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Host Notes

Hi TOPcast Insiders!

The 2020 fall term is upon us all with Labor Day in the rearview mirror. May we all continue to carry out our work with determination and professionalism as all of higher ed continues to look to online education professionals for help. Here at TOPcast, we will do our best to share insights, information, suggestions, and camaraderie to support our field.

Please let us know how we can help: topcast@ucf.edu.

- Tom and Kelvin

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TOPcast Insider - Exclusive Bonus Content

2 minute video: Interview with Tom in local news story about fall 2020
“UCF adding cameras and training for online learning”
An example of clear communication to the public

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Ep73 - Field Report #6: “Message-Infused“ Communications During COVID

Stakeholder communications are especially important during a crisis. What do you do when communications are misinterpreted? Hosts Kelvin and Tom talk through COVID-era communication strategies. This episode is the sixth in a mini-series of monthly “field reports” offering collegial advice in getting through the current era of “remote teaching” necessitated by COVID-19.

Coffee Links

Spirit-Infused (Bourbon) Coffee from Fire Department Coffee
Fire Department Coffee (Rockford, Illinois)

Content Links

From Pew Charitable Trusts: “College Students Want Their Money Back. It’ll Be Tough to Get It.”
From Expert Institute: “More Than 70 Universities Sued for Refunds Following COVID-19 Campus Closures”
In Inside Higher Ed: “August Wave of Campus Reopening Reversals”
Communication Examples from UCF:
- “Distance Learning” Webpage about Quality Online Learning at UCF
- Modalities Video: “Types of Courses at UCF”
- Tom’s “Distance Learning” 5 minute Q&A YouTube video
- Video: Student Virtual Forum on Fall 2020 (Cued to Online Cost Question)
- Student-produced Video from UCF Honors Students: “Important Things and Stuff: Class Modalities”
Steven Crawford’s Tweet on the Agricultural Basis of Alcohol
TOPcast Episode #1: “What is Online Learning? Definitions, Boundary Objects, and Baggage”
TOPcast Episode #67: “Field Report 03: Carrying Out a ‘More Online Every Semester’ Strategy”
TOPcast Episode #71: “Field Report 05: Finding Flexibility for F2F This Fall: The BlendFlex Approach”

UCF Job Postings (Mentioned in this Episode)

Director of Instructional Design
Full-Time Faculty Instructional Designers (Will post soon. Search for "instructional designer" on the UCF Jobs site.)

Just for Fun Pop Culture Links

Mailbag Clip from “Miracle on 34th Street”

Extra Special Feature

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

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