TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast

Episode 183: No Lemmings! Avoid the Enrollment Cliff with a Values-Driven Strategy

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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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Coffee Links 
  • Single-Origin Ethiopia Yirgacheffe from Just Love Coffee (Murfreesboro, TN)
    • Content Links
    • Case Study Items from this Episode
      • [In Yale Daily News] “Yale Pushes for Largely In-Person Courses, Discourages Asynchronous Course Requests”
      • [From UICToday] “UIC’s Online Initiative Expands Access and Opportunity in Online Learning”
      • [Resource Guide] “Strategies for Building Online Learning at Regional Universities” (by Jeff Selingo)
      • [On Wyoming Catholic College’s Website] “WCC Announces Partnership Between COR Expeditions and Hallow App” (articulating unique value proposition of institution)
      • [OLC Innovate 2022 Keynote Plenary] “Let’s Not Romanticize 2019 for Online Learning” (Hill and Moreau. edited transcript and video on OnEdTech blog)
      • Related Past TOPcast Episodes
        • #182: “When Is Good Teaching Just ‘Good Teaching’?”
        • #181: “Help in Grasping ‘Good Online Course’”
          • Just-for-Fun Pop Culture Link
          • [Hosted by the University of Kansas] “History of American Journalism – 1930s” (including Edward R. Murrow, Walter Winchell, and other iconic figures)
          • [From Ripley’s Believe It Or Not] “Or Not: Do Lemmings Jump Off Cliffs?”
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