
TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast Episode 124: Reliable “Buckets:” Toward Modality Clarity
Oct 17, 2022
36:06
About Episode 124:
Guest Dr. Nicole Johnson joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss research on course modality definitions in Canada and the US and why clarity about course modalities is important for advancing the field of digital teaching and learning.
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Executive Director,
Canadian Digital Learning Research Association
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Content Links
- Dr. Nicole Johnson’s Online Profile
- Original Research Report: (from CDLRA) “Evolving Definitions in Digital Learning: A National Framework for Categorizing Commonly Used Terms” (Johnson, 2021)
- New Research Report: (in the Online Learning Journal) “Defining Different Modes of Learning: Resolving Confusion and Contention Through Consensus” (Johnson, Seaman, and Poulin, 2022)
- Infographics of Research Findings from WCET: “Digital Learning Definitions”
- On the ETHE Journal Blog: “Musings on Blended Learning Research” (featuring an overview of the Research in Blended Learning book series by Dziuban, Graham, Picciano, and Moskal)
- Explication of the “what gets measured gets managed” aphorism
- TOPcast Episode 29: “Designing Better Blended Learning” (with Dr. Norm Vaughan)
- TOPcast Episode 111:”’Onlineness:’ Necessity, Not Convenience”
- TOPcast Episode 115: “‘Blendedness:’ Deliberate Design with Student Benefit”
