Episode 200: Last Call at the TOPcast Cafe
Recorded in front of a plenary audience at the OLC Accelerate 2025 conference and drawing upon crowdsourced listener input and live audience...
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TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast
Hosted by Thomas Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson, the Teaching Online Podcast (TOPcast) takes a fun and informative look at the various trends, best practices and technologies in the realm of o...
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20 of 211 episodesEpisode 199: Pillar Panel #3: Faculty Professional Development in Online Ed
Guests Dr. Michelle Pacansky-Brock (“Brocanksy”) and Dr. Alejandra (“Alex”) Pickett unpack decades of experience in conversation with hosts...
Episode 198: “An Instructional Design Institute in a Book!”
Dr. Safary Wa-Mbaleka and Dr. Baiyun Chen join hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss the future of the field of higher education instructional des...
Episode 197: Pillar Panel #2: Evidence-Based Practice in Online/Digital Ed
Guests Dr. Tanya Joosten and Dr. Patsy Moskal unpack decades of expertise in conducting research and fostering evidence-based practice in co...
Episode 196: The Future of Student Success and Digital Learning is “Co-created”
Guest Dr. Cristi Ford returns to the show to discuss with hosts Kelvin and Tom revolutionary forces, wicked problems, and the importance of...
Episode 195: Managing the Online Expectations of Presidents and Provosts
Hosts Kelvin and Tom synthesize themes from three 2025 industry reports and more in this episode to focus on the importance of aligning lead...
Episode 194: Becoming Ambassadors of “Acceptance”
OLC’s Dr. Jennifer Mathes joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss the roles we all can play in ensuring that higher ed online learning continu...
Episode 193: Pillar Panel #1: Leadership Vision in Online Ed
Guests Ray Schroeder and Dr. Melissa Vito unpack decades of practical wisdom on leadership vision in conversation with hosts Tom and Kelvin....
Episode 192: Futures Thinking and Digital Higher Ed
Higher ed futurist Dr. Bryan Alexander guests alongside hosts Kelvin and Tom to reflect on the recent past and near-term possible futures of...
Episode 191: Student Retention Through Online Learning
Hosts Tom and Kelvin consider the role well-designed online learning can play in institutional efforts to increase student retention. ...
Episode 190: “When Will Online Learning Stop Growing?” (Plus More Market Insights!)
Guest market analyst Dr. Glenda Morgan joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to share a concentrated distillation of wise insights on online enrollment...
Episode 189: “We Have a Problem” with Many of Our Incoming Students
Hosts Kelvin and Tom examine recent trend data on the academic readiness and unique challenges of current K12 students who will be college s...
Episode 188: How Do You Do It? Leading Strategy and Practice in Online Education
Return guest Dr. Jocelyn Widmer joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss a brand new book focused on leading the strategy and practice of onlin...
Episode 187: The TOPcast “Core Audience” and Strategic Online Education
Hosts Kelvin and Tom speak about (and to) the “core audience” of online faculty, instructional designers, and administrative leaders, alongs...
Episode 186: Expert Tips for Online Program Marketing and Enrollment
Return guest Dr. Sasha Thackaberry-Voinovich joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to share hard won expert tips on improving online program marketing...
Episode 185: What Do the Top 10 TOPcast Episodes Tell Us?
With ten years in the rear view mirror, hosts Tom and Kelvin talk through insights gained about the field of online education and the podcas...
Episode 184: The Digital Learning Value of 1EdTech “Decomplexified”
1EdTech Consortium CEO Curtiss Barnes guests on the show alongside hosts Kelvin and Tom to “decomplexify” the value 1EdTech brings to the di...
Episode 183: No Lemmings! Avoid the Enrollment Cliff with a Values-Driven Strategy
Hosts Tom and Kelvin discuss how institutions can avoid the enrollment cliff by embracing a values-driven strategy in online higher educatio...
Episode 182: When is “Good Teaching” Just “Good Teaching?”
Guest Dr. Thomas J. (Tom) Tobin joins hosts Tom and Kelvin for a slightly spicy conversation about the extent to which general teaching beha...
Episode 181: Help in Grasping “Good Online Course”
Hosts Kelvin and Tom discuss the challenge, still present after 30 years, of helping others (e.g., policymakers, potential students, etc.)&#...