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    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.

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    Latest Episodes:
    Episode 140: Maturing the Core Work of Online Education Jun 19, 2023
    Show notes

    About Episode 140:

    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.

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    Episode 140 Show Notes:

    Guest Neil Mosley is a Caucasian red-headed male wearing a black shirt, smiling with a brick wall behind him.
    Guest Neil Mosley joins hosts Tom and Kelvin during Episode 140 of Season 9.

    Episode Synopsis via Twitter

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    Coffee Links

    • Single-Origin Ethiopian Halo Beriti from James Gourmet Coffee (Herefordshire, UK)
    • About James Gourmet Coffee

    Content Links

    • Neil Mosley’s Online Profile
    • Article: “How Do Universities Achieve Learning Design Maturity?” (Mosley, 2023)
    • Model: “Learning Design Levels of Maturity” (Mosley, 2023)
    • TOPcast Episode #135: “Different Institutions, Different Methods, Same Goals”
    • Teach & Learn: A Podcast for Curious Educators (hosted by Dr. Cristi Ford)

    Extra Special Feature

    • Video Version of This Episode! (Includes “socially distanced” remote recording of interview by Kelvin and Tom)
    Episode 139: Automating Digital Teaching — What Can Go Wrong? Jun 05, 2023
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    About Episode 139:

    More options to scale efficiencies through automations 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.

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    Episode 139 Show Notes:

    Episode Synopsis via Twitter

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    Coffee Links:

    • Single-origin El Salvador “La Siberia” from Beacon Coffee (Ventura, CA)

    Content Links:

    • [Journal Article from University of Louisville Faculty: In Frontiers in Education] “Racial, skin tone, and sex disparities in automated proctoring software” (Yoder-Himes et al., 2022)
    • [Journal Article: In AI & Society] “The ethics of algorithms: key problems and solutions” (Tsamados et al., 2021)
    • [Journal Article: In International Journal of Information Management] “‘So what if ChatGPT wrote it?’ Multidisciplinary perspectives on opportunities, challenges and implications of generative conversational AI for research, practice and policy” (Dwivedi et al., 2023)
    • [Journal Article: arXiv preprint] “GPT detectors are biased against non-native English writers” (Liang et al., 2023)
    • In the New Yorker: “Will A.I. Become the New McKinsey?” (Chiang, 2023)
    • In the New York Times: “When A.I. Chatbots Hallucinate”
    • Info on Dr. Jutta Treviranus (quoted in this episode)
    • Past TOPcast Episodes
      • Episode #46: Empowering Humans Through Learning Analytics
      • Episode #81: Technology Adoption as Enabling the “Right Thing”
      • Episode #117: Online Discussion-Enhancement Tools
      • Episode #119: Chatbots in Online Education
      • Episode #131: ChatGPT: Friend or Foe?

    Just for Fun Pop Culture Link

    • 3 minute video: “Jon Lovitz Appears as the Pathological Liar on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show”

    Extra Special Feature

    • Video Version of this Episode!
    Episode 138 Bonus: The Department Knew What It Meant:” DCL + OPM + TPS = OMG! May 15, 2023
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    About Episode 138 Bonus Segment:

    In this special bonus segment, the conversation from episode #138continues between Jarret and Tom as they dive further into the 2U lawsuit against the department’s guidance letter and how the federal agency has responded thus far.

    During the initial episode found here, Jarret Cummings, from Educause, and hosts Kelvin and Tom revealed the issues surrounding the U.S. Department of Education’s communications in higher education, including the policy issues on the “Dear Colleague Letter.”

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    Episode 137: Digital Learning ABCs: A Primer for Innovation and Dissemination May 01, 2023
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    About Episode 137:

    In this Season 9 kick-off episode, hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson get back to basics with an alphabetical primer of concepts foundational to successful innovations in higher ed digital learning.

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    Episode 137 Show Notes:

    Episode Synopsis via Twitter

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    Coffee Links

    • Single-origin Guatemala San Marcos from Heine Brothers Coffee (Louisville, KY)
    • About Heine Brothers Coffee

