Instructional Designer | Educator | Traveler
The Schoolcraft College Instructional Design team (From left to right: Jason Kane, Bernadette Bacero, and Kaylynn Mortensen) was selected to present at the Anthology Together EdTech Conference at the Walt Disney World Swan Resort July 11-14, 2022. Our Session Once Upon a Time in Blackboard: Top 10 Tarantino Teaching Tips was a fun homage to... Continue Reading →
I had the privilege of being interviewed for Schoolcraft College's "Staff Spotlight" series. The original article "Staff Spotlight: Bernadette Bacero, Instructional Designer" was posted on March 14, 2022. The interview is posted in its entirety below. Today for our Staff Spotlight story we’re sitting down with Bernadette Bacero, one of our Instructional Designers, or IDs... Continue Reading →
For Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage, Sharon Christian and I were invited to write a short article reflecting on the occasion. The original article "Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month" was posted on May 3rd, 2021.The article is posted in its entirety below. May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage... Continue Reading →
I first met CherylAnne Amendola in Edinburgh, Scotland in June 2019. We were both participants in the Gilder-Lehrman Seminar on Thomas Jefferson and the Enlightenment, and we hit it off immediately. Not only do we share a passion for history, but we also share a passion for the nerdy things in life, and she's often... Continue Reading →
The Years 3s of MAET Overseas have a tradition. Each week, they produce a variety show that highlights the work students have been doing but also just being our goofy selves. We were the smallest Year 3 class in recent memory. Annaleigh, Emily, Jay, and I were a little intimidated to take the task on.... Continue Reading →
Our current American landscape is full of innovative possibilities alongside equally innovative challenges. The earliest evidence indicates that humans have been writing as early as 3,200BCE,, but humanity has now reached a stage where we write more in a day than ever thought possible- in fact, it’s estimated that 2.5 quintillion bytes of... Continue Reading →
Dublin to Berlin Around the U.S., I usually fly between Delta, Southwest, and JetBlue. Internationally, Delta is my go to (get those frequent flyer miles), but I've also flown Cathay Pacific (that was so comfy) and the Philippine Airlines (because Delta was not going to Bacolod). My trip to Berlin I flew through Aer Lingus,... Continue Reading →
Thoughts on Monolingualism Quick Note: The next flew travel blog posts will not be in chronological order. I just happened to choose this topic because it's fresh on my mind. Also, I'm trapped in the Atlanta Airport after Delta's delayed my flight 7 times. I might as well blog, right? ------------------------- I grew up in a... Continue Reading →
During our time in Galway, JP (French adventurer extraordinaire) coordinates an overnight adventure for us. This year, we were off to Donegal. Here are some of the highlights from July 1-2. Knocknarea or "Queen Maeve's Grave" The hiking trail up to the top of the cairn is about a mile or so and is among... Continue Reading →
A year ago today, the only European nation I could claim to have visited was the Republic of Ireland. As of June 22, 2018, I've officially been to two countries in Europe: the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. In 1922, the Irish Civil War ended with the majority of the island voting for... Continue Reading →
Bernadette Bacero 