TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast

About Episode 150: Guest Dr. Safary Wa-Mbaleka joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to talk about the importance of cultivating a more global perspective on our online higher education field and shares how a new book can help. The SAGE Handbook of Online Higher Education is out now. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 150 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Panera Coffee Content Links Dr. Safary Wa-Mbaleka’s Online Profile Publisher’s Information Site: SAGE Handbook of Online Higher Education Sign-Up Form: FREE Online Summit Related to the OHE SAGE Handbook PREVIEW via Google Books: SAGE Handbook of Online Higher Education Previous SAGE Handbook Edited by Dr. Wa-Mbaleka – The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research in the Asian Context TOPcast Episode #07: “Shaping the Future of Online Learning” (with shoutout to Dr. Wa-Mbaleka) TOPcast Episode #141: “It’s Star Spangled Learning, Baby!” (related to US chapter) Just-For-Fun Pop Culture Links Michael Keaton Film “Multiplicity” Vintage Science Fiction Novel The Duplicated Man History and Cultural Significance of “Video Killed the Radio Star” Extra Special Feature Video Version of this Episode!

About Episode 149: Emerging from the “TOPcast Live” session at OLC Accelerate 2023, join hosts Kelvin and Tom as they discuss how the framing and implementation of our increasingly AI-influenced digital learning field might continue to evolve over the next few years. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 149 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links From Home Cafe by Charlie: “Make a Perfect Cafe Mocha [3 Ways]“ Content Links From LinkedIn Learning: Dave Burse’s “How to research and write using generative AI tools.” [Note: Subscription log-in required.] From the 2018 TOPcast Live Session: Episode #44 “The Intertwined Futures of Online and Digital Learning” (recording, session photos, bonus content recording, and many, many links) Curated Content from Prior Episodes Video: “If AI is the Answer, What is the Question: Thinking about Learning and Vice Versa” (Harvard’s Dr. Chris Dede) “Official Conference Report: AI x Education” (hosted by Stanford University) Course from University of Sydney: “AI in Education” (for students and built by students) Previous TOPcast Episodes Related to Artificial Intelligence Crowdsourced Listener Resources  Dr. Michelle Pacansky-Brock on the Importance of “Humanizing” in Online Education“ Oregon State University’s “Artificial Intelligence Tools: Guidance for online course development and the use of artificial intelligence tools”  From Shift eLearning: “3 Ways to Leverage Artificial Intelligence for Rapid eLearning Course Creation”  In Forbes: “Remember The Human Element Of The Emerging AI World” From McKinsey: “The state of AI in 2023: Generative AI’s breakout year” From Macmillan Learning: “From Non-Traditional to Post-Traditional”   From the American Council on Education (ACE): “The Post-Traditional Manifesto Revisited”  From the Postsecondary National Policy Institute: “Post-Traditional Students” Factsheet” Just-For-Fun Pop Culture Links Film: “Blade Runner” Extra Special Feature Video Version of this Episode!

About Episode 148: Guest Jared Stein joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss the ways that we think about, talk about, and foster innovation in our higher education digital learning context, to the benefit of students and faculty.  Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 148 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Single-Origin Ethiopia Sidamo Nura Korate from Black Gold Coffee Roasters (Venice, FL) Content Links Jared Stein’s Online Profile Rarebird EdTech Jared Stein’s Keynote at UCF’s Inaugural Digital Learning Day: “The Rise (and Reversal) of Student Disengagement” Book: Essentials for Blended Learning: A Standards-Based Guide, 2nd Edition (Stein & Graham, 2020) Book Chapter: “Keeping FIRRST Things First: The Delicate Dance of Leading Online Innovation at Your Institution” (Cavanagh & Thompson, 2017) In Wikipedia: Summary of “Diffusion of Innovations” (Everett Rogers) In Harvard Business Review: “The 4 Types of Innovation and the Problems They Solve” (Satell, 2017) (Twitter Thread) Alex Pickett on “Innovation” Article: “Breakthrough Models Academy: Focusing on Innovation that Transforms Higher Education” (Fowler, 2013) TOPcast Episode #17: “Researching ‘Questions of Consequence’” (with Dr. Charles Graham)“ TOPcast Episode #24: “Multilingual Musings: International Connections in Online Education” (with Alexandra Pickett) Just-For-Fun Pop Culture Links 30 second video: “Gen Z: Lost In Translation [with Millenials & Boomers] | Only Murders In The Building Past Present Podcast’s tracing of “the history of the pumpkin spice phenomenon” Extra Special Feature Video Version of this Episode!

