11/21/2024

Hi TOPcast Insiders!

We hope you find satisfaction in your online education work as 2022 ends and 2023 begins. May you find a period of rest and reflection with loved ones during this transitional season. As you listen to this community-sourced episode, we would love to hear your thoughts about the insights shared. Please send us a note via email at topcast@ucf.edu.

- Tom and Kelvin

New podcast episode featuring Tom: “The Future of Higher Education Enrollment”
From D2L’s new podcast: Teach & Learn, hosted by Dr. Cristi Ford.

In this “call-in show” episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin are joined by multiple voices from the online education community to distill wisdom in making sense of 2022 and preparing to make the most of 2023 in our collective work. Themes include centering on student needs and supporting increased hybridity.

From left to right: Dr. Jason Johnston, Dr. Liz Ciabocchi, Dr. Kelvin Thompson, and Dr. Mary Niemiec

• “House Blend” from Riverwalk Coffee Roasters, Oswego, NY
  
• About Riverwalk Coffee Roasters

• Tea for Teaching Podcast hosted by John Kane and Rebecca Mushtare
  
• Featuring Call-In Guests
  • (Dr. Nicole Johnson) TOPcast #124: “Reliable ‘Buckets:’ Toward Modality Clarity”
  • (Dr. Stephen C. Ehrmann) TOPcast #116: “3Fold Gains and the Improvement of Higher Ed”
  • (Dr. Susan Wegmann) TOPcast #55: “A Journey from Faculty Member to Digital Learning Leader” and TOPcast #79: “The 2020 TOPcast & Friends Holiday Special”
  • (Katrina Wehr) TOPcast #122: “More Equitable Outcomes Through Instructional Design”
  • (Dr. Thomas J. Tobin) Books and Other Resources Created by Tom Tobin
  • (Dr. Bonni Stachowiak) TOPcast #20: “Professional Development Through Podcasting,” TOPcast #27: “Humanizing Online Learning,” and TOPcast #79: “The 2020 TOPcast & Friends Holiday Special” 
• TOPcast Episode #123: “Hybridity Predicted and More from CHLOE 7”
• Virtual Student Union at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA)
• Immersive “Global Experience” from Minerva University
  
• Teaching in Higher Ed Podcast hosted by Dr. Bonni Stachowiak
  

• From A Christmas Carol: “Be here all the earlier next morning.”
• “What’s it all about, Alfie?”
• “Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey” (Yes, he’s real!)

• Video Version of this Episode!