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Master's of Arts in Education
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I am receiving my Master's of Arts in Education. In addition to that, I have selected two concentration areas: Post-Secondary Education Leadership and Sport Leadership and Coaching. I hope to one day teach at a post-secondary setting within an accredited athletic training education program.
Spring 2013
CEP 800 Psychology of Learning in School and Other Settings Instructor: Dr. Danah Henrickson
Through this course I became acquainted with several major psychological perspectives for appreciating learning that goes on in school and other settings. My particular section had a technology focus which involved psychology of learning through technology. I was able to connect theories of learning to my own experiences as a learner in this course, other courses, professional experiences and within other settings. By constantly examining the relationship between the ideas about learning introduced through this course I was able to better understand how I learn as a learner but in turn how others also learn.
KIN 854 Legal and Administrative Issues for Administrators and Coaches Instructor: Rick Atkinson
This course helped me to understand many of the responsibilities associated with providing and maintaining educationally sound athletic programs for amateur athletes. Obligations of those who are responsible for managing the risks associated with participation in physical activities were identified, as were the consequences of failing to protect the welfare of individuals who participate in these programs. Included were issues surrounding the topics of negligence, supervision, corporal punishment, contracts, termination of employees, due process, defamation, roles of independent contractors, gender equity, sexual harassment and the abuse of power, product liability, expected standards of care, waivers, essential records, transporting athletes and eligibility. This class helped me to realize and understand the obligations and perspectives of those who I will be working closely with: coaches, athletic directors and other such administrators.
Summer 2013
EAD 864 Adult Career Development Instructor: Dr. Steven Weiland
Through this course I was introduced to the theories behind career development. The study of how adults choose careers and develop in their work requires attention to ideas in several fields of inquiry: education, psychology, sociology, history, biography, communications, and more. The study of career stages, developmental features of work across the lifespan and what makes work meaningful across occupations and professions were explored. This course helped me to understand the perspectives of people in career stages different than mine and what I can anticipate in the future.
KIN 856 Physical Bases of Coaching Athletes Instructor: Dr. Scott Riewald
This course provided a solid foundation in understanding the physical aspects of the athlete and coaching. Topics covered included anatomy, physiology, training periodization, athlete nutrition, sport-specific training protocols in addition to creating a professional contact list. Obligations and responsibilities of those coaching were also covered and included environmental awareness and acclimatization, health care concerns and liability issues. Through this course I was able to discuss such issues with several current and hopeful coaches and was offered several different viewpoints on current topics within this realm.
Fall 2013
CEP 818 Creativity in Teaching and Learning Instructor: Dr. Punya Mishra
This course offered a real insight into what it means to be creative and how this can be used to both teach and learn. Several questions were asked regarding creativity including: what does it mean to be creative? Is creativity born or can it be developed/ learned/ nurtured? Does creativity reside in the individual or in the social (or organizational) context within which we live? What does the creative process look like? What is the relationship among creativity, play and humor? Through answering such questions, it became clear that creativity is of increasing importance to educators both for their professional success and that of their students. This course also had a focus on technology which emphasized how technology can help us become more creative teachers and learners.Through understanding creativity and integrating it with technology and effective teaching, students can have open opportunities to be both creative and successful and not one or the other.
ED 800 Concepts in Educational Inquiry Instructor: Dr. Steven Weiland
The purposes of education, educational traditions, characteristics, activities and recurring educational issues were addressed in this class. Issues surrounding individual, institutional and social perspectives surrounding education were examined. How do we learn, what do we want from teaching and from education outside of schools and beyond the years of formal schooling are a few of several questions posed in this course. Through this course I learned how educational inquiry has been defined and practiced and how it can and has changed in response to new circumstances and influences. I also learned how the role of the human experience in other societies and cultures can effect inquiry.
