TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast

About Episode 10: Cost, quality, and access are touted again and again as constraints to be overcome in higher education. Join hosts Kelvin Thompson and Thomas Cavanagh for this episode’s introduction of  “the iron triangle” as an opportunity for online educators to innovate. First episode in an occasional mini-series. Download Transcript [PDF, RTF] Episode 10 Show Notes: Please find various show notes and resources below. Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Coffee Profile: Vietnam Da Lat Starbucks Reserve (featured in this episode) Article: “How the Clover Coffee Maker Works” Article: “Starbucks Brings the Clover Back” Photos: Kelvin’s Clover photos Content Links Report: “The Iron Triangle: College Presidents Talk about Costs, Access, and Quality” Report: “Breaking the Iron Triangle at the University of Central Florida” (by Ithaka S+R) Journal Article: “Head of Gold, Feet of Clay: The Online Learning Paradox” Journal Article: “Breaking Higher Education’s Iron Triangle: Access, Cost, and Quality”

About Episode 9: While online education has proven to be a positive venue for women as learners, how welcoming is this field to women as leaders? Join hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson as they discuss this important issue with their guest Dr. Liz Ciabocchi. Episode 9 Show Notes: Please find various show notes and resources below. Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Coffee Profile: India Tree-Dried -Mallali Estate Amrita (featured in this episode) Article: “New(ish) Methods of Coffee Production” (including tree-drying) Photo: visual comparison of “the harvest: ripes, raisin coffee and tree-dry” (via Sweet Maria’s Coffee) Content Links Dr. Liz Ciabocchi’s bio American Council on Education (ACE) Women’s Network Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) Institutes The Tech Talent Wars and #WomenInTech

About Episode 8: Join hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson for this episode’s consideration of the importance of free and open resources in the advancement of online teaching and learning. Tom and Kelvin discuss the power of institutions and professional organizations sharing their resources for the greater good. Episode 8 Show Notes: Please find various show notes and resources below. Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Coffee Profile: Storyville Prologue Blend View photos of Kelvin’s experiences with Storyville. (See the thermos!) Content Links From UCF Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository (TOPR) UCF Faculty Seminars in Online Teaching The Blended Learning Toolkit BlendKit Course Principles for Enriching the Faculty Development Opportunities at Your Institution: How to Add the World and Expand Your Reach (mini-presentation from #ALN13) From Elsewhere Current listing of online services that mail a real letter (for a fee) The Wayback Machine (Internet Archive) The (Other) Wayback Machine (from the Rocky & Bullwinkle Show) Blog posting: “How to Find Free (and Open) Images” About Creative Commons MERLOT SUNY COTE Community (online community open to everyone) 2015 SUNY COTE Summit Recordings (previous years linked) About Unizin Oregon State University’s Hybrid Course Initiative

About Episode 7: Leaders have to read the signs of the times and influence others to be ready for the future or to even invent it! Join Kelvin Thompson and Thomas Cavanagh for this episode’s discussion of possible developments in online education over the next five years and the role of leaders in getting there. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at the 2015 OLC International Conference. The topic was selected by crowdsourcing via social media prior to the conference. Episode 7 Show Notes & Bonus Tracks: Please find various show notes and resources below. Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Coffee Profile: Congo Kivu Nyirigongo (featured in this episode) Forbes article on coffee’s role in Congo’s future Content Links Horizon Reports 7 Things You Should Know About… series Background info on Alan Kay’s “inventing the future” quote Peter Senge article discussing “co-creating the future” and “follow[ing] the energy” “A Brief History of Decision Making” in Harvard Business Review “9 Habits That Lead to Terrible Decisions” in Harvard Business Review Joseph Schwab article introducing “the commonplaces” in education Scholarly biography of Joseph Schwab Storify collection of social media postings related to the live recording and engagement campaign Bonus Tracks 2015 OLC TOPcast Live – Introductions 2015 OLC TOPcast Live – Q&A

2015 OLC TOPcast Live Bonus Content TOPcast Episode 7: The “Delicate Dance” of Leaders: Shaping the Future of Online Learning was recorded in front of a live audience at the 2015 OLC International Conference. Listen to the bonus audio track to hear about the genesis of TOPcast from Tom, Kelvin, and OLC Chief Knowledge Officer, Karen Pedersen. A brief Q&A session that was recorded following the Live! episode begins at 05:20.  Content Links: Dr. Karen Pedersen’s profile on the OLC website OLC Podcasts page featuring TOPcast Archived session page for “TOPcast Live!” from the conference https://media.blubrry.com/ucf_topcast/ucfcdl-wp.s3.amazonaws.com/TOPcast/Episodes/topcast-107-live-bonus.mp3 Podcast (teaching-online-podcast): Play in new window | Download (Duration: 14:31 — 33.6MB) | Embed Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS  

