EKU Online - eCasts

On this week’s e-Cast we sit down with Dr. Nedim Slijepcevic, a faculty member in the new Masters of Science in Instructional Design Program. Our topics of discussion include the mission, work, and future of this program as well as Dr. Slijepcevic’s own teaching experiences in this particular discipline. Interesting  components of this discussion include the internship facet of the program as well as the overall future of instructional design. Please join us for an interesting and engaging interview.

On these week’s eCast we sit down with Dr. Dana Howell, Chair and Professor of the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. Dr. Howell is also the founding editor of the international Journal of Occupational Therapy Education. Our topics of discussion include strategies and challenges of engaging online students, the future of the profession and how hands-on learning is integrated into the asynchronous and online environment. Join us for an interesting and engaging conversation!

On this week's eCast episode we sit down with Dr. Todd McCardle, Associate Professor, Educational Leadership Doctoral Program Coordinator and Associate Chair: Department of Educational Leadership. Dr. McCardle wears many hats in his multiple responsibilities to EKU and his students and is a great example of how EKU faculty go above and beyond the traditional expectations of both in-person and online education. Join us as we touch on a variety of topics including strategies of engagement, the inadequacies of education for marginalized populations and lessons education can take away from Covid-19. 

On this week’s eCast we are joined by Michael Fore, assistant professor in Management at EKU and practicing attorney in Madison County Kentucky. We discuss a number of topics including ethics issues in business, the different approaches of both faculty and student to online education versus traditional classroom instruction, and the various demographics of students the program is attracting to prepare for both new and reinvigorated careers. Join us!

On this week’s eCast, our guests are Dr. Chad Foster, associate professor and coordinator of the Homeland Security Program in the College of Justice and Safety, and Ms. Mikah Hughes, instructional designer with EKU Online. Together, Foster & Hughes were the recipients of an international Blackboard award in the category of ‘exemplary course’ last year. Join us as we discuss the different modalities that go into innovative online course design, how to maximize student engagement and how EKU Online contributes to student success in the job market for this fascinating field.

On this week’s eCast our guest is Dr. Brooke Bentley, Professor and Chair of the School of Nursing. Dr. Bentley discusses the robust offerings of the Nursing Programs here at Eastern Kentucky University and how we are effectively preparing nurses for a highly demanding field. She also touches on 2020 and Covid-19 as ‘The Year of the Nurse’ and strategies of how nurses are dealing with the stress of being on the front lines as helping professionals. Join us for an engaging and interesting discussion.

Please  join us on this week’s eCast as we speak with our guest faculty, Dr.  Angela Wood, Clinical Faculty in the Family Nurse Practitioner program  in the College of Health Sciences. Listen as we learn more about her  work with hands-on clinical education in an online environment, her  involvement in winning an international Blackboard Catalyst Award, and  her views on the effect the pandemic has played in the rural health  family nurse practitioner program.

Please join us on this week’s eCast as we speak with our guest faculty, Dr. Laura Barthel, Assistant Professor of Accounting in the College of Business and Technology. Listen as we learn more about her effective online teaching practices, her jump from the private sector to higher education, and her views on the role the pandemic has played in the fields of accounting and entrepreneurship.

This week’s eCast guest is Dr. Jaime Henning, Professor and Coordinator of EKU’s Industrial-Organizational Psychology Master’s program. Please join us as we learn more about this captivating discipline, Dr. Henning’s research in online learning and remote work, and the effects that the pandemic may have on workplace performance and satisfaction.