#GBBO Archives - Yin Wah Kreher

Thinking about Student Blogs and Community Building

“So you mean we are sharing cyberspace?” Seven words that offered a glimpse into our client’s thinking. I will refer to her as Ms. Z. [Stan and I met with…

Instructional Design, Learning

Olé, Olé, Olé

According to Wikipedia (Oops! The mention of this word might start a friendly argument!), the word “olé” might refer to several things, including a football chant, with the star footballer’s…

Instructional Design, Learning, Teaching

A Critical Conversation about Instructional Design

Dear Maha, Thanks for the interesting conversation around the use of the terms Instructional (versus Learning) Design. I will do my best to respond to your question about resources and…

Instructional Design, Online Education

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

What an Instructional Designer Learned from The Great British Baking Show

November 12, 2018 /

I am late to the party. I just finished one season or the Netflix Collection 5 of The Great British Baking Show (aka The Great British Bakeoff), the one where (spoiler alert!) an army officer won. Have you watched any of the shows? If you plan on watching the series, you can opt to stop reading now. If not, you may proceed! I’ve read many things about the show. Many people find it charming to the point of becoming addicted to it. I binge watch some Netflix or Amazon Prime…

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Yin Wah Kreher

Thinking about Student Blogs and Community Building

Olé, Olé, Olé

A Critical Conversation about Instructional Design

F2F or Onground