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In this Season 10 kick-off episode, hosts Kelvin Thompson and Thomas Cavanagh revisit a “time capsule” of past predictions and pivot toward the various flavors of “possible futures” available now in online education.
Just when you thought the roster was set, and the dog days of summer would provide little to no news...Rick Pitino does it again. A few months after committing to Tennessee over St. John's and Indiana, the Harvard transfer had a change of heart and found his way back into the portal.The Staten Island native who played for the AAU New York Jayhawks is coming back home and joining a loaded St. John's team. We discuss the impact of Chris Ledlum, the potential starting lineup, how this still feels so foreign and more.I'm joined by Thomas Cavanagh, Writer for SB Nation's Rumble in the Garden and House Enterprise's Road to the Garden.In a related move Quinn Slazinski left St. John's and committed to West Virginia.Check out Thomas' newest article on Chris Ledlum: https://www.rumbleinthegarden.com/2023/7/23/23800469/st-johns-recruiting-breaking-down-game-of-newest-johnny-chris-ledlumCheck out Homefield Apparel's new St. John's Line Dropping July 27 at 10am: https://homefield.attn.tv/p/Nam/landing-pageFollow the podcast on Twitter:@EyeonStormPod = Eye on the Storm Podcast#sjubb
In this Season 9 kick-off episode, hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson get back to basics with an alphabetical primer of concepts foundational to successful innovations in higher ed digital learning.
About Episode 56: Many of us in online education have struggled to implement online course design in STEM disciplines. In this episode, hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson discuss reasons for this disconnect and how we might work together to innovate and cross the chasm to benefit students. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: [PDF] Episode 56 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Yaupon Brothers Lavender Coconut TeaYaupon Brothers American Tea CompanyInterview with Yaupon Brothers Co-Founder Bryon White Content Links Lightboard Video Examples from UCF’s Office of Instructional Resources (OIR)Oregon State University’s “Online Learning Efficacy Research Database”Summary of Longitudinal Findings from UCF’s Research Initiative for Teaching Effectiveness (RITE)TOPcast Episode #35: Blending Our Way to “A Whole New Level of Student Success”
In the fifth season kick-off, hosts Kelvin Thompson and Thomas Cavanagh reflect on what makes them crazy about the field of online education and what online practitioners might do to remedy the situation. This is a great episode to share and discuss with colleagues inside and outside the field.
About Episode 48: Access to education is not equal across all demographics. What might we do about that? In this episode, rockstar scholar Dr. Chuck Dziuban joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss equity and the affordances of digital learning. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: [PDF] Episode 48 Show Notes: Kelvin Thompson, Charles Dziuban, and Thomas Cavanagh recording TOPcast episode 48 in the studio. Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Mexico Chiapas from UCF’s Foxtail Coffee Company (featured in this episode) Foxtail Coffee Company Content Links Dr. Charles D. (“Chuck”) Dziuban’s Online Profile Dr. Dziuban’s GoogleScholar Citations Tangelo Park Program Case Study: "Tangelo Park Program: A Broader, Bolder Approach to Education" UCF Downtown UCF and the Parramore Community From the Pell Institute: "Indicators of Higher Education Equity in the United States" Book (recommended by Dr. Dziuban): "Factfulness" by Hans Rosling Wall Street Journal Article (cited by Dr. Dziuban): "Even at Top Colleges, Graduation Gaps Persist for Poor Students" Katrina Meyer Article (recommended by Dr. Dziuban): "Common Metaphors and Their Impact on Distance Education: What They Tell Us and What They Hide" Video: "UCF Online: My Why"
Inspired by the breakout podcast Serial, a few years ago two digital learning leaders at the University of Central Florida created their own podcast—focused on online learning instead of true crime. It’s called the Teaching Online Podcast, or TOPcast, and co-host Thomas Cavanagh says he is driven by his quest to figure out one of the grand challenges of higher education: how to use technology to raise the quality of instruction while lowering costs. Not everyone thinks that’s possible, of course, and even Cavanagh, vice provost for digital learning at the University of Central Florida, admits that edtech can spark plenty of new ethical challenges along the way. Each month, he and co-host Kelvin Thompson executive director of the Center for Distributed Learning at UCF, give their analysis of trends in online learning over a cup of fancy coffee—and these days their fans often send them beans to brew and fuel the show. EdSurge connected with Cavanagh (online of course) to talk about what he has learned from all those podcast chats, and about how his sidegig as a detective novelist shapes his work in campus innovation.
