Summer 2016
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CEP813: Electronic Assessment for Teaching and Learning
Instructors: Paul Morsink & Sarah Keenan
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CEP813 was the first and most informative course, as it relates to modern assessment practice, that I took at Michigan State University (MSU). It was a very enlightening course of the general keystones of assessment and evaluation. Our primary creative works were centered on reading academic articles and producing reflective assessments of the ideas and promising practices of assessment and evaluation discussed by the authors. I felt that this course prepared me for the rigor expected from a graduate program. This was apparent from the content, work and time required, and all that I learned from the readings and the writing for this course.
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Fall 2016
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CEP820: Teaching Students Online
Instructor: Dr. Anne Keitz
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The focus of CEP820 centered on the design of an online course based on modern learning theories and best-practice application. We focused on exploring course management systems (CMS), creating course infrastructure materials, and reviewing up-to-date learning theories. We produced materials fundamental to building a successful online course infrastructure like a communications policy and a multimodal learning experience. And, as a course project, we built an online course over the duration of the course to implement all that we learned.
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Spring 2017
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CEP817: Learning Technology by Design
Instructors: Carmen Richardson, Cui Cheng & Diana Campbell
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CEP817 served as an in-depth study of the multiple facets of the process of design. This course utilized the Stanford d.school design model as its primary design process model. As part of the weekly lab, we were tasked with generating the most content out of any course, including infographics, brainstorms and prototypes inspired by the specific audience and guided by the design model. Over the duration of the course, we implemented the individual elements of the d.school model to a larger problem of practice.
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Fall 2017
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CEP810: Teaching for Understanding with Technology
Instructors: Mary Wever & Nicole Zumpano
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As an essential overview of the technological content necessitated for integration into education, CEP810 highlights the core elements of educational technology and instructional design. This course systematically and thoroughly addresses the modern and best practice concepts that are shaping the future of educational practice as technology evolves the field in realtime. We covered the integration considerations of key mindsets and models like TPACK and SAMR by educators in diverse learning environments. As a part of a longterm learning project, we explored and established a professional learning network (PLN) to learn a new skill purely online.
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Fall 2017
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CEP811: Adapting Innovative Technologies in Education
Instructor: Melissa White
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CEP811 pushed my comfort and knowledge zones almost more than any other course as a part of the Master of Arts in Educational Technology (MAET) program. We explored innovative teaching and learning practices like Maker Spaces and Maker Kits, and we imagined ideal learning experiences to push our expectations of what could be achieved. We also fully deconstructed remix culture, copyright permissions, and other essentail Do-It-Yourself (DIY) knowledge.
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Spring 2018
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CEP815: Technology and Leadership
Instructors: Kyle Shack
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In CEP815, the content focused on technology, leadership principles, and the evolving nature of the field of education because of technology. The course embedded reading about leadership types, styles, and practices in both business and education environments. As part of the reflection process, were tasked with evaluating our beliefs, our decision-making processes, and our intentions as they related to our leadership mindset. This made sense, as our primary, and ultimate, goal in this course was to develop a vision statement about our role as a technology leader. This was one of my favorite classes in the program because it really transformed the expectations that I had for myself as a tech leader. It also made me feel that I have an obligation to those that I work with to keep sharing what I learn.
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Spring 2018
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CEP812: Apply Educational Technology to Practice
Instructor: Douglas Frankish
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Throughout CEP812, we read Berger's A More Beautiful Question to realize the power of effective question-asking to critically identify root problems of practice. Consequently, we were able to more effectively find more holistic solutions for complex problems. As part of self-evaluation efforts, we reviewed and enhanced our diet of information to include networks and sources that we would not normally consume. As a part of a "Think Tank", we collaborated extensively to examine a wicked problem of practice to address it with pursuable policy options. I felt that this course positively embedded the most collaborative group work project from my time at Michigan State University.
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Summer 2018
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CEP822: Approaches to Educational Research
Instructor: Swati Mehta
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CEP822, in the short amount of time that we had over the summer, opened my mind to academic research and the methods and tools necessitated by this process. We had to read and critically evaluate research papers to determine whether the research was strong and valid. We produced two major written works: an annotated list of reserach papers and one research review of a topic of our choosing. I chose to research the idea of poor leadership and the process of unethical leadership. This was another of my favorite courses in my time at MSU.
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Summer 2018
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CEP800: Learning in School and Other Settings
Instructor: Diana Brandon
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The teachings of CEP800, asked us to question and enhance our own personal theory of learning (PLT). We were tasked with exploring our own beliefs about when and where learning can happen. It was in this course, I was first introduced to How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded Edition by Cocking, Brown and Bransford which served as a key reference text in a few of the other graduate courses. The focus of this course centered on creating a final project that aligned with our PLT. I elected to create a data story using the tool Tableau to tell the story of the students that we serve and how this impacts student-centered learning design.
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Fall 2018
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CEP807: Capstone Portfolio
Instructors: Dr. Matthew Koehler, Aric Gaunt, Sarah Keenan-Lechel & Sukanya Moudgalya
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In the final course of the MAET program, we have reflected on what we have learned over the duration of our time at MSU. To do this, we have reevaluated the work that we have produced and the projects that we have undertaken as a process of our learning. The goal is to create a mosaic of pieces that tell a story of our learning and individual growth. The experience has scaffolded what we have learned and applied it into our final cumulative project.
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