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Master's of Educational Technology
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TE 801 - Professional Roles & Teaching Practice I
Instructor: Iwan Syahril I completed this course during the fall of my year-long student-teaching internship. Throughout the course, I reflected, evaluated, and revamped my teaching. Course readings and discussions focused on classroom management techniques and ways to engage learners. I used one class period during student-teaching as my "Focus Class" to try new instructional tools and reflect on student learning. |
SPRING 2013 |
TE 803 - Professional Roles & Teaching Practice II
Instructor: Iwan Syahril As a continuation of TE 801, this course was taken during spring semester of my student-teaching internship year. This course focused on student advocacy and sharpening communication skills with parents, other teachers, administrators, etc. to ensure that students succeed in school. To practice this skill, I completed a case study with one particularly difficult student, created an action plan for success, worked with other teachers, interns, and parents, and reflected on the student's success. |
SUMMER 2014 |
CEP 810 - Teaching for Understanding with Technology
CEP 811 - Adapting Innovative Technologies in Education CEP 812 - Applying Educational Technology to Issues of Practice Instructors: Craig McMichael & Spencer Greenhalgh CEP 810, 811, and 812 were woven together in a summer cohort program, spanning six weeks. TPACK (Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge) was first introduced and challenged me to have creative uses for technology to complement my lesson plans. Through work in this course, I understood the many benefits of using technology in the classroom and how to integrate it into my lessons effectively. Class readings and discussions demonstrated how we as teachers can repurpose or redefine technologies to be used for educational purposes. We discussed lesson plan revisions to choose the best technology for each content area. In addition, we studied the importance of a Personal Learning Network (PLN), and I created my own on Twitter and by following teacher blogs. The course work also examined technologies that are new and innovative. I was introduced to the Maker Movement and the importance of "play" in education. I began to question what technologies I use in the classroom, what technologies allow for play and questioning, and what technologies students already use (Skype, Twitter, etc.) that I can repurpose for education. Finally, we studied "Wicked Problems" or complicated issues in education with no singular or easy solution. We evaluated our own technology use and use in the classroom to ensure that students were getting well-rouned information and resources. Our class discussions were supported by James Paul Gee's The Anti-Education Era. |
SUMMER 2015 |
CEP 800 - Learning in School & Other Settings
CEP 815 - Technology and Leadership CEP 822 - Approaches to Educational Research Instructors: Dr. Danah Henriksen & Jon Good CEP 800, 815, and 822 were taught concurrently, combining into a six week cohort program. This cohort focused on different learning theories. First, we studied behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism and discussed how these theories apply to teaching today. In addition to these theories, we studied memory, how information is stored, and how misconceptions impact information in our memory. Second, we turned to misconceptions. Understanding misconceptions is important for us as teachers to understand what our students already know and what they think they know. We need to build on background knowledge to make new information "stick," but we need to ensure that the background knowledge is correct and not based off a misconception. Third, using Daniel T. Willingham's Why Don't Students Like School? as one of the main resources for this course, we discussed learning in schools and different environments how how motivation can affect learning. Finally, we discussed technology in education and the ways we can be a positive force to use technology efficiently in schools. Researching technology literacy in students, my peers and I led a Webinar about developing digital literacy skills in students. We discussed how motivation changes with technologies and how teachers can prepare students for a 21st century education. Overall, these courses asked me to think more about what students know and how they acquired that information. I noticed the best learning techniques to aid my lesson and chose technologies that supported that. |
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CEP 807 - Proseminar in Educational Technology
Instructors: Dr. Matthew Koehler, Sarah Keenan, Spencer Greenhalgh, Joshua Rosenberg As the final capstone course in the MAET program, this is a chance to reflect on all concepts covered in previous work. I created this portfolio to highlight all my work throughout the MAET program. In addition, I reflected on my goals in the program and my future goals as a learner. This course prepared us to use our experiences from the MAET program to share knowledge and ideas with others. |
SPRING 2016 |
TE 846 - Accommodating Differences in Literacy Learners
Instructor: Jihea Kang During this course, I learned which instructional practices best support literacy. This course focused on reading and writing skills in students. We discussed effective assessment tools too see students' literacy development. I completed a case study to follow the progress of one student's proficiency while providing different interventions and activities to support literacy. |
