Through my courses at Michigan State University, I learned how to efficiently and effectively learn and evaluate new educational technology for its role in the curriculum. My success as an instructional technologist is due in part to the excellent education I received in the MAET program.
This page provides course descriptions for my MAET courses. Several of the course descriptions provided below are quoted from Michigan State University.
TE 803: Professional Roles and Teaching Practice II - Spring 2007 Instructors: G. Sykes, G. Richmond, T. Bird, and B. Delany
This course focused on "school-agency alliances for fostering student learning and strategies for working with families and community groups to improve responsiveness of the school curriculum to student needs." (Michigan State University) This course was taken during my internship year.
TE 804: Reflection and Inquiry in Teaching Practice II - Spring 2007 Instructors: G. Sykes, G. Richmond, K. Hodges, M. Battista
This course focused on
"collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data on teaching, learning, and
educational policy. In addition, dilemmas surrounding research on practice and
appraising and reporting results of inquiry" were also covered. (Michigan State University) This course was taken during my
internship year.
CEP 810: Teaching Understanding With Computers - Fall 2009 Instructor: Susan Wright
"This course consists of two parallel strands: effective use of technology in education, and learning issues related to technology use. Participants work primarily with Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, and the Internet. Assignments are designed to enable practicing teachers to apply their learning to immediate and actual application in their own teaching setting, often completing course work by using technology to do what they would have had to do independent of taking CEP 810." (Michigan State University)
CEP 811: Adapting Innovative Technology to Education - Spring 2010 Instructor: J. Codde
In this course, I learned
to "apply instructional principles and methods to educational problems; to
develop individualized media and computer applications for use in a
professional setting; and to adapt advanced software options to promote
learning. Specifically, the focus is on the development of stand-alone
instructional resources using the Internet and PowerPoint. Such development
includes the description of the instructional problem, the development of
instructional objectives and criterion measures related to solving the
instructional problem, the development and testing of a technology-based
solution to the instructional problem, and the final evaluation of the
product." (Michigan State University)
CEP 812: Applying Innovative Technology to Problems of Practice - Spring 2010 Instructor: J. Codde
In this course, I defined,
implemented, and evaluated technology-based solutions to educational problems
and opportunities in school settings. Specifically, this course focused on
the identification of a significant instructional problem, the development of a
detailed proposal directed at the solution to the defined problem, and the
development of a desktop presentation designed at presenting the proposal.
(Michigan State University)
This course focused on the
theory and practice of K-12 students learning online.
CEP 822: Approaches to Educational Research - Summer 2010 Instructor: David Wong
The course taught
"alternative methods of educational research, identifying researchable
problems in education, and developing a research proposal." (Michigan
State University) The ethical problems that arise during educational research
were also discussed during this course.
CEP 800: Learning in School and Other Settings - Fall 2010 Instructor: Nick Sheltrown
This course discussed learning as active, socially-mediated construction of knowledge in school, home, community, and work settings. The course focused on what is learned, how it is taught and learned, and what learners bring to the setting." (Michigan State University) This course specifically focused on the evolution of educational theory and the role of technology.
CEP 815: Technology and Leadership - Spring 2011 Instructors: A. Saltarelli, S. Beauchamp Hicks, P. Mishra, and N. Sheltrown
"This course discussed learning as active, socially-mediated construction of knowledge in school, home, community, and work settings. The course focused on what is learned, how it is taught and learned, and what learners bring to the setting." (Michigan State University) This course specifically focused on the evolution of educational theory and the role of technology.
CEP 807: Capstone in Educational Technology - Spring 2011 Instructors: C. Shaltry and M. Koehler
"This course discussed learning as active, socially-mediated construction of knowledge in school, home, community, and work settings. The course focused on what is learned, how it is taught and learned, and what learners bring to the setting." (Michigan State University). This course specifically focused on the evolution of educational theory and the role of technology.