Managing change is part of the business of leading innovation in online/digital learning. Sometimes we make mistakes. In this episode of TOPcast, hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson share lessons learned from a recent controversial case study in change management at UCF’s College of Business.
In this episode, hosts Kelvin Thompson and Thomas Cavanagh share the details of a strategic blended learning course redesign initiative with the potential to impact student success at an institutional scale.
In this episode, join hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson as they reflect upon the implications for learning of student preferences and behaviors associated with mobile technologies in higher education settings.
About Episode 25: Keeping up with rapidly-emerging online education trends while simultaneously attending to the responsibilities of daily operations is challenging. In this episode, join hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson as they offer heuristics to help in leading innovation. Download Transcript [PDF, RTF] Episode 25 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Tom on-site at Spitfire Coffee in NOLA. Coffee Links Coffee Profile: Rwanda Nyamagabe (featured in this episode) Spitfire Coffee Photo: Tom in Spitfire Coffee Supermarine Spitfire in WWII History Content Links FIRRST Innovation Lab Session at OLC Innovate 2017 "Disruptive Innovation" Contextual Visioning Quadrants FIRRST Description New Media Consortium's "Horizon Report" EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative's "Key Issues in Teaching and Learning" Online Learning Consortium's "Higher Education Online Learning Landscape" WCET's "Issues and Trends in EdTech" TOPcast Episode #7: "The 'Delicate Dance' of Leaders: Shaping the Future of Online Learning"
About Episode 24: Online education is a global phenomenon with a worldwide reach. But we often think about it provincially. In this episode, join hosts Kelvin Thompson and Thomas Cavanagh and guest Alexandra Pickett to consider the value and logistics of adopting an international perspective in our work. Download Transcript [PDF, RTF] Episode 24 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links Coffee Profile: Colombia Claudia Samboni (featured in this episode) Background on Claudia Samboni’s Coffee Farm Content Links Alexandra Pickett’s Bio Open SUNY Center for Online Teaching Excellence (COTE) Sample Spanish-Language Session Page from OLC 2015 International Conference European Distance and E-learning Network (EDEN) Simultaneous Interpreting/Translation Explained Video: Example of Simultaneous Interpreting/Translation" Pinellas County (Florida) Schools’ "ESOL Family Outreach" DeVry University’s "Los Padres de Familia"
About Episode 20: In this episode, Tom and Kelvin, supplemented by members of a recent conference panel, consider how podcasting can be a vehicle for receiving and creating professional development opportunities. Episode 20 Show Notes: Please find various show notes and resources below. Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Meet the Podcasters From #OLCaccelerate Meet the #Podpanel from #OLCaccelerate. (From left to right) Jon Ernstberger, Jenny Quaries, Bonni Stachowiak, Katie Linder, Thomas Cavanagh, Tanya Joosten Coffee Links Coffee Profile: Higher Grounds Peruvian Pangoa (featured in this episode) Content Links Podcasters Panel conference session page from 2016 OLC Accelerate Podcast Recommendations for Professional Development and Fun #PodPanel Twitter stream OLC Podcasts Page Open FacDev TOPcast “Free Stuff” Professional Development Episode 2016 SUNY COTE Summit Site (example of perpetually open faculty development)
About Episode 16: How do we see to it that the design and teaching of online courses are of the highest quality possible? In this episode join hosts Kelvin Thompson and Thomas Cavanagh as they dig deeper into the practicalities of ensuring high quality online courses. Download Transcript [PDF, RTF] Episode 16 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: Colombia Santa Cruz (featured in this episode) Lineage Coffee Roasting Content Links Quality Matters Rubric (and Standards) CSU Chico’s “Exemplary Online Instruction” site OPEN SUNY COTE Quality Rubric (OSCQR) Kelvin’s “Non-Reductionist” Dissertation: “Constructing Educational Criticism of Online Courses: A Model for Implementation by Practitioners” “Tune Up Your Course with the Online Course Quick Check” (draft doc listed in resource links) Info on UCF’s UDOIT accessibility checker tool “Blended Course Self Assessment/Peer Review Form” (from the BlendKit Course) "Quality Assurance in Blended Learning" (Chapter 5 of the BlendKit Reader)
