{"id":272,"date":"2016-11-07T08:15:51","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T16:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/?p=272"},"modified":"2017-11-16T10:35:30","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T18:35:30","slug":"e32","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/research\/podcast\/e32\/","title":{"rendered":"RIA #32: Dr. Tom Cavanagh & Dr. Kelvin Thompson on Keeping up with Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On this episode, Katie is\u00a0joined by two guests, Tom Cavanagh and Kelvin Thompson. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Dr. Tom Cavanagh<\/p><\/div>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Dr.

Dr. Kelvin Thompson<\/p><\/div>\n

Dr. Kelvin Thompson serves as the Director of Online Design & Development Strategy for the University of Central Florida’s (UCF) <\/span>Center for Distributed Learning<\/span><\/a>\u00a0with 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 <\/span>BlendKit Course open courseware<\/span><\/a>\u00a0as 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

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