Third Monday Host Notes

Hi TOPcast Insiders!

We hope you enjoy this retro studio-recorded episode as a special mid-month release. We’re curious how this sounds to your ears compared to the remote recorded episodes from the past 20 months. Can you hear a difference? Do you have a preference? One of these days when pandemic protocols support the choice, we’ll have to decide whether to go back into the studio or not. We’d love to hear your input. Also, where are you and your institution with the “build vs. buy” decisions discussed in this episode? As always, we’d love to hear from you via email (topcast@ucf.edu) or on Twitter (@topcastnow).

- Tom and Kelvin

Coffee Links

• “High Country Blend” from Davis Roasters

Content Links

• iDesign
• UCF’s Techrangers®
• UCF’s Obojobo^TM Platform
• UCF’s Materia Platform
• UCF’s UDOIT Accessibility Checker
• UCF CDL-Developed LMS Integrations
• UCF-IMS LTI Center of Excellence
• TOPcast Episode 12: “The LMS: Past, Present, and Future”
• TOPcast Episode 40: “Boost Your Online Program Enrollment with this One Tip!”
• TOPcast Episode 60: “Growing [As] Leaders in Our Online Learning Field”

Just for Fun Pop Culture Links

• Garden of the Gods
• In the New York Times Magazine’s “On Language” Column: “Cellar Door”

Extra Special Feature

• Video Version of this Episode! (Includes “socially distanced” recording by Tom and Kelvin)