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Hi TOPcast Insiders!

Back in episode 69, before we signed off, we offered a “secret message,” and in the accompanying Insider Newsletter we offered a link (and simple instructions) to a decoder. Based on our analytics, a few anonymous Insiders did make it to the successful decoding of the message. Congrats! Following is a reminder of the secret message and the decoded version so that everyone can benefit. Message: dkznazkbvvxgekbzkur. Using the linked decoder, with “topcast” as the key and “6” as the shift, yields Decoded: bitlytiappreciation or http://bit.ly/tiappreciation. Be listening for future occasional secret messages for TOPcast Insiders!

- Tom and Kelvin

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TOPcast Insider - Exclusive Bonus Content

Want more on BlendFlex? You’re in luck!
“The BlendFlex Model: How Does That Work?”
30 minute presentation by Tom at “Remote: The Connected Faculty Summit” hosted by ASU. Note: There is no direct link to the presentation, but if you were registered for the event, you can view the on-demand version by navigating to Monday, July 13 and finding “BlendFlex.” Weren’t registered? No worries. On the conference site, register now for FREE, and an access link will be emailed to you. Then follow the instructions above.

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Ep71 - Field Report #5: Finding Flexibility for F2F This Fall: The BlendFlex Approach

Many institutions will be offering at least some f2f instruction this fall. Kelvin and Tom talk through the details of one flexible approach for making fall f2f less disruptable: BlendFlex. This episode is the fifth in a mini-series of monthly “field reports” offering collegial advice in getting through the current era of “remote teaching” necessitated by COVID-19.

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