About Episode 147: In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss highlights from and reactions to the CHLOE 8 report, including the importance of faculty preparation, other quality assurance practices, and more. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 147 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Coffee from Einstein Brothers Bagels Content Links [Report] CHLOE 8: “Student Demand Moves Higher Ed Toward a Multi-Modal Future” [WCET Report] “What To Do When the Modality of A Learning Experience is Unclear: Guidelines for Creating Multidimensional Learning Experiences” (Johnson, 2023) TOPcast Episode #123: “Hybridity Predicted and More from CHLOE 7” TOPcast Episode #93: “‘A More Generalized Perspective’ – Reflections on the CHLOE 6 Report” Full List of Past CHLOE Reports In Inside Higher Ed: “Babson Bids Good-bye to Enrollment Numbers” (Straumscheim, 2016) Just for Fun Pop Culture Links “Johnny One Note” Extra Special Feature Video Version of this Episode!

About Episode 146: In this second of two back-to-back episodes on AI in higher ed, guest Dr. Rohan Jowallah joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to share his insights and advice after years of evaluating and working with AI tools. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 146 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Pike’s Place Blend Coffee from Starbucks (Seattle, WA) Content Links [Please Click and Vote Now!] Listener Poll: Topic Selection for “TOPcast Live” session at OLC Accelerate 2023             Dr. Rohan Jowallah’s Online Profile Dr. Rohan Jowallah’s YouTube Channel: “The Learning Journey”                                                 AI-Generated Visual Art Prompted by Dr. Rohan Jowallah (see LinkedIn Feed)                 Successmaker BBC’s Artificial Intelligence Coverage BBC’s Virtual Reality Coverage AI Image Generation Platform Example: Midjourney AI Video Generation Platform Example: Synesthesia TOPcast Episode #145: “’More of the Human Element:’ Dolly, Picard, Ray, Dede, and More” TOPcast Episode Episode #131: “ChatGPT: Friend or Foe?” Just for Fun Pop Culture Links Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt’s “Man in the Arena” Speech (popular quote in paragraph eight) Extra Special Feature Video Version of this Episode!

About Episode 145: Hosts Tom and Kelvin conclude that “nobody’s through talking about AI” and provide the first of two back-to-back episodes with an update on developments within the digital teaching and learning space, reflections on institutional support, and a conclusion that we need “more of the human element.” Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 145 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Single-Origin Kenya – Davis Roasters (Madison County, NC) Content Links [Please Click and Vote Now!] Listener Poll: Topic Selection for “TOPcast Live” session at OLC Accelerate 2023 On Wikipedia: “DALL-E” In EdSurge: “Instructors Rush to Do ‘Assignment Makeovers’ to Respond to ChatGPT” (Jeff Young) “Official Conference Report: AI x Education” (hosted by Stanford University) Participant Reflection from UPCEA/Schroeder AI Course: “Preliminary Evaluation of Generative AI and Lifelong Education” (Rod Lastra) On Diigo: AI Weblinks Shared by Ray Schroeder (+some others collected by Kelvin) UCF Conference: “Teaching & Learning with AI” Visual: “Gartner Hype Cycle” Course from Auburn University: “Teaching With AI at Auburn” Course from University of Sydney: “AI in Education” (for students and built by students) Website: “AI @ the University of Florida” Website: “Teaching and Learning with Artificial Intelligence Apps” (University of Calgary’s Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning) Website: “UCF’s Information Literacy Modules” In The Chronicle of Higher Education: “GPT-4 Can Already Pass Freshman Year at Harvard” (Maya Bodnick) Blog Post: “No, an AI could not pass ‘freshman year’ in college” (Steven D. Krause) From CNN: “ChatGPT passes exams from law and business schools” Keynote Video: “If AI is the Answer, What is the Question: Thinking about Learning and Vice Versa” (Dr. Chris Dede) On Memory Alpha: Star Trek’s “Commander Data” On Memory Alpha: Star Trek’s “Captain Picard” TOPcast Episode Episode #131: “ChatGPT: Friend or Foe?” TOPcast Episode Episode #120: “Academic Innovation Lessons: Hype vs. Hope” Just-For-Fun Pop Culture Links From “All About Psychology:” “The Fascinating Phenomenon of the Old Woman Young Woman Illusion” Annotated Photos: #KelvinsCupCollection (on the platform formerly known as Twitter) “Chock Full O’ Nuts” Coffee Extra Special Feature Video Version of this Episode!

