Below is a list of course work that I finished for my Master of Arts in Educational Technology (MAET) degree.
CEP 810 – Teaching for Understanding with Technology – Summer 2016
Instructor: Ben Rimes
Overview: In CEP810, I learned much of the groundwork that I would use in later courses including: theories for learning, mindsets for teaching with technology, professional learning networks (PLNs), technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) theory, and creative uses of technologies for learning. Some of the major projects were to create a 21st century lesson plan, as well as use my growing PLN to teach myself a new skill, calligraphy. This class helped form the basis I used for future learning in later courses, utilize the number one learning tool, the Internet, to troubleshoot and problem solve.
CEP 811 – Adapting Innovative Technologies in Education – Summer 2016
Instructors: Melissa White & Janine Campbell
Overview: This course focused on the Maker culture and exploring ways to repurpose technologies to create new learning experiences. I explored ideas and lessons that would/should be used in the modern educational setting. These included what the actual classroom may look like, to what practices would be included. An emphasis was placed on student centered learning, in which students play an important role in developing their own learning.
CEP 812 – Applying Education Technology to Issues of Practice – Fall 2016
Instructor: Andrew Steinman
Overview: The flow of this course centered on a “wicked problem”, that is a problem teachers may face without necessarily any one answer. To attempt to develop a potential answer for the wicked problem of “rethinking teaching”, I collaborated with colleagues in the process of questioning. Lifelong learning is about the ability to ask questions. Questioning, like with any other skills, takes practice. How are teachers expecting students to continue to learn if teachers are the only ones asking questions in class? This became part of our solution to the wicked problem, through our own work in previous coursework and research, we decided that teaching needs to shift to focus on students learning, as opposed to teachers teaching.
CEP 813 – Electronic Assessment for Teaching and Learning – Fall 2016
Instructors: Colin Gallagher & Spencer Greenhalgh
Overview: CEP813 focused heavily on assessment design and theory. It culminated in several different projects. One of the major projects involved the creation of a rubric, grounded in research, that focused on the consideration for what makes a proper assessment. I then designed a model assessment, created using the rubric, to be used in a high school setting. The class also explored content management systems (CMS), and I developed an online lesson using the rubric. These processes helped illuminate the idea that assessment should be informed and purposeful for the learning process.
CEP 815 – Technology and Leadership – Spring 2017
Instructors: Dr. Aman Yadav & Spencer Greenhalgh
Overview: This course simulated scenarios of what it would be like as a technology/school leader. After learning about different leadership styles, I developed mission statements and professional development sessions based in research with the focus on the purposeful use of technology integration.
CEP 817 – Learning Technology by Design – Spring 2017
Instructors: Carmen Richardson, Cui Cheng, & Diana Campbell
Overview: CEP817 focused on the design process. Similiarly to other classes that focused on the steps to learning towards a final project, this class focused on the process of working towards a solution. It was designed around the five phases of Stanford’s Model of Design Thinking: Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Test. Through this process, I worked on designing purposeful solutions that revolved around the problem of practice, raising science scores on the American College Readiness Test (ACT).
CEP 800 – Learning in School and Other Settings – Summer 2017
Instructors: Dr. Cary Roseth & Cui Cheng
Overview: This class focused very much on the psychology, processes, research, and definition of learning. I had the opportunity to read the work of many different psychologists and how they defined learning. The creation of the definition of learning can help inform future teaching. Through my course readings and discussions, I synthesized my own personal theory of learning that focused on the acquisition of skills and not just facts.
CEP 822 – Approaches to Educational Research – Summer 2017
Instructor: June Westdal
Overview: CEP822 explored research, data analysis, and professional reviewing of educational topics. This was a rigorous course in which I continued my own lifelong learning exploring strategies that would raise high school biology achievement. I explored primary research that focused on science skills and through my exploration, I was able to critically analyze and critique research. I also had the opportunity to act as the researcher, compiling data for analysis to make conclusions. This process helped solidify the proper use of research to support conclusions.
CEP 820 – Teaching Students Online – Summer 2017
Instructors: Dr. Anne Heintz & Swati Mehta
Overview: This course further explored what online learning includes. I explored the benefits and constraints of face-to-face, blended, and completely online learning systems. I created my own blended classroom to practice what such a course might look like. I used new learning strategies, research, and curriculum to create a purposeful, online space that would enhance high school biology education.
CEP 807 – Proseminar in Education Technology – Fall 2017
Instructors: Dr. Matthew Koehler, Sarah Keenan-Lechel, Spencer Greenhalgh, & Brittany Dillman
Overview: This was the final course in my MAET coursework. This class was my opportunity to summarize my learning throughout the program. I created the website that you are reading now to show evidence for my new found skills, thinking, learning, and teaching strategies to create new opportunities of success through the purposeful use of technology and pedagogy.
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