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There are many reasons to create academic programs that can reach students who are unable to travel to campus. Maybe you'd like to expand the audience for an existing in-person degree, or create an entirely new online offering.  But before you begin this journey there's something you need to know — when geography is no longer a barrier to access it changes the map.

So how does an program director chart a course from in-person to online?  In this episode, Dan and Kieran discuss what needs to be on the packing list before you set sail.  Mixing our travel metaphors, we kept the altitude of this conversation at about 10,000 feet, soaring over 5 broad topics — goals, audience, faculty, marketing, and institutional support. But if you'd like to hear an in-depth exploration of any of these topics, please let us know so we can plan future episodes!

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One would have to assume that if ever there were academic subjects, and student audiences, that lend themselves to at least a flipped classroom approach to teaching, that list would have to include mathematics and computer science.  After all, math and computer science provide the infrastructure that make virtual classrooms feasible.  And yet, as we learned during a lively conversation with  Gunes Ercal of Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville and Stacey Levine of Duquesne University, both of whom teach these subjects, the pivot to online hasn’t always led to a slam dunk. 

In keeping with a tradition started in Season One, Dan spoke with a panel of alums from programs featured in some of our Fall 2020 episodes  -- North Carolina A&T’s Online Master of Science in Agricultural Education from Episode 17, Growth Edge; Virginia Tech’s Online Master of Natural Resources from Episode 15, Field & Screen, and the Online Program in Digital Content Strategy at University of Kansas, from Episode 14, Role Rehearsal. 

As educators, we try to create a learning environment that is inspiring, efficient, and above all meets a course’s stated learning objectives.  Online learning is, by its very nature, conducive to innovative techniques. But, as with any creative endeavor, there will be hits and misses. So… how are we doing? What can we do to make learning outcomes even better? 

Following Dan’s conversation with our guests, I’ll join him for a debrief and a preview of Season Three’s topics.

Production team:

Host : Maria Xenidou

Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian

Introduction Voice: David Bourne

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 Music credits:

Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals

Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks

Where to find more about Sarah Toms and Wharton Interactive:

Sarah on LinkedIn

Sarah at Wharton Interactive

Wharton Interactive 

Mentioned in this episode:

Almac

ITIL

KPI

Khan Academy

BlueJeans

Zoom

EdWeek

Women in Tech Summit 

TechGirlz

Simpl.world

Ethan Mollick

The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

The Startup Game

Idea Machine

ARC

Looking Glass

The Saturn Parable

The Customer Centricity Playbook by Sarah Toms

Listen to this episode and explore: 

Sarah’s childhood: born in Malawi and growing up in many countries before coming to the US in high school (4:15)

Studying international relations in college and building a technology startup in her early career (7:36)

The lessons Sarah learned during her entrepreneurial journey (9:24)

Transitioning from an entrepreneur and co-founder to a senior developer and corporate employee (12:22)

Joining the Wharton School as the IT director of the Learning Lab (16:12)

The path to co-founding Wharton Interactive (20:20)

Sarah’s personal mission: modernize, transform and democratize education (23:47)

Building the Alternate Reality Courseware (ARC) for a more personalized and democratized education (28:03)

The evolving role of educators within the ARC (30:58)

The critical skills students learn as they become self-directed lifelong learners (34:17)

Case Study: The Saturn Parable, an immersive game designed for high school students (36:58)

The learners Wharton Interactive is seeking to serve (39:59)

The summer launch of Wharton Interactive’s games for individuals and organizations (41:20)

Pandemic: Sarah’s concerns and opportunities in education (43:04)

What educators need to keep in mind when designing culture in their classrooms (45:45)

The one thing Sarah wants to leave her mark on during her lifetime (50:25)

Maria’s key takeaways and call-to-action (51:13)

Production team:

Host : Maria Xenidou

Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian

Introduction Voice: David Bourne

 Contact us:

impactlearningpodcast@gmail.com

 Music credits:

Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals

Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks

Where to find more about Julie Delich and Wiley Education Services:

Julie on LinkedIn

Wiley Education Services

Mentioned in this episode:

Concordia University

Listen to this episode and explore: 

Childhood: how Julie’s family’s frequent moves made her adaptable and resilient (3:12)

