Annotated Transcript
Below you will find my Michigan State University Master of Arts in Education (MAED) annotated transcript. An annotated transcript is a brief description of what I covered, learned, and did throughout each of the courses that comprise my graduate degree program.
The following acronyms will be useful in understanding course designators listed for each course below:
The following acronyms will be useful in understanding course designators listed for each course below:
- EAD: Educational Administration
- ED: Education
Summer 2018 - EAD 822: Engaging Diverse Students and Families
Instructor(s): Dr. Kristy Cooper Stein My first course was eye-opening in several ways. While I took this course for the original purposes of my now retired college admissions consulting business, the content of this course was my introduction to key education topics of Critical Race Theory and Intersectionality. The important ideas within these topics helped me understand how one's contexts impact identity articulation; this was especially valuable for myself in recognizing my personal pathway that lead me to my selfhood today. |
Fall 2018 - ED 800: Concepts of Educational Inquiry
Instructor(s): Dr. Steven Weiland, Dr. Nathan Clason ED 800 introduced me to the power of educational inquiry through the works of John Dewey, Vivian Paley, Jane Addams, Howard Gardner, Mary Catherine Bateson, and Jane Austen. I discovered that the process of learning should be based on an ongoing feedback loop of inquiry, failure, and discovery. I also learned that the role of the educator in this infinite loop should be that of the guide who supplies formative and summative feedback at appropriate stops in the learner's journey. |
Spring 2019 - EAD 870: Foundations of Postsecondary Education
Instructor(s): Dr. Dongbin Kim I've always believed it is important to know the history on a topic to fully understand the contemporary issues we see today in education. In this course I examined major events in the development of colleges and universities in the United States. I explored the intersections of historical, philosophical, and sociological forces, as well as international or transnational influences and relations, that have shaped and continue to shape U.S. higher education. |
Summer 2019 - EAD 877: Program Planning & Evaluation in Postsecondary Contexts
Instructor(s): Dr. Nathan Clason In this course we focused on the theories and concepts behind educational program planning and evaluation. Beyond learning within the contexts of planning for a degree or certificate program, the contents in this course was helpful in learning how to methodically plan professional conferences, design and implement workshops, and even presentations I could make to colleagues and audiences. |
Fall 2019 - EAD 863: Training and Professional Development
Instructor(s): Dr. John Dirkx For this course we examined and unpacked multiple understandings and purposes behind training and professional development in various contexts. This class helped me engage in my own professional development as someone who is in a position where I must be active in seeking out resources in a postsecondary education setting to build my skillset. I also took away the importance of investing into one's training as it relates to actual dollar amounts spent in the United States. |
Spring 2020 - EAD 876: Budgeting & Finance in Higher Education
Instructor(s): Dr. Gabriel Ramón Serna This class was especially interesting as I am exposed daily to the finance, budgeting, fiscal and resource management within a postsecondary education setting. I learned key concepts and issues related to federal, state and individual roles in the financial administration and economics of higher education. It helped me better understand the interplay among the financial, economic and political considerations behind the resources that flow through an institution to keep the programs and systems running. |
Summer 2020 - EAD 867: Case Studies in Educational Leadership
Instructor(s): Dr. Nathan Clason This case studies class was one of my favorite courses in my program because of how much I took away after each study we looked at. We looked at complex case studies that mimicked situations that would/have realistically occur(ed). It was fascinating to discuss each case through how the literature supports our understanding of leadership issues and strategies. This class was critical to developing my own educational leadership perspective that will stay with me for the rest of my professional career. |
Fall 2020 - EAD 878: Educational in the Digital Age
Instructor(s): Dr. Steven Weiland This class was very memorable mostly for the coincidental timing for when I took this course as well as the topic itself. In a time when the United States was deep into the COVID-19 pandemic, I literally was witnessing a fundamental shift in education delivery that came out of necessity in the time of a global pandemic. It was deeply fascinating to observe and reflect on the importance of education in the digital age on a philosophical as well as practical level. |
Spring 2021 - EAD 805: Administration in Higher Education
Instructor(s): Dr. Gabriel Ramón Serna As an Administrator in a complex organization, I felt that this course taught me the most about my job and helped me grow in my understanding of how to best navigate my professional context. In this course we learned about the goals, purposes, and functions of postsecondary education, varied institution types, models of organizational functioning and key internal and external influences on the higher education system in the United States. This course provided me an opportunity to strategically engage with contemporary and future related issues as I prepare for my future to become a more effective administrator. |
Summer 2021 - ED 870: Capstone Portfolio Seminar
Instructor(s): Dr. Matthew J. Koehler, Aric Gaunt My final course was structured to engage in reflective exercises in order to showcase my graduate studies portfolio. This capstone encouraged creativity all the while demonstrated an effective structure to actively engage in a peer feedback setting. This capstone allowed me to synthesize my 3 year journey in my Master's program in a way to reassure I saw the value in all of my classwork in so far as applicability to my goals. |
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