About Episode 15: Everyone has an opinion about the role of social media in education. In this episode hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson are joined by guest Dr. Tanya Joosten, author of Social Media for Educators: Strategies and Best Practices, as they consider the place of social media in online education. Download Transcript [PDF, RTF] Episode 15 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: Smit & Dorlas Koffie (featured in this episode) Coffee History of The Netherlands Content Links Tanya Joosten’s bio Joosten’s Book: "Social Media for Educators: Strategies and Best Practices" Chronicle blog post featuring Joosten: “Teens Don’t Tweet” Educational Social Media-related (#edusocmedia) hashtagged tweets (co-founded by Joosten) WCET blog posting: “Researching Social Media” From the Teaching Online Pedagogical Repository (TOPR): All online/blended teaching strategies related to social media
About Episode 13: Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been in the news for a few years now (at least the xMOOC variety). It is probably well past time that the xMOOC receives a “toddler check-up!” Join hosts Kelvin Thompson and Thomas Cavanagh as they discuss what impacts (positive and negative) the xMOOC has had on online education. Download Transcript [PDF, RTF] Episode 13 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: Colombia Organic Honey Processed (featured in this episode) “What on Earth is Honey Process?” Content Links NY Times article: “[2012] The Year of the MOOC” (Generic) “Gartner Hype Cycle" Andy Hicken graphic and blog post: “2016 eLearning Hype Curve Predictions” EdSurge article: “Hardly Anyone Wants to Take a Liberal Arts MOOC” Coursera xMOOC on the 2008 US financial crisis taught by Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Report: "MOOC Instructors Need More Support" From Huffington Post: “Sebastian Thrun: AI Pioneer Seeks Education Revolution” Kelvin Thompson journal article: “Evolution of the BlendKit Course” (includes connection between BlendKit and cMOOCs/xMOOCs) Derek Bruff blog posting: “Online learning ecosystems: What to make of MOOC dropout rates?” Historic site: “CCK08: Connectivism and Connective Knowledge” (the first cMOOC) Journal with issues devoted to MOOC research: Current Issues in Emerging eLearning
About Episode 12: The Learning Management System (LMS) is often indistinguishable from online education in the minds of the uninitiated. In this episode, join hosts Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson as they examine where the LMS has been, where it is, and where it is going. Download Transcript [PDF, RTF] Episode 12 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: Nicaragua Kailash (featured in this episode) Video: 5 min. mini-documentary video with the grower of Nicaragua Kailash (Don Maximo Ramos) The Vespr Coffeebar (featured in this episode) Video: 2:47 min. interview with founder (Edd Siu) of The Vespr Coffeebar Kelvin's photos of The Vespr Coffeebar Wikipedia article on "Third Spaces" such as The Vespr Coffeebar Content Links Charts and Analysis: "LMS Overview of Marketshare” (Justin Menard LISTedTECH) e-Literate blog posting on Pearson getting out of the LMS market e-Literate blog post: Data On Average Age Of Current LMS Implementation (Phill Hill) EDUCAUSE’s Next Generation Digital Learning Environment Initiative ELI’s “7 Things You Should Know About the Next Generation Digital Learning Environment” Video: BYU’s “Loosely-Coupled Gradebook” (interview of Jon Mott by Jared Stein) LMS graphic based on Campus Computing Project data Illustration of Mr-Potato-Head-As-Learning-Stack (Kyle Bowen) Phil Hill (e-Literate) posting: “Farewell to the Enterprise LMS, Greetings to the Learning Platform” Marti Harris (Gartner) article: “Building Learning Stacks for an Evolving Learning Environment” Jim Groom and Brian Lamb (EDUCAUSE Review Online) article section: “Five Arguments against the Learning Management System” Tom Cavanagh ECAR case study: “The LMS Selection Process: Practices and Considerations” Archived website documenting UCF’s last LMS migration Kelvin Thompson (OfCoursesOnline.com) podcast episode: “Why the Course Management System Is Not Going Away”
About Episode 11: Join hosts Kelvin Thompson and Thomas Cavanagh as they discuss making higher ed more affordable for students with their guest Dr. Karen Vignare. (Second episode in an occasional mini-series on “the iron triangle” of cost, access, and quality.) Download Transcript [PDF, RTF] Episode 11 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: Seattle’s Best Level 4 (featured in this episode) Article: “The Cost of a Cup of Coffee: Where Does the Money Go” Article: "How Much Do You Spend on Coffee Beans?" Content Links Dr. Karen Vignare’s bio USA Today Article: “Maryland University to Eliminate Textbooks” Video: CBS Baltimore Segment via MSN: “UMUC Says No More Textbooks, Students Save Millions” UMUC’s Student-Facing “Textbook” Webpage eCampus News article about community college programs with no textbooks
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 Report: “The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap” (from American Association of University Women) American Council on Education (ACE) Women’s Network American Council on Education (ACE) Inclusive Excellence Group 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
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
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