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

TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast

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.

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Coffee Links

• “Yes, You Can Freeze Coffee Beans (If You Follow This Trick)” from Coffee Bros.
  Roastery, New York

Content Links

• All 10(!) TOPcast Season Kick-Off Episodes
• Related TOPcast Episodes
  • #65: “Field Report #2: Preparing for the Post-COVID Future”
  • #83: “Re-thinking Synchronous for the Post-COVID Era”
  • #85: “Blended Is the Future. (And It’s Not Just Courses)”
  • [From “The Key” Podcast] Episode #75: “Anticipating Higher Education’s Near Future(s)” with guest Dr. Bryan Alexander (Produced by Inside Higher Ed)
• The SAGE Handbook of Online Higher EducatIon
• [Reminder] 2024 TOPcast Listener Survey

Just-for-Fun Pop Culture Links

• [Inspiration for This Episode’s Set-Up] The Last Archive Podcast from Pushkin Industries, hosted by Dr. Jill Lepore and Ben Naddaff-Hafrey
• [In Reactor Magazine] “5 Insane Cliffhangers from the 1960’s Batman [Adam West TV Show]”
• [In Wikipedia] “Transformers”
• [In Wikipedia] “LifeSavers”

Extra Special Feature

• Video Version of This Episode!