    Content Links

    • From the Wordlady Blog: “How Do You Say ‘Primer’?”
    • On Wikipedia: “Primer” Overview
    • Resource Links for Each Topic Featured in this Episode
      • Accessibility (from perspective of intersecting discourse communities)
      • Communication
        • Findings from UCF’s Distributed Learning Impact Evaluation (Dziuban and Moskal)
        • “Regular and Substantive Interaction: Background, Concerns, and Guiding Principles”
      • Design
        • Thrive Online: A New Approach to Building Expertise and Confidence as an Online Educator(Riggs, 2020)
        • Reach Everyone, Teach Everyone: Universal Design for Learning in Higher Education (Tobin & Behling, 2018)
        • Advancing Online Teaching: Creating Equity-Based Digital Learning Environments (Kelly & Zakrajsek, 2020)
      • Blended
        • Practice
          • Free, open-licensed BlendKit Course
          • The Blended Course Design Workbook: A Practical Guide (Linder, 2016)
          • Essentials for Blended Learning, 2nd Edition: A Standards-Based Guide (Stein & Graham, 2020)
        • Research
          • Blended Learning: Research Perspectives (Picciano and Dziuban, 2007)
          • Blended Learning: Research Perspectives, Volume 2 (Picciano, Dziuban, and Graham, 2013)
          • Blended Learning: Research Perspectives, Volume 3(Picciano, Dziuban, Graham, and Moskal, 2021)
          • Plus… the same authors have a volume on conducting research on blended learning called Conducting Research in Online and Blended Learning Environments: New Pedagogical Frontiers(Dziuban, Picciano, Graham, and Moskal, 2015)
          • Blended University
            • “Planning for a Blended Future: A Research-Driven Guide for Educators” (Joosten et al., 2021)
    • Engagement
      • The Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository (TOPR) has a whole section on teaching practices related to “Interaction” combining Communication and Engagement.
      • UCF’s “Materia” engagement widgets engine
    • Past TOPcast Episodes Referenced
    • #10: The Iron Triangle: Stimulus for Innovation in Online Ed
    • #21: Accessibility: It’s a Journey, Not a Destination
    • #37: 6 Deadly Sins of Online Teaching
    • #49: “You’re Making Me Crazy!” How to Improve Online Education
    • #65: Preparing for the Post-COVID Future
    • #89: 7 Slogans to Save Online Learning
    • #113: The Three Students You Might Meet in Your Online Class

    Extra Special Feature

    • Video Version of this Episode!
    Episode 136: Online Higher Ed: Finding Ourselves in Other People’s Stories Apr 17, 2023
    Show notes

    About Episode 136:

    Guest Dr. Bettyjo Bouchey joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss insights gained from leading a book project compiling case studies of successful online learning organizations. Examining similarities and differences allows us to better understand and improve our own practices.

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    Episode 136 Show Notes:

    Episode Synopsis via Twitter

    Dr. Bettyjo Bouchey

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    Coffee Links

    • “First Call” Coffee Blend from Fuel Coffee Roasters, Alpharetta, GA
    • About Fuel Coffee Roasters
    • Video: Kentucky Derby Bugler Steve Buttleman

    Content Links

    • Dr. Bettyjo Bouchey’s Online Profile
    • Amazon Page (Digital/Paperback): From Grassroots to the Highly-Orchestrated: Online Leaders Share Their Stories of the Evolving Online Organizational Landscape in Higher Education
    • OLC Member Discount (20%) Purchase Page: From Grassroots to the Highly-Orchestrated: Online Leaders Share Their Stories of the Evolving Online Organizational Landscape in Higher Education
    • About the Online Learning Consortium’s “OLC Press”
    • TOPcast Episode #126: “COLOs, Context, and Community” (with guest Dr. Jocelyn Widmer)
    • TOPcast Episode #135: “Different Institutions, Different Methods, Same Goals”
    • TOPcast Episode #36: “Finding Online Learning Leaders: ‘Fredericksen’s List’”
    • (From Podkite): “How to Access Apple Podcasts and Spotify Podcast Ratings”

    Just for Fun Pop Culture Links

    • From Town & Country Magazine: “A Complete History of the Mint Julep” (the official cocktail of the Kentucky Derby)

    Extra Special Feature

    • Video Version of this Episode!
    Episode 135: Different Institutions, Different Methods, Same Goals Apr 03, 2023
    Show notes

    About Episode 135:

    In this episode hosts Kelvin and Tom discuss the importance of institutional context in how we carry out our common work of societal transformation through online/digital teaching and learning in higher education.

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    Episode 134 Show Notes:

    Episode Synopsis via Twitter

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    Coffee Links

    • Single-Origin Guatemala “El Volcan” from Batdorf & Bronson Coffee Roasters (Atlanta, GA)

    Content Links

    • Definitions and Methods from The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
    • Metropolitan Orlando
    • Metropolitan Louisville
    • US Census Bureau Visualization: Population Characteristics
    • UCF Facts 2022-2023
    • UCF Interactive Facts
    • UofL “Just the Facts” Publication (2022-2023)
    • UofL “Cards Analytics” (interactive visualizations)
    • TOPcast Episode #126: “COLOs, Context, and Community” (with guest Dr. Jocelyn Widmer)
    • TOPcast Episode #74: “‘Connecting the Dots:’ Lessons for Leadership” (with guest Dr. Shubha Kashyap)

    Extra Special Feature

    • Video Version of this Episode!
    Episode 134: Self-Care and Online Education: Saying Yes, Saying No, and Why Mar 20, 2023
    Show notes

    About Episode 134:

    Guest Dr. Dylan Barth joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss the benefits of “self-care” and wellbeing to our students, our organizations, and to ourselves as online education professionals. The impact of decisions now on long-term sustainability is a theme.

