CBL Archives - Yin Wah Kreher

Designing a Course Worth Learning Part 2

I learned about assistive technology when I was on a graduate teaching assistantship and tasked with shadowing a senior graduate assistant before she graduated. I was to then take over…

Instructional Design, Teaching

Course Metaphors

Courses as conversations – this metaphor was first brought to my attention several years ago by a VCU professor, Deb Cowles. Inspired by The Cluetrain Manifesto (Rick Levine, Christopher Locke, Doc Searls,…

Instructional Design, Learning, Visible Thinking

Desiring to Learn is Not Enough by Itself

I’ve enrolled in numerous MOOCs and finished just one — so far. I think I may have found another that I will complete: UQx: Think 101x The Science of Everyday…

Creativity, Educational Technology, Instructional Design

Concept and Technique: How to Build a Digital Escape Room

Background This is a hot topic among many K12 teachers, and we could definitely use this in higher ed and in industry. Last November, I was inspired by a session…

Instructional Design, Learning

Competency-Based Education 101: An Animated Tale

December 10, 2016 /

Related to the previous post, these videos were created as part of the CBE module using GoAnimate. Want to learn more about the “new” educational approach? Check out my videos. A new focus on Competency-Based Education (CBE) [1:17 min] A quick survey of CBE [2:25 min] Some questions about the CBE approach [1:25 min]

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