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Below are descriptions of the classes I completed as part of the Masters in Educational Technology [MAET] program at MSU.
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CEP stands for: Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education
MI stands for: Media Information
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SPRING 2015
CEP 800 – Learning in Schools and Other Settings
Instructors: Danah Henriksen and Sarah Keenan
CEP 800 was the first course I completed in the MAET program. This class served as my introduction to what educational technology is and how we learn information. I spent a lot of time learning about the social cognitive learning theory [SCT], which broadly states we learn by watching others. Having the chance to deeply explore the SCT allowed me to have a thorough understanding of the theory and enabled me to apply it to other assignments in different classes. I also had the chance to explore powerful learning experiences, which allowed me to reflect back to my time I spent studying in Greece.
MI 830 – Foundation of Serious Games
Instructor: Dr. Carrie Heeter
Before taking this class, I had no idea how much of an impact games were having in K-12 classrooms. However, I came to learn that games are becoming a serious avenue for sustaining student learning. Through assignments and various projects in this class, I learned how to use a brain mapping tool to sort through ideas, develop my own serious game, and how to present my game to shareholders. Dr. Heeter’s class also helped me to think deeply about how serious games can really be integrated into learning environments for not only K-12 students, but for adults learners as well.
SUMMER 2015
CEP 815 – Technology and Leadership
Instructors: Ben Gleason and Sarah Keenan
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When I began CEP 815 – Technology and Leadership, I really did not know what I was going to be learning. Technology and leadership are such broad concepts and I was not sure how my professors would combine these concepts. The intent of this class was to help me learn how to lead technology initiatives in an educational setting. One of my favorite projects from this class answering interview questions for my dream job.
CEP 820 – Teaching Students Online
Instructors: Anne Heintz and Trixie Beeker
When reflecting on my MAET journey, CEP 820 is my favorite class. This class gave me the opportunity to explore multiple content management systems and learning management systems. For my large project, I was able to choose a content management system and create an entire class online. The experiences in this class are the foundations for much of the online work I do today.
FALL 2016
CEP 822 – Approaches to Educational Research
Instructors: Dr. Paul Morsink and Ben Gleason
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CEP 822 was required for my Master’s Degree. The intent and major project of this class was to learn how to write an educational research paper. For my paper I was able to explore the concept of flipped learning and apply learning theories to argue that flipped learning could work in a certain educational setting. I freely admit this was my least favorite class in the MAET program, however the assignments helped me to have a better understanding of flipped learning and more importantly APA citations.
MI 831– Theories Interaction Design
Instructor: Dr. Patrick Shaw
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This was another class that focused heavily on learning theories, expect in this class, we used them to design serious games. Once again, I was able to reflect on my learning experiences from CEP 800 and use the SCT to develop multiple serious games. MI 831 was my last class in the Serious Games Department. In Spring of 2016, I decided I did not have enough interest in serious games to really continue developing them.
SPRING 2016
CEP 810 – Teaching Understanding with Technology
Instructors: Ron Houtman and Emily Stone
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How to learn information from the internet was one of the major concepts I explored in CEP 810. In this class, I was only able to use videos from YouTube to learn how to use Adobe InDesign. Learning from YouTube and websites like Google are becoming second nature to modern day students and this class helped adult learners become familiar with that style of learning. This style of learning via watching YouTube videos is something I plan to use in the future and go into further detail in my Future Goals Essay.
CEP 811 – Adapting Innovative Technology to Education
Instructors: Sara Schuh and Melissa White
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I had never heard of the maker movement prior to taking CEP 811. This class really pushed me to rethink how I used and repurposed technology in an educational setting. It also helped to reinforce my thoughts on not just using technology to use technology. CEP 811 also gave me the chance to explore personalized learning, which would be extremely helpful in CEP 812.
SUMMER 2016
CEP 812 – Apply Education Technology to Issues of Practice
Instructor: Andrew Steinman
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In CEP 812, the major focus was to work collaboratively to solve a wicked problem. For this project, my group decided to try to solve the wicked problem of reimagining online learning. Through this wicked problem project I was able to spend more time exploring personalized learning. I also had the chance to think about how I could expand my passion for technology integration after the MAET program.
CEP 807 – Capstone in Educational Technology
Instructors: Dr. Matt Koehler, Brittany Dillman, Spencer Greenhalgh, and Sarah Keenan
The intent of this class was to reflect on my MAET journey and all of the things I have learned. Through assignments in this class, I have been able to discover where I want to go with my learning once I have compelted my degree. I also had the chance to build an online portfolio, which has helped me learn more about HTML coding. CEP 807 has made me realize how much I’ve learned, but it’s also provided me with a road map on how I want to continue my learning once I have finished my degree.