Annotated Transcript
This page contains annotated coursework that I completed for my Master of Arts in Educational Technology. The entries are organized chronologically with each including:
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course number and title
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name of instructor(s)
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course overview
*CEP = Counseling, Education, Psychology
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Please see my graduate showcase page to explore projects and work I completed during my program.
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Fall 2022
CEP 810 Teaching for Understanding with Technology
Debbie McHorney-Enokian
In this course, I learned the foundational knowledge for technology integration in teaching. I was introduced to a fundamental framework of educational technology integration, TPACK (Technological Pedagogical Content Area Knowledge). I worked on a networked learning project which allowed me to revisit and expand my professional network while utilizing it to learn a new skill. I also explored 21st Century Learning, then renovated a previous lesson plan I had used so that the learning activities and assessments would align with goals of 21st century teaching. Additionally, I learned a new technology, Camstasia, and created a video presentation on the most critical aspects of 21st Century Learning.
CEP 811 Adapating Innovative Technologies in Education
Collin Gallagher
In this course, I was tasked with picking an innovative technology that was new to me and thoroughly engaging with it throughout the duration of the course. I chose Vyond, a video animation software for engagement and education. As evidence of my engagement, I developed a lesson plan for my professional context that used Vyond as the tool that learners use to meet the learning objectives. I created a sample product to be used in the lesson that demonstrated my ability to design instructional material using Vyond. I also learned about remix culture and created a remixed video on the concept of copyright. Additionally, I reflected on my intersectionality and explored UDL (Universal Design for Learning).
CEP 813 Electronic Assessment for Teaching and Learning
Dr. Stephanie Jennings and Dr. Brittany Dillman
This course was a deep dive into electronic forms of assessment and its implications in teaching and learning. In addition to reading diverse material on the history, use, and practices of electronic assessment, I wrote several academic essays and reflections on these topics. I also did a critical review of an assessment genre, the five-paragraph essay, in the form of a five-paragraph essay. Finally, I completed the comprehensive metagaming project in which I applied the concepts of metagaming and gamification to a relevant topic in my professional context: LMS (learning management systems). I produced a total of five artifacts: an annotated bibliography on research I conducted, a series of Quickfires on concepts of metagaming, a video created using Vyond that compares two popular LMS, a speculative assessment, and a reflective research paper.
Spring 2023
CEP 812 Applying Educational Technology to Issues of Practice
Dr. Brittany Dillman
This course was an opportunity to immerse myself in wicked problems - complex, interconnected social or cultural issues that often cannot be solved due to its unclear and ever changing nature. Throughout the course, I read Warren Berger’s A More Beautiful Question to learn about the power of questions in problem-solving and to understand how to frame important questions. I then designed a potential solution to a wicked problem in my professional context, equitable teaching practices in online learning contexts. First, I created a survey to collect data from educational professionals in various roles. Once I processed and analyzed the data, I developed a catalog of educational technology that promotes equity in online learning contexts and synthesized my experience via a multimodal presentation.
CEP 817 Learning Technology Through Design
Dr. Anne Heintz
This course was a practical introduction to design thinking where I studied the Stanford Design Thinking Model and Universal Design for Learning before applying the knowledge to my problem of practice: social emotional well-being of adolescents. I conducted research using various methods to coherently define and frame the problem so that I could ideate a prototype to address the problem. The prototype I created was a student support tool that could be used for short-term and long-term support. It modeled a thinking process for students to process their emotions and choose healthy ways to cope. This tool was given to a few adolescent users to try, and I received feedback from them afterwards. After the testing process, I wrote a testing report that synthesized the entire design process.
CEP 820 Teaching Students Online
Dr. Anne Heintz
The central theme of this course was making online learning a human experience for students. I researched and read on concepts such as accessibility, communication and student-centered learning for effective teaching online. I participated in open discussions with my peer colleagues on authentic online learning issues in the education system today such as (un)ethical implementation of online learning programs in urban schools. In addition to developing a personal online teaching manifesto throughout the semester, I created a course communication policy, a learner inventory, and two versions of a learning activity using an educational technology that is applicable to my professional context.
Summer 2023
(These classes were taken in Ireland as a part of the overseas semester program)
CEP 800 Psychology of Learning in School and Other Settings
Dr. Liz Boltz
In this course, I examined different theories of learning such behaviorism, cognitivism and social learning. I read a diverse selection of readings on these learning theories and how they shaped modern understanding of teaching and learning. I participated in robust discussions with my peers on the foundational impact of these theories in our professional contexts. For my final paper, I crafted my personal theory of learning based on research on learning theories and my experience as a learner.
CEP 818 Creativity in Teaching and Learning
Dr. Liz Boltz
This course was personally the most challenging because it pushed me to transform my conceptual framework of creativity. I had at least one creativity challenge called Quickfires each day that forced me to consider creativity from radically new perspectives. I shared all of these creations publicly with my peers which often led to more conversations that deepened my personal definition of creativity. For my final creation, I explored an eLearning module and critiqued its efficacy by designing a research plan. One component of the research plan was to develop creative ways to renovate the module.
CEP 822 Approaches to Educational Research
Dr. Liz Boltz
To institute change in the education system, there has to be relevant and reliable research to support the change. The discourse of this class, very fittingly, centered around a book called Street Data: A Next Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and School Transformation by Shane Safir and Jamila Dugan. After reading every chapter, the class engaged in deep discussions about the pointed content of the book and how it applies to our contexts. I also learned about ethics in research and what constitutes good educational research practices. For my final project, I explored an eLearning module and critiqued its efficacy by designing a research plan. The research plan included suggestions of research-based instructional design methods that would improve the module’s efficacy and specific practices to prove the effectiveness of those suggestions.
CEP 807 Capstone Portfolio
Dr. Matthew Koehler
This course was a comprehensive praxis of my learning in the program. I created my portfolio in this class by designing this website, writing reflective papers, creating a showcase of my best graduate work and establishing a professional presence.