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On this episode, I am joined by two guests, Tom Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson.

Dr. Tom Cavanagh is Associate Vice President of Distributed Learning at the University of Central Florida (UCF). In this role he oversees the distance learning strategy, policies, and practices of the nation's second-largest university, including program and course design, development, and assessment. In his career, Tom has administered e-learning development for both academic (public and private) and industrial (Fortune 500, government/military) audiences. A regular presenter at academic and industry conferences, he is an award-winning instructional designer, program manager, faculty member, and administrator. In 2014 he was named an Online Learning Consortium Fellow. Tom's research interests include e-learning, technical communication, and the societal influence of technology on education, training, culture, and commerce. He is also an award-winning author of several mystery novels and a co-host of Topcast: The Teaching Online Podcast.

Dr. Kelvin Thompson serves as the Director of Online Design & Development Strategy for the University of Central Florida's (UCF) Center for Distributed Learning with a faculty appointment as a graduate faculty scholar within UCF's College of Education & Human Performance. He has collaborated on the design of hundreds of online and blended courses over the past eighteen years. Dr. Thompson oversees CDL's strategic initiatives, including accessibility activities, and he developed the BlendKit Course open courseware as part of UCF's Blended Learning Toolkit. His personal research interests center on how interaction affects learner engagement. Kelvin regularly addresses groups throughout the US on topics related to online/blended learning and educational technology and he also co-hosts TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast available on iTunes. Kelvin holds a Bachelor of Music Education degree from The Florida State University, and an MA in instructional systems technology and an Ed.D in curriculum and instruction from the University of Central Florida.

Segment 1: Why is Reading Research Important? [00:00-11:31]

In this first segment, Tom and Kelvin describe why keeping up with the research in their field is a priority.

Segment 2: How Are We Finding Things to Read & Organizing It? [11:31-22:09]

In segment two, Kelvin and Tom share how they find and collect the items that are on their to-read piles.

Segment 3: Strategies for Finding Time to Read [22:10-34:24]

In segment three, Tom and Kelvin share some of their tactics for squeezing reading into busy schedules.

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Bonus Clip #2: Logistics of Collaborative Lesson Development [00:00-02:30]

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Bonus Clip #1: What's Next for Data Carpentry? [00:00-03:10]

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On this episode, I am joined by Dr. Tracy Teal, the Executive Director of Data Carpentry and Adjunct Professor in the BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action at Michigan State University. Her research background in is microbial ecology and bioinformatics, and she has been a developer and contributor to several open source bioinformatics projects. Tracy has a Ph.D. in Computation and Neural Systems from Cal Tech; a Master's Degree from UCLA in Organismal Biology, Ecology, and Evolution; and a Bachelor's from UCLA in Cybernetics.

Segment 1: Data Carpentry [00:00-09:56]

In this first segment, Tracy shares about the mission of Data Carpentry and how the organization came to be.

Segment 2: Helping Researchers Develop New Skills [09:57- 21:44]

In segment two, Tracy talks about some of the specific skills in the Data Carpentry curriculum and how workshops are created.

Segment 3: The Community of Data Carpentry [21:45-33:20]

In segment three, Tracy shares more about the Data Carpentry instructors and how the organization is working to create a researcher community.

Bonus Clip #1: What's Next for Data Carpentry? [00:00-03:10]

Bonus Clip #2: Logistics of Collaborative Lesson Development [00:00-02:30]

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Bonus Clip #2: Captioning within Context [00:00-01:43]

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Bonus Clip #1: Relationship Between Caption Transformation and Animated Captions [00:00-3:00]

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On this episode, I am joined by Dr. Sean Zdenek, an associate professor of technical communication and rhetoric at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. He holds a PhD from Carnegie Mellon University, an Master's degree from California State University at Stanislaus, and a Bachelor's degree from University of California at Berkeley. At Texas Tech, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in web accessibility and disability studies, sound studies, report writing, style, document design, writing for publication, developing instructional materials, and others. Sean is also the author of Reading Sounds: Closed-Captioned Media and Popular Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2015). He has been keenly interested in closed captioning for over a decade and writing about it since 2009.

Segment 1: Research on Closed Captioning [00:00-10:49]

In this first segment, Sean describes some of the research on closed captions in his book Reading Sounds.

Segment 2: Developing Supplemental Artifacts for Research [10:50- 21:27]

In segment two, Sean shares about the 500+ example clips he curated as supplemental resources for his book.

Segment 3: Animated Captioning [21:28-28:40]

In segment three, Sean discusses his current research area of animated captions and talks about his future research plans.

Bonus Clip #1: Relationship Between Caption Transformation and Animated Captions [00:00-3:00]

Bonus Clip #2: Captioning within Context [00:00-01:43]

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In this solo episode, Dr. Katie Linder, Director of Research at Oregon State University Ecampus, answers a listener question about grant writing and shares resources for getting started with finding and applying for research funding.

Segment 1: Why Apply for Grants? [00:00-10:11]

In this first segment, Katie offers some reasons that one might apply for grants and shares some grant writing resources.

Segment 2: Where should I look for grants? Are collaborators beneficial? [10:12-20:08]

In segment two, Katie shares some ideas for where to find funding opportunities and also discusses the necessity of grant collaborators.

Segment 3: How do I apply for grants? [20:09-31:20]

In segment three, Katie shares some information on the application process for grants and offers some general tips based on her experiences as a grant writer.

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Bonus Clip #1: Challenges in Applying for Large Research Grants [00:00-5:23]

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