competency-based education Archives

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,…

Art(s), Instructional Design

What makes a strong narrative for design?

A great story is based on a profound yet simple question. Can I sum up the story in a short question? I’m a movie buff and what moves me is…

Instructional Design, Online Education

F2F or Onground

Definition of face-to-face. 1: within each other’s sight or presence; met and talked face-to-face; a face-to-face consultation 2: in or into direct contact or confrontation; came face-to-face with the problem (Merriam-Webster, 2020) It took a while…

Creativity, Instructional Design, Teaching, Visible Thinking

The Making of a Course Trailer

The course trailer is up on YouTube. Although it runs for less than 2 minutes, it entails a tremendous amount of work. Many people chipped in to help out given the…

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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Yin Wah Kreher