About Episode 6: In this episode, join hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson as they discuss online competency-based education (CBE) in its various forms. Tom and Kelvin consider whether CBE is evolutionary, revolutionary, or both as higher education institutions innovate in the ways they serve their students. Episode 6 Show Notes: Please find various show notes and resources below. Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Coffee Profile: Ethiopian Yirgacheffe (featured in this episode) Written description of the Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony Video highlights of the Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony in traditional home (pouring happens at 7:16) Short video (2:49) introducing the Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony by American visitor Information on Ethiopian regional coffees including Yirgacheffe Information on the Yirgachefe [sic] region of Ethiopia Background Reading Competency v. Mastery by John F. Ebersole The Landscape of Competency-Based Education: Enrollments, Demographics, and Affordability “Experimental Sites” Approved by US Department of Education Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) The Iron Triangle: College Presidents Talk about Costs, Access and Quality Cracking the Credit Hour by Amy Laitinen Institution Examples CBE at Western Governor’s University CBE at Brandman University Credit by Exam at Excelsior College

About Episode 5: In this episode, hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson explore the range of options available to higher education institutions seeking to better serve specific student sub-groups. Join in as Tom and Kelvin disentangle concepts, jobs to be done, and specific examples. Episode 5 Show Notes: Please find various show notes and resources below. Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links (From the people who bring you the Goodhousekeeping Seal of Approval) “Best Single -Serve Coffee Makers” In US News & World Report: “Coffee Wars: Keurig vs. Everyone Else” Content Links Clayton Christensen’s “Jobs to Be Done” Southern New Hampshire University College for America 7 Things You Should Read About Integrated Planning and Advising Services (IPAS) Purdue Signals Personalized Learning at Northern Arizona University Project-Based Modular Learning at Arizona State University Personalized learning interview series on e-Literate TV 7 Things You Should Know About Personalized Learning

About Episode 4: Blended learning can combine the best features of online and face-to-face. Join hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson as they extend their previous discussion about blended learning into concrete strategies for designing effective blended courses. Episode 4 Show Notes: Please find various show notes and resources below. Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Coffee Profile: Storyville (featured in This Episode) Fun Link Hot Shots Part Deux Content Links UCF’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management Course-and-a-Half Syndrome BlendKit Reader Chapter 01 (on blended learning course design) Mix Map from BlendKit Course (Word doc) Integration Chart from BlendKit Course (Word doc) Effective Design Strategies for Blended Courses (seminar recording & resources) BlendKit Course Blended Learning Toolkit OLC Innovate 2016: Innovations in Blended and Online Learning

About Episode 3: Blended learning can outperform online and face-to-face courses but is sometimes overlooked as an institutional strategy. Join hosts Kelvin Thompson and Thomas Cavanagh as they consider both the pedagogical and institutional benefits of blended learning. Episode 3 Show Notes: Please find various show notes and resources below. Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Coffee Profile: Storyville (featured in This Episode) 01 Coffee: Short Article on Coffee Blends V Single Origin Coffee Content Links Graphic: Range of Conceptualizations of Blended Learning Journal Article: The Sloan C Pillars and Boundary Objects as a Framework for Evaluating Blended Learning Graphic: Course Components Available for Blending US Department of Education/SRI Meta Analysis Study (“Evaluating Evidence Based Practices”) Blended Learning Toolkit BlendKit Course Materials OLC Blended Learning Conference and Workshop UW Milwaukee Hybrid Site Oregon State Hybrid Site OLC Innovations in Blended & Online Learning Conference Graham’s Institutional Blended Learning Adoption Checklis

About Episode 2: Online teaching and learning research has evolved over the past couple of decades. Join Tom and Kelvin for this episode’s discussion of the findings emerging from the on-going inquiry into online teaching and learning practice. Episode 2 Show Notes: Please find various show notes and resources below. Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Brazil Daterra Villa Borghesi Daterra Coffee Content Links Master Site for “Babson Survey” Versions DoE/Means Study (PDF) DETA at UW Milwaukee UCF’s Distributed Learning Impact Evaluation Study of online courses in Washington state’s community colleges Forbes article Connected Stance Student behaviors article from University System of Georgia