Spring 2014
EAD 866 Teaching in Postsecondary Education Instructor: Dr. John Dirkx
The purpose of this course was to support becoming more reflective and effective educators in postsecondary education. The course focused those who will teach in an adult educational context or work in positions of instructional leadership within this context. Various conceptions of teaching were explored in addition to characteristics or learners, learning process and learning environments. Instructional design and planning were examined as well as strategies to better involve students in the learning process. Various approaches to teaching and motivational aspects were also examined. Through this course I learned that learner characteristics should influence teaching strategies and teaching can be improved through accurate assessment of the educator and further development of that educator.
EAD 877 Program Planning and Evaluation in Postsecondary Contexts Instructor: Dr. William Arnold
This course focused on the multiple facets of both planning an educational program and the evaluation of said program. Several factors must be considered prior to program implementation. Various theories on both planning and evaluating programs were thoroughly examined. Educational philosophies were also discussed and related to the development of educational programs. Through the design of my own program and hypothetical evaluation of that program, I was able to better understand how various factors, both known and unknown, can influence program design and implementation.
Summer 2014
ED 870 Capstone Seminar Instructor: Dr. Matthew Koehler
This course was designed to have students reflect on their educational experience in the Master's of Arts in Education program at Michigan State University. This reflection is in the form of a web portfolio which offers a virtual representation of these experiences and offers examples of course work along with personal philosophies, professional experiences and how each of these elements are intertwined. Technological proficiency is developed through this course which is invaluable in today's society.
Fall 2014
KIN 855 Psychosocial Bases of Coaching Instructor: Andrew Driska
This course will provide coaches, athletic administrators and directors of recreational programs with sociological, psychological, philosophical, developmental, and instructional principles for coaching athletes in competitive sports. The philosophical area facilitates the development of one's own philosophy and understanding how philosophies might differ given the age group one is coaching. Issues associated with coaching elementary through high school will be discussed. The second section deals with how growth and development impact coaching, and the issues of matching competitors, early specialization, and gender differences will be explored. Teaching is the mainstay of coaching, and this course will focus on how to be an effective teacher, how to give effective demonstrations, and plan the season as well as daily practices. The psychology of performance will be viewed through discussion of motivation, anxiety, confidence, and copying strategies. The influence of society on our conduct of sport will be discussed. Additionally, the socialization of athletes through sport, including the issues of aggression and developing good sports will be explored.
CEP 800 Psychology of Learning in School and Other Settings Instructor: Dr. Danah Henrickson
Through this course I became acquainted with several major psychological perspectives for appreciating learning that goes on in school and other settings. My particular section had a technology focus which involved psychology of learning through technology. I was able to connect theories of learning to my own experiences as a learner in this course, other courses, professional experiences and within other settings. By constantly examining the relationship between the ideas about learning introduced through this course I was able to better understand how I learn as a learner but in turn how others also learn.
KIN 854 Legal and Administrative Issues for Administrators and Coaches Instructor: Rick Atkinson
This course helped me to understand many of the responsibilities associated with providing and maintaining educationally sound athletic programs for amateur athletes. Obligations of those who are responsible for managing the risks associated with participation in physical activities were identified, as were the consequences of failing to protect the welfare of individuals who participate in these programs. Included were issues surrounding the topics of negligence, supervision, corporal punishment, contracts, termination of employees, due process, defamation, roles of independent contractors, gender equity, sexual harassment and the abuse of power, product liability, expected standards of care, waivers, essential records, transporting athletes and eligibility. This class helped me to realize and understand the obligations and perspectives of those who I will be working closely with: coaches, athletic directors and other such administrators.
Summer 2013
EAD 864 Adult Career Development Instructor: Dr. Steven Weiland
Through this course I was introduced to the theories behind career development. The study of how adults choose careers and develop in their work requires attention to ideas in several fields of inquiry: education, psychology, sociology, history, biography, communications, and more. The study of career stages, developmental features of work across the lifespan and what makes work meaningful across occupations and professions were explored. This course helped me to understand the perspectives of people in career stages different than mine and what I can anticipate in the future.
