Eric March's Technology Showcase
Welcome to my Technology Showcase. My name is Eric March and this page serves as a showcase for some of the work that I've created as I've taken as a student in the MAET (Master of Arts in Educational Technology) program at Michigan State.
The courses that I have taken (including the three graduate level courses that I took during my teaching internship year at Grand Ledge High School) are listed below, along with a sample of some of the most relevant work.
The courses that I have taken (including the three graduate level courses that I took during my teaching internship year at Grand Ledge High School) are listed below, along with a sample of some of the most relevant work.
CEP 416 Technology in Teaching and Learning
Spring, 2007; P. Dickson
This class was an introductory cocurse to using technology in the classroom. We discovered how to set up a blog, use RSS tickers, how to use Google Calendar, etc. An artifact from the course is my blog, praelego.blogspot.com. I also wrote a technology integration plan, detailing how I planned to incorporate technology into my classroom the next year.
TE 802 Reflection & Inquiry Teaching Practices I
Fall, 2007; A. Gotwals
Qualitative and quantitative research methods on teaching and learning. Criteria for judging the validity and applicability of research-based knowledge. Framing educational problems worthy of inquiry. Designing and assessing studies of teaching practice. An artifact for this course is this unit plan about teaching the students about the Solar System. I completed a large unit plan at the beginning of the unit and constructed lesson plans on a daily basis as well.
Te 803 Professional Roles and Teaching Practices II
Spring, 2008; G. Sykes
This course focused on improving student - community - teacher relationships. It provided strategies for helping students succeed even in stressful home environments. An artifact from this class is my teaching website, hosted by MSU. On it, I included my resume, selected unit plans, coursework, etc. It served as a collection of all my teaching related things that will now be included on these pages.
TE 804 Reflection and Inquiry Teaching Practices II
Spring, 2008; A. Gotwals
Collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data on teaching, learning, and educational policy. Dilemmas surrounding research on practice. Appraising and reporting results of inquiry. An artifact from this course is this document, in which I discussed what I would change about a lesson after I taught it.
CEP 822 Approaches to Educational Research
Summer, 2010; E. Wong
Physical vs. Digital Learning Environments
This course involved reading several research studies on a particular problem of practice and writing a thesis on one of my choosing. I decided to compare physical vs. digital learning environments. Considering that I'm earning my MAET degree completely online, it seemed like an appropriate topic. The video below does not summarize my position on either of these learning processes. Instead, it demonstrates how I went about finding articles online and assessing their value.
Coursework Samples:
The following is my final thesis for the class. It contains all of my research and summarizes what I think is an interesting comparison. Unfortunately, I learned during this time that a direct comparison of test scores between traditional schools and online classes does not exist. However, there are several other issues involved that I discuss.
Physical vs. Digital Learning Environments
This course involved reading several research studies on a particular problem of practice and writing a thesis on one of my choosing. I decided to compare physical vs. digital learning environments. Considering that I'm earning my MAET degree completely online, it seemed like an appropriate topic. The video below does not summarize my position on either of these learning processes. Instead, it demonstrates how I went about finding articles online and assessing their value.
Coursework Samples:
The following is my final thesis for the class. It contains all of my research and summarizes what I think is an interesting comparison. Unfortunately, I learned during this time that a direct comparison of test scores between traditional schools and online classes does not exist. However, there are several other issues involved that I discuss.
Physical vs. Digital Learning Environments
CEP 800 Learning in School and other Settings
Fall, 2010; N. Sheltrown
This class was a review of the pedagogical theories throughout history. However, it focused on putting the theories into practice, specifically in a social media context. As part of the course, we constructed an imaginary Facebook page, inserting what we thought the theorists would say. It was a nice way to develop our technical skills as well as learn about the pedagogical approach.
CEP 820 Teaching K12 Students Online
Spring, 2011; L. Wolf
This course challenged us to construct a course that could be taught online. It needed to incorporate animations, multimedia items, and other online tools to allow students to learn in a non-traditional classroom. One of the challenges also addressed in this course was the ethical, legal and social ramifications of such a course. The following .pdf document is a development notebook essay that I wrote stating what I wanted my course to look like, how I would assess students, and what the ramifications of such a course would be.
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CEP 811 Adapting Innovative Technologies to Education
Summer, 2011; J. Spicer
For this course, we were tasked to solve a problem of practice using a technical application that was innovative, interactive, and multisensory. I tasked my 8th grade class with constructing a wiki about the current unit, volcanoes and earthquakes. A wiki allows all students to participate, especially the reluctant learners that might not participate very much in class. The wiki format allowed them to upload pictures, audio, and movies if they want. They could also upload links to web pages that contained animations or any other interactive material.
CEP 812 Applying Educational Technology to Problems of Practice
Professional Learning Plan Popplet
This course was about using technology to allow students to learn outside of the classroom. At the left is a picture of a Popplet that I made showing the options to allow technology to solve the problem of "How do I keep students up to date on classwork when they are not in class"? Clicking on the picture will bring you to the actual Popplet itself.
Group Leadership Project
The following video, made using Camtasia Studio as well as Google Presentation, shows how an educator can use a suite of Google Applications, including Knol, Blogger, Sites, and Docs. Given the fact that the teacher / student can both go and collaboratively edit the sites together means that learning can take place just as easily outside of the classroom as it can inside of it.
This course was about using technology to allow students to learn outside of the classroom. At the left is a picture of a Popplet that I made showing the options to allow technology to solve the problem of "How do I keep students up to date on classwork when they are not in class"? Clicking on the picture will bring you to the actual Popplet itself.
Group Leadership Project
The following video, made using Camtasia Studio as well as Google Presentation, shows how an educator can use a suite of Google Applications, including Knol, Blogger, Sites, and Docs. Given the fact that the teacher / student can both go and collaboratively edit the sites together means that learning can take place just as easily outside of the classroom as it can inside of it.
CEP 815 Technology and Leadership
Summer, 2011; N. Sheltrown
This class concerned itself with identifying a specific problem of practice within the classroom, and coming up with a technological solution to solving it. I built upon previous courses and problems of practice to focus on solving the problem of keeping students updated on coursework when they are absent from class.
Coursework Samples:
The following YouTube clip demonstrates a reoccurring theme throughout my MSU MAET coursework: how to cope with the omnipresent problem of students missing class and quickly falling behind on their work. Not only is it possible to fall behind, but the students may utilize these same ideas to make sure they are able to access their homework over the weekend, etc.
Coursework Samples:
The following YouTube clip demonstrates a reoccurring theme throughout my MSU MAET coursework: how to cope with the omnipresent problem of students missing class and quickly falling behind on their work. Not only is it possible to fall behind, but the students may utilize these same ideas to make sure they are able to access their homework over the weekend, etc.
CEP 807 Proseminar in Educational Technology
Fall, 2011; M. Koehler
Perspectives on educational technology, current theories, research findings, and methods of design and evaluation.