Dr. Martha Osei-Yaw

EDTC 808-Summer Institute II in Educational Technology Leadership (2 credits)

This course is the second seven-week intensive summer seminar for Year II doctoral cohort candidates.  The course focuses on building the skills, knowledge, understanding and commitment necessary to become effective leaders in a variety of organizational settings.

Faculty: Dr. Christopher Carnahan

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• Professional Growth Plan

  • Rationale: Creating a professional growth plan afforded me with an opportunity to set ambitious academic and professional goals. ​

• Portfolio

  • Rationale: Developing a digital portfolio provided the tools needed for self-relfection throughout the length of the doctoral program. ​

• Jobs Project

  • Rationale: This project gave me the ability to gain greater insights on my future prospects in the area of technology and leadership. ​

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EDTC 805-Cross-discipline Studies in Technology (3 credits)

The focus of the course is exploration and evaluation of advanced and emergent technologies and the means by which educational and training leaders learn about them and sustain them in a learning environment. This course assists educational and corporate professionals to develop innovative educational and organization practices across disciplines.

Faculty: Dr. Laura Zieger

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• Assessment 1-Emerging Technologies

  • Rationale:​  This project provided me with greater insights on the benefits of learning analytics.

• Assessment 2-Create Your Own Project

  • Rationale:​  This assessment inspired me to create my own afterschool coding club at Alexander D. Sullivan School. The students thoroughly enjoyed the program and were able to learn new computer science skills.

• Assessment 3: Technology Theme Park

  • Rationale:​  I created the Technology Theme Park to expose the students in my afterschool coding club to "hands-on" learning opportunities and user-friendly tutorials that extend beyond the classroom.

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EDTC 807-Implementation and Evaluation of Curriculum (3 credits)
This course will provide candidates with a comprehensive understanding of the landscape of implementation and evaluation of educational technology programs. The philosophies, methods, and processes of curriculum design in educational technology will provide the framework for curricular models; resources for decision-making; and evaluation methods for educational and corporate settings.

Faculty: Dr. Christopher Shamburg

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• Assessment 1-Curriculum Philosophy 

  • Rationale: ​This assessement provided the foundational framework needed when developing a curriculum and an instructional design. 

• Assessment 2-Bloom's Taxonomy

  • Rationale:​ This project afforded me with the opportuntity to further reflect upon my understanding of Bloom's taxonomy. 

• Assessment 3-Technology in Early Childhood

  • Rationale:​  My colleagues and I decided to select this topic in an effort to establish technology guidelines for early childhood educators.  As an instructional leader in a PreK-5 elementary school, the knowledge gained was extremely beneficial.

• Assessment 4-A Neglected Consideration in American Curriculum

  • Rationale:​  I selected this topic in order to further explore how to bridge the language minority gap in STEM education.

• Assessment 5-Research Paper on Five Diverse Business, Entrepreneurial, or Privitazation Initiatives in Curriculum

  • Ra​tionale: This project has provided me with a greater awareness of the private and corporate sector and the impact on education.

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EDTC 814-Advanced Effective Models of E-Learning (3 credits)

This course focuses on concepts and strategies necessary to step into a leadership role in the integration and application of technology and learning.  Topics include strategic planning, leadership styles, institutional change process, designing world-class e-learning, and policy issues in educational technology.

Faculty: Dr. Laura Zieger

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• Simulation Case Study (On Campus Project-No Artifact Available)

  • Rationale: This project provided me with greater insights on working together as a community. ​

• Higher Education Case Study

  • Rationale: This assignment ​provided opportunities to address real-world scenarios that impact educational institutions.

• Leadership Vision and ELearning Plan

  • Rationale: ​This project was designed to serve as an instructional model for a future STEM magnet school. 

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EDTC 816-Methods for Building Online Communities (3 credits)

This course provides a background in theory and practice surrounding online interactive environments.  It is concerned with the practical issues of design and use of online tools to support communities.  Assignments include weekly readings, design sketches, critiques of existing systems and a final design project.

Faculty: Dr. Christopher Shamburg

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• Exploring Online Communities

  • Rationale:​  For this project, I was interested in exploring the digital habits of Girls Who Code which is an online organization with an extensive following.

• Context Analysis

  • Rationale:​  Our group selected Latinas in STEM in order to explore how an online organization operates and uses data to make informed decisions.

• Community Prototype

  • Rationale:​  I was motivated to create this project in order to develop greater insights on how to create a successful online community for girls and minorities.

• Website for the Community Prototype

  • Rationale:​  The online prototype provided a conceptual framework for developing a future online tool for girls and minorities. 

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EDTC 817-Develop and Manage DL Programs

• (No Artifacts Required for the Qualifying Exam)

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