My showcase displays the work I have created or taken part in creating over the course of my Master of Arts in Educational Technology (MAET) degree from Michigan State University. The showcase is organized into two sections - educational technology philosophy and educational technology applications. The philosophy section represents my thinking and motivational factors in using educational technology. The applications sections shows and discusses how I used educational technology within the traditional school setting. Below are descriptions, links, and examples of the work. Enjoy!
Educational Technology Philosophy
Rethinking Teaching Group ProjectRethinking Teaching truly showed itself to be a Wicked Problem. With the combined effort of a tremendous think tank, I am able to present the proposed solutions for Rethinking Teaching.
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Questioning for LifeIn this video, I respond to how I bring passion and curiosity into the classroom while exploring a "beautiful question." After reading from Warren Burger “A More Beautiful Question” and Thomas Freidman's "It’s the P.Q. and C.Q. as Much as I.Q.," I related the readings to my classroom teaching which reflects the importance of questioning given from each author. The Facebook Live video is my narration of the events which took place.
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Teaching Modern MakersI created an infographic that would recommend maker education to fellow educators. Since I had not been familiar with maker culture or a maker education before creating this infographic, I present a simple infographic which would provide a simple introduction to making which also provides some of the benefits of the maker education.
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Experience DesignIn this slideshow, I display my knowledge about learning space design. I redesign my current classroom and include a 3D rendering of the classroom layout created by using SketchUp. The learning space which I have redesigned is based on my current classroom. These pictures are what my redesigned classroom could look like after being changed.
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Educational Technology Applications
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ThriftingI had the opportunity to continue being a maker, remixer, and thrifter. I explored my littleBits maker kit. Playing the game is fun, but also playing with a greater knowledge of electrical circuitry is empowering to any user of the littleBits kit.
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SteamLab 2017The tremendous opportunity to present at an educational technology conference was provided at #SteamLab2017. This conference included over 100 educators, administrators, and educational technology professionals. The topic of Modeling Across Disciplines was developed by the group I was a member of – Mighty Ninja Collaborative Learners, or Ninjas for short. Our one hour presentation revolved around the practical usage of creating models and the benefits they bring to the learning and understanding.
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Dream ITThe Dream IT project was to develop a grant for technology specific purposes. I was influenced by earlier CEP courses in my grant subject as I proposed the inclusion of the littleBits Pro Library into my district. This technology was developed for inventors, makers, and tinkerers to create using electronic components.
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WebinarThis webinar was developed and hosted by the Ninja group. We developed questions, recruited expert panelists, and interviewed them on a live YouTube feed. The webinar was a fantastic opportunity to host a live online event with a range of expert panelists from the educational technology world. Using Google Hangouts, YouTube, and Twitter (#maetbridge and #maetcr) the Ninjas explored one of the hottest topics in Ed Tech – Coding and Robotics.
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