About Episode 144: In this episode, UPCEA CEO Dr. Bob Hansen joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss the intertwined histories of professional/continuing education and online education and the importance of attending to the “business” of both. Podcast Recording UPCEA CEO Dr. Bob Hansen Download Transcript: PDF Episode 144 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Decaf Cafe Carmelita Blend, Tony’s Coffee (Bellingham, WA)                                  Decaf Humbucker Blend, Fundamental Coffee (Seattle, WA)                        “Super Coffee” Content Links Dr. Bob Hansen’s Online Profile                                              UPCEA – University Professional & Continuing Education Association “The Wisconsin Idea” [Article in UWisconsin alumni magazine] “Who Needs Classrooms?” TOPcast Episode #133 “Professional Development Across Our Online Education Community” TOPcast Episode #126: “COLOs, Context, and Community” TOPcast Episode #36 “Finding Online Learning Leaders: ‘Fredericksen’s List’” Extra Special Feature Video Version of this Episode!

About Episode 143 Hosts Kelvin and Tom discuss how to talk about the value of online education in various ways that matter to different audiences, including speaking about return on investment (ROI), social mobility, quality of learning, and more. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 143 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Lenore’s Light Roast (Single-Origin Honduran) from Pike House Coffee, Johnson City, TN About Pike House Coffee Content Links (From Ideas & Insights Blog) “Lifting Lives and Livelihoods – At Scale” “Kelvin’s Report Out from the First 90 Days and Beyond” (From Marketing Partners) “Guide to Strategic Message Framing and Reframing” (From Investopedia) “Value Proposition: How to Write It With Examples” TOPcast Episode #135 – “Different Institutions, Different Methods, Same Goals” TOPcast Episode #23 – “What Is Your Elevator Pitch? Talking to the Public about Online” Education TOPcast Episode #1 – “What is Online Learning? Definitions, Boundary Objects, and Baggage” Extra Special Feature Video Version of this Episode!

About Episode 142: Guest Dr. Kathy Gosser joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss how faculty, instructional designers, and others can adopt habits of “repurposing” across the multifaceted work of online education and digital learning. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 142 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Single-origin Honduras from Fante’s Coffee (Louisville, KY) Keurig’s Original Donut Shop Decaf Content Links Dr. Kathy Gosser’s Online Profile UofL’s Yum! Center for Global Franchise Excellence Yum! Brands Diagram: Reusability/Contextualization (“Modular Content Hierarchy”) based on work of Hodgins (Autodesk) Extra Special Feature Video Version of this Episode!

About Episode 141: In this episode coinciding with American Independence Day, hosts Kelvin and Tom invite a consideration of distinctly American contributions to the models of online higher education. These contributions continue to shape the evolution of online learning around the globe. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Episode 141 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Single-Origin Ethiopia Sidama from Heine Brothers Coffee (Louisville, KY)                 Content Links QS World Universities Rankings Times Higher Education World University Rankings Academic Ranking of World Universities                         Article in The Chronicle of Higher Education: “The rise of the mega-university” (Gardner, 2019, February 17) Article from Best Colleges: “Online Education and Mega-Universities: Factors to Consider” (Venable, 2022) From UK: British Open University From Turkey: Anadolu University                                        In UCF Today: “Spirit Splash Wins Best Campus Tradition Contest” (2011) In Knight News: “UCF’s Spirit Splash Time Set for Homecoming Week” (2022) Just-for-Fun Pop Culture Link Video (8-min.): “What McDonald’s Menu Items Look Like Around The World” Extra Special Feature Video Version of this Episode!