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Master's Degree Annotated Transcript

On this web page you will find detailed descriptions of every course I took towards recieving my Master of Arts in Educational Technology degree (MAET) at Michigan State University. To review any of my coursework in greater detail please visit my Showcase and Graduate Program pages.

Summer 2014

 

CEP 810: Teaching Understanding with Technology

Instructor: Emily Stone

CEP 810 was the first course in the Master of Arts in Educational Technology (MAET) degree program. This course functioned as an introduction to Educational Technology and the mindset for teaching with technology. I was able to explore my professional learning network, theories of learning and understanding, and other creative uses of technology for learning. Notably, I was introduced to Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK), a framework of the MAET program. This framework started a shift in my thinking about technology and its incorporation in the classroom. Lastly, my networked learning project challenged me to acquire a new skill by reading help forums and watching videos on the Internet. Networked learning left me feeling motivated and accomplished in using the Internet to learn self-oriented skills.

 

CEP 811: Adapting Innovative Technology to Education

Instructors: Melissa White and Mary Wever

CEP 811 was the second course in the MAET degree program. This course acted as an introduction to new innovative technology within the teaching and learning community. I attained new skills in using various technologies by remixing Creative Commons web content, building my utopian classroom using SketchUp, and implementing a maker project using a MakeyMakey. In addition I was introduced to various learning theories, massive open online courses (MOOCs) through building a template for one, the Universal Design for Learning framework in application of my maker project and the value of EdCamp sessions for professional development and learning. These applications for exploration and play allowed me to be creative and inventive and reminded me of how enjoyable learning should be for all my students.

 

CEP 812: Applying Educational Technology to Practice

Instructor: William Marsland

CEP 812 was the third course in the MAET degree program. This course provided intellectual insight into problems of the teaching practice. I had the opportunity to examine and stretch my thinking about well-structured problems in learning environments. I also reflected on how technology could help students with special learning needs. In addition, I examined how technology is integrated in my own professional teaching context using Google Docs and Piktochart. Furthermore, I worked with a team of teachers to present a solution to a wicked problem of our practice: Rethink Teaching. Through collaborative online sessions my team developed the notion that in order to rethink teaching, there must be five essential qualities inhibited by all teachers that make them capable of handling all of the changes at the classroom, university, and policy levels.

Summer 2015

 

CEP 800: Learning in School and Other Settings

Instructors: Dr. Cary Roseth and Diana Campbell

CEP 800 was an informative course that went into great depth on creating powerful learning experiences for students. I learned the value of podcasts and digital story telling and their value in the classroom. I also studied various learning theories, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Understanding by Design (UbD) and how to incorporate these frameworks into my teaching. In addition, technological pedagogical content knowledge was presented in greater detail as I incorporated the TPACK framework into lessons. This course left me with a basis of thought for teaching and learning in general: start from where the student is, challenge the student and stretch their knowledge, understand any misconceptions for learning and accommodate to their specific learning needs.

 

CEP 815: Technology and Leadership

Instructor: Ben Gleason

CEP 815 was a valuable asset to my Master of Arts in Educational Technology degree. I explored diverse case studies, learned about different leadership styles, and wrote various documents using the TPACK framework. Through these role-playing exercises, I experienced missional thinking from the prospectives of an educational leader, educational technologist, and informed community member of a teaching practice. In addition, I concluded this course by writing my own personal manifesto, which helped me reflect on my past and present development as a learner and 21st century educator. This course really served to stretch my intellect and writing skills. It not only helped me grow as an individual, it also helped me grow as an educational leader within my teaching context.

 

CEP 822: Approaches to Educational Research

Instructors: Daniel Freer and Emma Ha Nguyen

CEP 822 was an introduction to educational research. In this course I reviewed bodies of work, questioning their validity, rational, and implications for my teaching practice. The main objective of this course was a research review project; I selected a topic of interest, explored several credible sources, evaluated qualitative and quantitative data, and reviewed the culminating results in a report. In addition, I was exposed to lessons in statistics where I learned how to calculate the standard measures of central tendency including mean, median, mode, and standard deviation. I started this course with minimal experience with research but by the end I had valuable practice in finding and interpreting research, understanding statistical data, and its significance to teaching and learning.

Fall 2015

 

CEP 818: Creativity in Teaching and Learning

Instructors: Carmen Richardson, Jon Good and Dr. Punya Mishra

CEP 818 was my elective course within the Master of Arts in Educational degree program. This course applied the readings of Sparks of Genius: The 13 Thinking Tools of the World’s Most Creative People, by Robert and Michele Root-Bernstein. The seven tools that I studied in greater depth included Perceiving, Patterning, Abstracting, Embodied Thinking, Modeling, Playing, and Synthesizing. Each week, I utilized readings to imagine and develop creative assignments that I could integrate into my teaching. Some of my favorite work included the weeks using the thinking tools of Playing and Modeling. This class empowered me to use creativity as a valuable teaching and learning tool within my classroom and amongst my students.

Summer 2016

 

CEP 820: Teaching Students Online

Instructor: Dr. Anne Heintz

CEP 820 was a comprehensive course in teaching students online. I started the semester by exploring course management systems (CMS) since the main project throughout was building my very own online course.  Thus, I meticulously chose an online platform to host my lessons that best fit my students needs. In starting my journey of building an online course, I read articles that helped me see the affordances of online classrooms in the 21st century. I studied different categories of online classrooms such as hybrid and flipped learning. I also immersed myself in learning about communication styles while teaching students online such as synchronous and asynchronous platforms. In addition, I assessed my work and the work of my peers while building my CMS. This course had some very practical applications, as I planned to use the lessons I built online in my own teaching.

 

TE 846: Accommodating Differences in Literacy Learners

Instructor: Davena Jackson

TE 846 was a broad overview of the literacy skills needed to be a knowledgeable 21st century teacher. Week by week I read research, which presented theories of best practices for teaching reading and writing. I would participate in online forums with my classmates, which discussed various topics on reading and writing, as I learned how to be a better and more informed educator. The main project in this course was a literacy learner’s analysis. Throughout several meetings, I tutored a student in reading and writing, planned pre and post assessments and administered lessons that incorporated some of the literacy strategies I was learning about each week. I then wrote of my experiences in a detailed report. Some of the key topics throughout the course were learning best practices to help struggling students in reading comprehension, fluency, word recognition, motivation, and assessment.

 

CEP 807: Capstone Portfolio Course

Instructors: Dr. Matthew Koehler, Sarah Keenan, Spencer Greenhalgh, and Brittany Dillman

CEP 807 was the culminating course in the Master of Arts in Educational Technology degree program. This was the most “hands on” course I took while in the program as I spent substantial time building my own online portfolio. Each week, I added more pages to my website. I reflected on my learning over the course of my master’s degree, developed a resume, showcase, transcript, about me page, and overall built a practical resource that demonstrates my professional life as a lifelong learner and educator. In addition, I also reviewed other classmates’ portfolios, giving them feedback as if I was the instructor. This course not only helped me grow in my technical skills to design an online website, it also helped me grow as an educator giving and receiving constructive feedback to my peers.

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