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.) understand what a  “good online course” is without experiencing one themselves. They discuss why this still matters and what approaches might help. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF {}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-8ac09479-28f4-4272-ac91-92c82f54c3da{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-8ac09479-28f4-4272-ac91-92c82f54c3da{}}#advgb-col-fde496fb-d2a3-4e1e-aead-1d368137236b>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-fde496fb-d2a3-4e1e-aead-1d368137236b>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-fde496fb-d2a3-4e1e-aead-1d368137236b>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-3d28cab8-16cb-40b7-8d2e-dc9d265571bd>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-3d28cab8-16cb-40b7-8d2e-dc9d265571bd>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-3d28cab8-16cb-40b7-8d2e-dc9d265571bd>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 181 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Single-Origin Costa Rica – “ Finca Ines San Roque ” – from Loquat Coffee (Los Angeles, CA) [From Wikipedia] Background on National “Cup of Excellence” Coffee Competitions {}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-40ef4f15-c4ec-4825-abb4-f6ccb92983ef{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-40ef4f15-c4ec-4825-abb4-f6ccb92983ef{}}#advgb-col-c8d0005b-a647-4f30-9c7b-d1d37084ad71>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-c8d0005b-a647-4f30-9c7b-d1d37084ad71>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-c8d0005b-a647-4f30-9c7b-d1d37084ad71>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-aa44f52a-cd7b-4006-a8e0-b408bd92281e>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-aa44f52a-cd7b-4006-a8e0-b408bd92281e>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-aa44f52a-cd7b-4006-a8e0-b408bd92281e>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links  [Article with embedded video] “ Bill Gates on What Sets UCF Apart: The philanthropist and Microsoft founder described UCF as a pioneer in digital learning. ” [From UCF] “ Knights Online ” Video Series for Prospective Students [7-minute video] “ Webcourses@UCF [LMS] Student Tour ” [From UCF’s “Quality Review Showcase”] Example of Aligning Course Excerpts with Online Course Quality Standards (“Introduce Course Modules”) An Example Written “Portrayal,” Telling the Story of an Online Course (from Kelvin’s Dissertation) Overview of Kelvin’s Dissertation ( Constructing Educational Criticism of Online Courses: A Model for Implementation by Practitioners ) A Remembrance of UCF Colleague Dr. Barbara Truman All the Past TOPcast Episodes Tagged with “ Quality ” Just-for-Fun Pop Culture Link “ Whitman’s Sampler ” of Chocolates Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

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Episode 181: Help in Grasping “Good Online Course” is an episode from TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast by Thomas Cavanagh & Kelvin Thompson.

This episode is 32:29 long.

This episode was published on Mar 3, 2025.

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