Episodes

  • Episode 189: “We Have a Problem” with Many of Our Incoming Students

    Episode 189: “We Have a Problem” with Many of Our Incoming Students
    Jul 7 2025
    Hosts Kelvin and Tom examine recent trend data on the academic readiness and unique challenges of current K12 students who will be college students soon. Digital learning professionals can bring our strengths to the table to partner with other colleagues in better supporting these learners.
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    33 mins
  • Episode 188: How Do You Do It? Leading Strategy and Practice in Online Education

    Episode 188: How Do You Do It? Leading Strategy and Practice in Online Education
    Jun 16 2025
    Return guest Dr. Jocelyn Widmer joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss a brand new book focused on leading the strategy and practice of online higher education and clarifying the role of the Chief Online Learning Officer (COLO).
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    33 mins
  • Episode 187: The TOPcast “Core Audience” and Strategic Online Education

    Episode 187: The TOPcast “Core Audience” and Strategic Online Education
    Jun 2 2025
    Hosts Kelvin and Tom speak about (and to) the “core audience” of online faculty, instructional designers, and administrative leaders, alongside many other roles, to unpack the podcast’s conceptualization of online education as centered on optimizing course design and teaching.
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    31 mins
  • Episode 186: Expert Tips for Online Program Marketing and Enrollment

    Episode 186: Expert Tips for Online Program Marketing and Enrollment
    May 19 2025
    Return guest Dr. Sasha Thackaberry-Voinovich joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to share hard won expert tips on improving online program marketing and enrollment.
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    31 mins
  • Episode 185: What Do the Top 10 TOPcast Episodes Tell Us?

    Episode 185: What Do the Top 10 TOPcast Episodes Tell Us?
    May 5 2025
    With ten years in the rear view mirror, hosts Tom and Kelvin talk through insights gained about the field of online education and the podcast itself after they reviewed the “Top10” episodes of TOPcast. [Spoiler: Tune in for a big announcement!]
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    33 mins
  • Episode 184: The Digital Learning Value of 1EdTech “Decomplexified”

    Episode 184: The Digital Learning Value of 1EdTech “Decomplexified”
    Apr 21 2025
    1EdTech Consortium CEO Curtiss Barnes guests on the show alongside hosts Kelvin and Tom to “decomplexify” the value 1EdTech brings to the digital learning community through open standards and more.
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    31 mins
  • Episode 183: No Lemmings! Avoid the Enrollment Cliff with a Values-Driven Strategy

    Episode 183: No Lemmings! Avoid the Enrollment Cliff with a Values-Driven Strategy
    Apr 7 2025
    Hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss how institutions can avoid the enrollment cliff by embracing a values-driven strategy in online higher education. Learn key insights to navigate demographic shifts, economic pressures, and the evolving digital learning landscape.
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    28 mins
  • Episode 182: When is “Good Teaching” Just “Good Teaching?”

    Episode 182: When is “Good Teaching” Just “Good Teaching?”
    Mar 17 2025
    Guest Dr. Thomas J. (Tom) Tobin joins hosts Tom and Kelvin for a slightly spicy conversation about the extent to which general teaching behaviors can be meaningfully separated from other factors such as course modality, student characteristics, institutional resources, and more.
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    32 mins