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    Dylan Barth
    Assistant Vice President of Learning (OLC)

    Episode 134 Show Notes:

    Episode Synopsis via Twitter

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    Coffee Links

    • Single-Origin Kenya Gicherori from Quill’s Coffee (Louisville, KY)
    • About the Gicherori Processing Station (“Factory”)

    Content Links

    • Dr. Dylan Barth’s Online Profile
    • Adam Grant TED Talk Video: “How to Stop Languishing and Start Finding Flow”
    • (Book by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi) Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience
    • In Fortune: “‘Bare Minimum Monday’ is the latest workplace trend hitting productivity”
    • Tea for Teaching Podcast Episode #204: “Preventing Workplace Burnout”
    • (Book by Annie Duke) Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away

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    Episode 133: Professional Development Across Our Online Education Community Mar 06, 2023
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    About Episode 133:

    Hosts Tom and Kelvin explore the importance of continual growth and professional development across the various roles that make up the online education field and discuss how professional associations can help.

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    Episode 133 Show Notes:

    Episode Synopsis via Twitter

    View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter

    Coffee Links

    • Single-Origin Guatemala Los Volcanes from Sunergos Coffee (Louisville, KY)
    • About Sunergos Coffee

    Content Links

    • Job Opportunity: UCF AVP of Distributed Learning
    • Professional Associations Related to Online Education (a selected list)
      • WCET (WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies)
      • UPCEA (University Professional and Continuing Education Association)
      • OLC (Online Learning Consortium)
      • 1EdTech
      • Quality Matters
      • EDUCAUSE
      • ELI (EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative)
      • POD Network (Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education)
    • From EdSurge: “Loop Learnings: A Year of Insights from Digital Learning Leaders”
    • From the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD): “Mentor Map”
    • TOPcast Episode #20: “Professional Development Through Podcasting”
    • TOPcast Episode #60: “Growing [As] Leaders in Our Online Learning Field” (with guest Dr. Kelvin Bentley)
    • Backstory on the Apocryphal Lincoln Coffee/Tea Quote

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    Episode 132: Lessons from Leading a Remote Online Learning Team Feb 20, 2023
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    About Episode 132:

    Guest Joseph Riquelme joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss insights gained from leading a 100% remote online learning team that was “born during the pandemic.” Success strategies for remote work are increasingly important for all of us.

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    Episode 132 Show Notes:

    Episode Synopsis via Twitter

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    Coffee Links

    • “Fellowlope” Single-Origin Ethiopia Koke from Brandywine Coffee Roasters (Wilmington, DE)
    • About Brandywine Coffee Roasters

    Content Links

    • Joseph Riquelme’s Online Profile
    • Online Learning at American University
    • From TechRadar: “Best Online Collaboration Tools of 2023”
    • In Inside Higher Ed: “A Remote Work Continuum Framework”

    Extra Special Feature

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    Episode 131: ChatGPT: Friend or Foe? Feb 06, 2023
    Show notes

    About Episode 131:

    The currently free beta version of the chatbot ChatGPT has captured the imaginations and free time of many in the field of education and elsewhere. Hosts Kelvin and Tom weigh-in on ChatGPT’s place in higher education.

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    Episode 131 Show Notes:

    Episode Synopsis via Twitter

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    Coffee Links

    • Single-Origin Mexico Chiapas from Foxtail Coffee Roasters (Winter Park, FL)

    Content Links

    • Try ChatGPT from OpenAI
    • Overview of ChatGPT from Wikipedia
    • “Artificial Intelligence Writing” from UCF’s Karen L. Smith Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning (FCTL)
    • EdSurge On Air Podcast Episode: “ChatGPT Has Colleges in Emergency Mode to Shield Academic Integrity”
    • On the WCET Frontiers Blog: “Is AI the New Homework Machine? Understanding AI and Its Impact on Higher Education”
    • In Fast Company: “Can We Replace Professors With Computer Screens?” (Cathy Davidson)
    • TOPcast Episode #119: “Chatbots in Online Education”
    • TOPcast Episode #13: “The MOOC Gets a Toddler Check-Up”

    Extra Special Feature

    • Video Version of this Episode!
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