Episode 198: “An Instructional Design Institute in a Book!”

Dr. Safary Wa-Mbaleka and Dr. Baiyun Chen join hosts Tom and Kelvin to discuss the future of the field of higher education instructional design and their comprehensive(!) new book on the subject.  Podcast Recording Download Transcript: PDF Dr. Safary Wa-Mbaleka Dr. Baiyun Chen {}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-8dec251f-bc9e-4e07-aed1-e4e1a4c47088{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-8dec251f-bc9e-4e07-aed1-e4e1a4c47088{}}#advgb-col-f20f7ba2-ef1c-467b-9628-16293ffa319b>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-f20f7ba2-ef1c-467b-9628-16293ffa319b>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-f20f7ba2-ef1c-467b-9628-16293ffa319b>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-097a866b-3e2a-47b0-b1b1-a2daf0dc097d>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-097a866b-3e2a-47b0-b1b1-a2daf0dc097d>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-097a866b-3e2a-47b0-b1b1-a2daf0dc097d>.advgb-column-inner{}} Episode 198 Show Notes: Episode Synopsis via Twitter View complete list of episode highlights via Twitter Coffee Links  Storyville Coffee Company [From the Internet Archive] Bluebottle Coffee’s Instructions for “Inverted” Aeropress Brewing {}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-5ec452e1-91a5-442d-8796-ea8b028fcfe6{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-5ec452e1-91a5-442d-8796-ea8b028fcfe6{}}#advgb-col-3875d838-64f0-408a-9aa9-347142aa35c3>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-3875d838-64f0-408a-9aa9-347142aa35c3>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-3875d838-64f0-408a-9aa9-347142aa35c3>.advgb-column-inner{}}#advgb-col-e2d97064-f16f-46c6-b48a-dc7deb8206a9>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-e2d97064-f16f-46c6-b48a-dc7deb8206a9>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-e2d97064-f16f-46c6-b48a-dc7deb8206a9>.advgb-column-inner{}} Content Links Dr. Safary Wa-Mbaleka’s Online Profile Dr. Baiyun Chen’s Online Profile [Book] The SAGE Handbook of Higher Education Instructional Design Previous TOPcast Episodes – “ A Global, Holistic, 360 Degree Perspective on Online Higher Education ” (with guest Dr. Safary Wa-Mbaleka) – “‘ More of the Human Element:’ Dolly, Picard, Ray, Dede, and More ” Extra Special Feature Video Version of This Episode!

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Episode 198: “An Instructional Design Institute in a Book!” is an episode from TOPcast: The Teaching Online Podcast by Thomas Cavanagh & Kelvin Thompson.

This episode is 34:47 long.

This episode was published on Nov 17, 2025.

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