Episode 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 Tom and Kelvin on the topic of scaling high-quality, impactful online design/teaching through preparing and supporting faculty. This episode is the final episode in a mini-series of “pillar panels” offering distilled insights from esteemed community members on key, “structural support” topics essential in the future of strategic online/digital education. Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Dr. Michelle Pacansky-Brock Dr. Alex Pickett {}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-9ae53faa-7e45-4d63-b2c9-e6d07ac545ff{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-9ae53faa-7e45-4d63-b2c9-e6d07ac545ff{}}#advgb-col-51d7850e-80e9-43f3-bb84-bf07673489ce>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-51d7850e-80e9-43f3-bb84-bf07673489ce>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-51d7850e-80e9-43f3-bb84-bf07673489ce>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-1aed4a8c-b142-41c6-aa83-db3c8de774e4>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-1aed4a8c-b142-41c6-aa83-db3c8de774e4>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-1aed4a8c-b142-41c6-aa83-db3c8de774e4>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 199 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Make Your Own “Mayan Mocha Powder” “ What is Mocha? A Rich History and Modern Coffee Classic ” {}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-994337d3-421e-4795-b029-e48ee0ad6e69{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-994337d3-421e-4795-b029-e48ee0ad6e69{}}#advgb-col-b2030eb7-271f-404d-bacc-a7c8b1ed5625>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-b2030eb7-271f-404d-bacc-a7c8b1ed5625>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-b2030eb7-271f-404d-bacc-a7c8b1ed5625>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-42a0ba55-b654-44bf-ba69-3d7e12f0395e>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-42a0ba55-b654-44bf-ba69-3d7e12f0395e>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-42a0ba55-b654-44bf-ba69-3d7e12f0395e>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links Dr. Michelle Pacansky-Brock’s Online Profile Dr. Alex Pickett’s Online Profile Resources Suggested By Dr. Pacansky-Brock [Gallup Research] “ How to Improve Teacher Retention and Burnout ” [Book] The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World (Pugh, A., 2024) [US Surgeon General’s Report] “ Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation ” (Murthy, V., 2023) [Research Briefs/Resources] “ Humanizing Online Teaching ” (from Dr. Pacansky-Brock ad others) Resources Suggested by Dr. Pickett The SUNY Online OSCQR Rubric [From SUNY Online] “ Teach Online Step by Step: Online Course Design ” Inclusive Online Teaching Practice Project Peralta Online Equity Rubric Critical Digital Pedagogy (from Jesse Stommel & Sean Michael Morris) [From Tulane University] Feminist Online Pedagogy [One-Page Research Brief] “ The Spiral Curriculum ” (from Education Partnerships Inc. based upon the work of Dr. Jerome Bruner) Previous TOPcast Episodes – “ Why Still Prepare Faculty for Online Teaching? ” – “ Principles for Humanizing Online Education… and Remote Teaching/Learning ” (featuring guest Dr. Pacansky-Brock) – “ International Connections in Online Education ” (featuring guest Dr. Pickett) Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

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Episode 199: Pillar Panel #3: Faculty Professional Development in Online Ed is an episode from TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast by Thomas Cavanagh & Kelvin Thompson.

This episode is 58:36 long.

This episode was published on Dec 1, 2025.

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