The importance of education in Julie's family (6:00)

How Julie changed her university major a few times before finding her place in psychology (6:58)

Why Julie decided to pursue her masters in clinical psychology (8:20)

How Julie joined the admission and enrollment department in higher education (9:18)

Julie’s career evolution after joining an online program management group (12:15)

Wiley Education Services’ mission: what they do and who they serve (13:44)

The two things institutions need to consider while building their enrollment strategy (15:47)

The new challenges brought onto higher education by the pandemic (18:00)

How institutions can support students who hesitate to enrol in the fall of 2020 (19:00)

How to build robust online programs to attract the right students for your institution (20:31)

Why students drop out during the first few courses of an online program (24:03)

How to best support the students who are at risk of dropping out: a new advising approach based on the 5Cs model (25:00)

Why Julie decided to get her doctorate in education (31:13)

How educators can engage withdrawn students in the context of distance learning (32:19)

How to create more interactive online learning experiences beyond the recent emergency teaching (33:42)

How to care for the mental health of faculty and students post-COVID (37:04)

The trends that seem to be emerging for online programs and enrollment post-pandemic (39:11)

The skills that adult learners are looking for in an online program (39:48)

Julie’s advice for graduates joining the job market amid uncertainty and ambiguity (40:31)

What Julie wants to leave her mark on during her lifetime (43:02)

Production team:

Host : Maria Xenidou

Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian

Introduction Voice: David Bourne

 Contact us:

impactlearningpodcast@gmail.com

 Music credits:

Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals

Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks

Where to find more about Whitney Kilgore and iDesign:

Whitney Kilgore on LinkedIn

iDesign

LX Pathways

Mentioned in this episode:

BFGoodrich

SunGard Higher Education

HTML

LMS (Learning Management System)

The George Washington University

University of North Texas

CEO of iDesign Paxton Riter

COO of iDesign Ned Stone

Academic Partnerships

Quality Matters 

Canvas

Article on Agile Design

The Community of Inquiry model

More on The Community of Inquiry

Critical Inquiry in a Text-Based Environment: Computer Conferencing in Higher Education by Anderson, Garrison and Archer 

Building Online Learning Communities: Effective Strategies for the Virtual Classroom by Palloff and Pratt

MOOC

Patrick Lowenthal - A literature review of the use of emoticons to support online learning

Free Online Teaching Course for Educators by LX Pathways

The ethics of care and education by Nel Noddings

Paul LeBlanc, President of Southern New Hampshire University

AIRC

Katz School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh

Listen to this episode and explore:

How Whitney started playing school with her sister early on in her childhood (4:57)

How Whitney studied to become a physical therapist before pursuing a degree in education (7:50)

Whitney’s experience teaching first grade right out of college (9:26)

Whitney's path from being a teacher to becoming an instructional technology specialist (10:16)

How Whitney transitioned from K12 to higher education (13:28)

Whitney’s continued journey as a lifelong learner: going back to school (15:41)

Why Whitney decided to pursue a PhD in learning technologies (17:22)

The origin story of iDesign: an organization that partners with universities and colleges to build, grow, and support online and blended courses and programs (18:12)

The academic services offered by iDesign and their commitment to continuous improvement (21:06)

iDesign's approach and how they measure success and improvement (23:08)

The role of the Learning Architect at iDesign (27:33)

How iDesign recruits the best instructional designers (29:40)

LX Pathways: online courses for the next Instructional Technologists, Learning Architects, or Online Instructors (34:07)

How iDesign creates student-centered courses (40:01)

How to develop a virtual presence as an online instructor (46:16)

The response of iDesign during the COVID-19 pandemic (51:50)

The most challenging aspect for educators during the transition to remote teaching (53:01)

How iDesign helps faculty create high-value fully online or blended programs (56:28)

What Whitney sees as the future of higher education: flexible and blended programs with a strong sense of community (58:03)

About iDesign’s Course Market: a place to enable working learners to develop in-demand skills and competences for the future of work (1:01:13)

Whitney’s words of wisdom in the face of the current uncertainty (1:03:42)

The one thing Whitney wants to leave her mark on during her lifetime (1:05:15)

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