Danielle Krebs
Dental Hygiene Educator
Annotated Transcript
CEP 820
Fall 2014
TEACHING STUDENTS ONLINE
Instructor: A. Heintz & S. Sawaya
CEP 820 is about teaching students in an online setting. It touched on all aspects of an online learning environment and promoted deep thinking on how adults, teens and children learn online. It this course we explored different Course Managment Systems to see what each offered. We were then asked to create an online course using one of the CMS options that best fit our students' needs. This course also helped to to develop the best strategies for creating an online community among student and fostering student collaboration.
CEP 815
Fall 2014
TECHNOLOGY AND LEADERSHIP
Instructors: L. Wolf & J. Rosenberg
CEP 815 explored the ways technology in the classroom can affect what and how students learn. In addition to that, it taught me about how to alter my teaching strategies to accomodate these technologies. It taught me how to be a leader of technology and how to oversee the relationship between learning, technology and teaching.
CEP 832
Spring 2015
EDUCATING STUDENTS WITH CHALLENGING BEHAVIORS
Instructors: V. Mousouli & E. Oka
Educating students with challenging behaviors explained in depth, behavioral probelms that we may encounter in our teaching practice. It explored the various ways that I can support students that display challanging behaviors and help them succeed. In addition to that, we learned many different evidence based teaching practices that are effective in dealing with students that present with challenging behaviors. Since the completion of this course I feel like I have utilized these teaching strategies in my practice and can develop a plan of action to remedy challenging behaviors.
ED 800
Spring 2015
CEP 813
Summer 2015
CONCEPTS EDUCATIONAL INQUIRY
Instructors: S. Weiland
Concepts in Educational Inquiry explored learning and teaching in a variety of different settings. This was a self paced course that included several different forms of media, including full length films. It explored the history of teaching and learning and included the work and perspectives of several different pedadgogical icons including John Dewey and Vivian Paley. The material presented in this course gave me insight on the many different forms of teaching and learning I may come across in my practice.
ELECTRONIC ASSESSMENT
Instructors: P. Morsink, L. Wolf & S. Greenhalgh
This course revovled around the foundational theories of assessment. These theories allowed me to explore the many digital tools that teachers can use to help them create assessments while using sound pedagogical judgment. I also learned a great deal about formative assessments, rubrics, portfolios and self evaluation. With the knowledge I gained in this course I created a formative assessment that I am hoping to incorporate into my practice one day. This assessment can be found here, or on my showcase page under creations > Formative Assessment Design.
EAD 822
Summer 2015
DIVERSE STUDENTS AND FAMILIES
Instructors: M. Khalifa
EAD 822 explored the social and cultural aspects that have an impact on education. In addition to that we learned about family and community problems that affect our students. Most importantly, I learned to be aware of cultural stereotypes and how to combat marginalization within my classroom. I have shifted my practice to include more culturally responsive teaching as well as considering the unique attributes of each students' cultural background.
CEP 817
Spring 2016
LEARNING TECHNOLOGY THROUGH DESIGN
Instructors: P. Mishra & C. Richardson
In this course we studied many different aspects of design thinking. The most important resource we utilized was Stanfords' Design School bootcamp bootleg document for design thinking. This course went throught the 5 modes of design thinking: Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype and Test. We used these steps to work through a problem of practice we were experiencing in our teaching setting. Learning the process of design thinking gave me the confidence I needed in my teaching practice to tackle any problem that comes my way.
EAD 866
Spring 2016
TEACHING IN POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION
Instructors: J. Dirkx
Teaching in Postsecondary Education allowed me to truly learn many different aspects about my practice within a higher learning environment. Many different theories and methods were discussed. This has allowed me to work on my teaching practice and modify and try new strategies with my students. In this course I reworked a course syllabas and completed a micro teaching session based on the theories and tactics I learned throughout the course. The information presented in this course is imperative to my teaching practice within a community college setting.
EAD 861
Summer 2016
ADULT LEARNING
Instructors: G. Jones
Adult Learning focused on the foundational theories on how adults learn. It touched on assumptions of adult learners, motivational aspects of learning, cultural and emotional aspects of learning and cognitive development of adult learners. The extensive reading list from a multitude of sources shined a new light on the way my adult students learn. This course gave me the ability to identify issues within my adult student population and formulate a strategy that will help my students succeed.
ED 870
Summer 2016
CAPSTONE PORTFOLIO COURSE
Instructors: M. Koehler, S. Keenan, S. Greenhalgh & B. Dillman
This course is the culmination of my journey with the Master of Arts in Education program at Michigan State University. This course has allowed me to learn how to build a professional portfolio. Creating a portfolio has allowed me to reflect back on the work I have completed in my courses and the vast amount of knowledge I have gained. I have also learned a great deal on the importance of quality feedback among colleagues and how to accept constructive criticism. At the completion of the course I will participate in an exhibition of my portfolio where I will be able to showcase the portfolio I have built.