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TOPcast ep179 In the severe weather of January 2025, despite ubiquitous pandemic experience w/ #remoteinstruction, UofL had "lots of meetings, lots of communications," planned scenarios, made decisions, and then communicated to all groups with support to enact remote instruction.

TOPcast ep179 If an institution goes on "flexible/remote" status while classes are already underway or if classes start while in flexible/remote status, then "temporary remote instruction" is one way of carrying out one aspect of the institution's work... remotely.

TOPcast ep179 One concretization, since the COVID-era, of #continuityofoperations are revised status options, such as: 1) open for business as usual; 2) closed for business (go home/be safe); or 3) flexible/remote (i.e., "Everything that can be done remotely/virtual should be.")

TOPcast ep179 The COVID era "has really changed the expectations for what we do in these kinds of [disruptive] situations. Where in the past it would've just been, 'Well, school's closed,' now it's like, 'Well, is it?' Maybe, maybe not. It sort of depends on the circumstances."

TOPcast ep179 "[B]ecause of all of the various exigent circumstances" in early 2025, especially weather and disaster related, "we thought some kind of a zooming-in refresher [episode] on what to do with temporary remote instruction and related continuity operations" is in order.

TOPcast ep179 includes shoutouts to #PattiOSullivan @melissajoell @uofl @ucf #continuityofoperations #remotework #remoteinstruction and more!

in TOPcast ep179 hosts Kelvin and Tom talk through early 2025 examples of significant #highered disruption as a reminder of updating our institutional practices for more resilient continuity of instruction and operations. #remoteinstruction #remotework

RT @kthompso: if you haven't listened to/watched this crowdsourced, in-room-interactive, #humanpowered episode of TOPcast: The Teaching Onl…

Episode 178 "Transferable Skills of Digital Learning Professionals” - the most recent episode summarized in one skimmable tweet feed. all the salient points of the ep plus links to more details/resources (including a written transcript).

TOPcast ep178 #Digitallearning professionals have generalizable skills more applicable to institutional needs than some of us realize. COLOs, esp., are poised to move into other strategic institutional roles as we all seek to better serve a diverse set of potential learners.

TOPcast ep178 Perhaps it is a necessity for working in #highered #digitallearning, but staying open to "learning" as a matter of course can be a strength of sorts, alongside one's other strengths. This sort of optimized adaptability is applicable to many roles.

TOPcast ep178 Perhaps especially Chief Online Learning Officers (COLOs) but, arguably, all #digitallearning professionals are conversant in a "scaled approach" to #highered, especially pertaining to people/roles, processes, purpose. This thinking is beneficial to institutions.

TOPcast ep178 Quite often, individuals in various kinds of #digitallearning positions (e.g., faculty, instructional designers, administrators), by necessity, have developed a deep knowledge about who today's students are, the full range of characteristics. Valuable perspective.

TOPcast ep178 People in various #highered #digitallearning roles are generally characterized by an emphasis on “innovation” and the ability to help institutions “think about things differently.” These emphases can be boons in other, non-digital learning positions.

TOPcast ep178 This episode's guest, Dr. Vickie Cook, is the Vice Chancellor for Enrollment and Retention Management and Research Professor in the College of Education at the University of Illinois Springfield after previously serving as UIS' Chief Online Learning Officer (COLO).

TOPcast ep178 We're going to talk about how folks in the #onlinelearning & #digitallearning space can maybe transfer their skills to other areas of #highered and have different kinds of career path options. This episode's guest is someone who has made that kind of transition.

TOPcast ep178 includes shoutouts to @DrVickieCook @SKash211 @OLCtoday @upcea @LineageRoasting and more!

in TOPcast ep178 guest Dr. Vickie Cook joins hosts Kelvin and Tom to discuss the transferrable skills developed by those working in #digitallearning that might just open up doors to unexpected career trajectories.

Episode 177 "Creating the #DigitalLearning Future Our Students Deserve” - the most recent episode summarized in one skimmable tweet feed. all the salient points of the ep plus links to more details/resources (including a written transcript).

TOPcast ep177 As the pace of change in the field we call "online education" today continues to accelerate, we must declare our highest human aspirations for the future we want to invent together as a community in the coming decades.