For each of the seven weeks leading up to the first episode of Season 07 we are popping in to draw your attention to the most popular episodes of the preceding six seasons.

    Now up: Season 05. Currently, the most downloaded episode from Season 05 is Episode 64: “Principles for Humanizing Online Education… And Remote Teaching/Learning” with guest Dr. Michelle Pacansky-Brock. You can find this episode wherever you’re listening to this message or online at the following direct url: http://bit.ly/topcast_s06e64. Whether you’ve heard it before or not, give a listen to this time capsule from when Episode 64 was released in April of 2020.

    #4 – S04E37 – “TOP” 7 Episodes of TOPcast Past Apr 09, 2021
    Show notes

    Transcript

    Hi. This is Kelvin again popping into your podcast feed in anticipation of TOPcast’s upcoming SEVENTH season. For each of the seven weeks leading up to the first episode of Season 07 we are popping in to draw your attention to the most popular episodes of the preceding six seasons.

    Now up: Season 04. Currently, the most downloaded episode from Season 04 is Episode 37: “6 Deadly Sins of Online Teaching.” You can find this episode wherever you’re listening to this message or online at the following direct url: http://bit.ly/topcast_s04e37. Whether you’ve heard it before or not, give a listen to this time capsule from when Episode 37 was released in May of 2018.

    Episode 87: Repairing Our Reputation Post-COVID Apr 05, 2021
    Show notes

    About Episode 87:

    Join hosts Kelvin and Tom for a consideration of the need across higher education to collaboratively wage a campaign of accuracy to repair the damage done to the reputation of online education during the remote instruction response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Podcast Recording

    Download Transcript: [PDF]

    Episode 87 Show Notes:

    Episode Synopsis via Twitter

    View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter

    Coffee Links

    • Ethiopia Quantit Natural from Strange Matter Coffee in Lansing, MI
    • Strange Matter Coffee
    • From Perfect Daily Grind: “A Guide to Ethiopian Coffee”

    Content Links

    • “College Students Ask Court for Refunds Over Online Learning”
    • “At Least 3 Potential Class-Action Lawsuits Filed Against Florida’s University System”
    • Tea for Teaching Podcast Episode #179: “It’s Been a Year”
    • UCF’s “Knights Online” for Orienting Students to Online Learning
    • Oregon State University’s “Online Learning Efficacy Research Database”
    • “Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository (TOPR)”
    • UCF Marketing’s Framing of “Quality Distance Learning” at UCF
    • Online Learning featured in UCF’s View Book
    • In Fast Company: “Got Milk? How the iconic campaign came to be, 25 years ago”

    Just for Fun Pop Culture Links

    • New Zoo Revue on Wikipedia
    • 1 minute video: New Zoo Revue Intro & Theme Song
    • 2 minute video: From Prairie Home Companion: “Ketchup Advisory Board” Skit

    Extra Special Feature

    • Video Version of This Episode! (Includes “socially distanced” recording by Tom and Kelvin)
    Previous 1 10 11 12 13 14 22 Next

    Related Podcasts

    Making Sense with Sam Harris

    1

    Making Sense with Sam Harris Education
    Grammar Girl

    2

    Grammar Girl Education
    Good Life Project

    3

    Good Life Project Education
    Explain It to Me

    4

    Explain It to Me Education
    Team Never Quit

    5

    Team Never Quit Comedy
    Optimal Living Daily – Personal Development and Self-Improvement

    6

    Optimal Living Daily – Personal Development and Self-Improvement Alternative Health
    footer-logo

    Contact Us

    Toll Free: 844-670-7747

    Links

    • Home
    • Top Charts
    • Networks
    • Apps
    • Independents Podcasts
    • Podcast Advertising
    • Podcast News
    • Contact Us
    • About Us
    • Analytics & Insights

    Stay Connected

      Privacy, Terms of Use & Our Code of Ethics Protecting Content Creators Copyrights