In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin delve into the online program rankings associated with US News’ “Best Colleges” Rankings and discuss both the problems and the value such rankings bring to higher education. For show notes and interaction opportunities, please visit: http://cdl.ucf.edu/topcast-s07e107/

Episode 107: “Peeling the Onion” of Online Program Rankings

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 online education.

Education

Training

Language Courses

Higher Education

K-12

Educational Technology

In this Season 10 kick-off episode, hosts Kelvin Thompson and Thomas Cavanagh revisit a “time capsule” of past predictions and pivot toward the various flavors of “possible futures” available now in online education.

Episode 161: Taste the Rainbow of Online Ed’s Possible Futures

Guest Dr. Jean Mandernach joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss how faculty and instructional designers can design more meaningful and engaging learning assignments for students, online or anywhere.

Episode 160: “Remember the Why:” Designing Meaningful Learning Assignments

Hosts Kelvin and Tom talk through the importance of consulting trusted sources of data and information as the basis for sound decision making in online education, no matter what role one holds.

Episode 159: “Adjusting Your Sails” in Online Ed Based on the Data

Guest Nicolaas Matthijs joins hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss the emergence of AI-assistance built into educational technology platforms and how this is a departure from past phases of artificial intelligence implementation.

Episode 158: AI-Assistance Built-In: Less Obvious/More Useful

In this episode, hosts Tom and Kelvin summarize the current issues surrounding proposed changes to “inclusive access programs” for digital instructional materials and how this affects the affordability work of digital education professionals.

Episode 107: “Peeling the Onion” of Online Program Rankings

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