KIN 856 Physical Bases of Coaching Athletes Instructor: Dr. Scott Riewald
This course provided a solid foundation in understanding the physical aspects of the athlete and coaching. Topics covered included anatomy, physiology, training periodization, athlete nutrition, sport-specific training protocols in addition to creating a professional contact list. Obligations and responsibilities of those coaching were also covered and included environmental awareness and acclimatization, health care concerns and liability issues. Through this course I was able to discuss such issues with several current and hopeful coaches and was offered several different viewpoints on current topics within this realm.
Fall 2013
CEP 818 Creativity in Teaching and Learning Instructor: Dr. Punya Mishra
This course offered a real insight into what it means to be creative and how this can be used to both teach and learn. Several questions were asked regarding creativity including: what does it mean to be creative? Is creativity born or can it be developed/ learned/ nurtured? Does creativity reside in the individual or in the social (or organizational) context within which we live? What does the creative process look like? What is the relationship among creativity, play and humor? Through answering such questions, it became clear that creativity is of increasing importance to educators both for their professional success and that of their students. This course also had a focus on technology which emphasized how technology can help us become more creative teachers and learners.Through understanding creativity and integrating it with technology and effective teaching, students can have open opportunities to be both creative and successful and not one or the other.
ED 800 Concepts in Educational Inquiry Instructor: Dr. Steven Weiland
The purposes of education, educational traditions, characteristics, activities and recurring educational issues were addressed in this class. Issues surrounding individual, institutional and social perspectives surrounding education were examined. How do we learn, what do we want from teaching and from education outside of schools and beyond the years of formal schooling are a few of several questions posed in this course. Through this course I learned how educational inquiry has been defined and practiced and how it can and has changed in response to new circumstances and influences. I also learned how the role of the human experience in other societies and cultures can effect inquiry.
Spring 2014
EAD 866 Teaching in Postsecondary Education Instructor: Dr. John Dirkx
The purpose of this course was to support becoming more reflective and effective educators in postsecondary education. The course focused those who will teach in an adult educational context or work in positions of instructional leadership within this context. Various conceptions of teaching were explored in addition to characteristics or learners, learning process and learning environments. Instructional design and planning were examined as well as strategies to better involve students in the learning process. Various approaches to teaching and motivational aspects were also examined. Through this course I learned that learner characteristics should influence teaching strategies and teaching can be improved through accurate assessment of the educator and further development of that educator.
EAD 877 Program Planning and Evaluation in Postsecondary Contexts Instructor: Dr. William Arnold
This course focused on the multiple facets of both planning an educational program and the evaluation of said program. Several factors must be considered prior to program implementation. Various theories on both planning and evaluating programs were thoroughly examined. Educational philosophies were also discussed and related to the development of educational programs. Through the design of my own program and hypothetical evaluation of that program, I was able to better understand how various factors, both known and unknown, can influence program design and implementation.
Summer 2014
ED 870 Capstone Seminar Instructor: Dr. Matthew Koehler
This course was designed to have students reflect on their educational experience in the Master's of Arts in Education program at Michigan State University. This reflection is in the form of a web portfolio which offers a virtual representation of these experiences and offers examples of course work along with personal philosophies, professional experiences and how each of these elements are intertwined. Technological proficiency is developed through this course which is invaluable in today's society.
Fall 2014
KIN 855 Psychosocial Bases of Coaching Instructor: Andrew Driska
This course will provide coaches, athletic administrators and directors of recreational programs with sociological, psychological, philosophical, developmental, and instructional principles for coaching athletes in competitive sports. The philosophical area facilitates the development of one's own philosophy and understanding how philosophies might differ given the age group one is coaching. Issues associated with coaching elementary through high school will be discussed. The second section deals with how growth and development impact coaching, and the issues of matching competitors, early specialization, and gender differences will be explored. Teaching is the mainstay of coaching, and this course will focus on how to be an effective teacher, how to give effective demonstrations, and plan the season as well as daily practices. The psychology of performance will be viewed through discussion of motivation, anxiety, confidence, and copying strategies. The influence of society on our conduct of sport will be discussed. Additionally, the socialization of athletes through sport, including the issues of aggression and developing good sports will be explored.