Master of Arts in Educational Technology: ANNOTATED TRANSCRIPT
summer 2011Teaching for Understanding with Technology
Adapting Innovative Technologies in Education
Applying Educational Technology to Practice
Jodi Spicer
Allison Keller I was fortunate to complete my first three courses of the MAET program in the Year 1 Summer Cohort. The courses were competed in a blended format where we met on campus for two full weeks and then completed the remaining coursework for four weeks in an online environment. Since we were in a cohort, these three courses blended together. Much of the coursework included the exploration of Web 2.0 tools while learning how they fit into the curriculum with the theory of TPACK (Technological, Pedagogical, Content Knowledge). We further explored this concept through the Wicked Problem project where we identified an educational issue that could be solved with the TPACK framework in mind. The Multi-Genre Project gave us the opportunity to tap into our creativity by representing a book using various web resources. This cohort also focused on Creative Commons, Copyright and Fair Use which was enhanced through the Group Leadership Project. |
Summer 2013Learning in School and Other Settings
Approaches to Educational Research
Technology and Leadership
Punya Mishra
Danah Henrikson William Cain The next three courses in the MAET program where completed as a part of the Year 2 Summer cohort, which followed the same blended format as Year 1. These courses focused more on educational theory and philosophy. With the Understanding Understanding Project, our group explored how various age groups responded to the question, "What is a Cloud?" and analyzed common themes and misconceptions. We further explored the concept of learning by summarizing the book Why Don't Students Like School by Daniel T. Willingham in short 3x3x3 videos. In addition, we pulled together research articles and resources into a website to showcase Key Topics in Technology and Education. As a culminating activity, the Dream It project presented the opportunity to enhance our teaching practices with technology. I choose to create a plan that supported student reading skills by flipping my first grade reading instruction. |
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Spring 2014 |
Elementary and Middle School Reading
This course is the reading course the was required by the state to update to a professional teaching license. I took this course through Spring Arbor University and was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed the content presented. I completed a 30 page reading diagnosis of a student in my first grade classroom. The process of deeply assessing his reading style transformed a resistant student into an avid reader, which in turn enhanced my ability to teach and assess reading.
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Teaching K12 Students Online
While I found this to be one of the most challenging courses in the MAET program, it turned out to be one of my favorites. In this course, we had the opportunity to explore various Learning Management Systems and choose one to build an online course. I used Moodle to create a "Chromebooks 101" course that teachers could use to learn more about the device and how to implement it into the classroom. This course also presented strategies for creating effective online courses and tips to be a successful online learner.
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Summer 2014
Case Studies in Educational Leadership
For my final elective, I choose to leave the MAET program to explore EAD 867, which is in MSU's Educational Administration program. Since I recently moved into a leadership role, I felt it would be a great opportunity to expand my understanding of best practices in educational leadership. This course proved to be one of the most challenging I have taken to date. It was divided into three different case studies that presented leadership problems. Through discussions and reading of leadership styles and philosophies, we determined research based solutions that could be directly applied to institutions of higher education.
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Fall 2014
Capstone Portfolio Coursework
CEP 807 is the culminating course of my MAET coursework. The focus of this course is to create a digital portfolio to showcase the skills and projects we completed in the Master's program. While creating the portfolio, we are given the opportunity to explore sample portfolios to gather inspiration. The course is heavily rooted in peer review and feedback which supports the improvement of our final product.
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