Each year, MSU recognizes outstanding technology-enabled courses with the AT&T Faculty and Staff Award Competition in Instructional Technology. MAET is honored to have received two of these prestigious awards for the 2021 academic year. CEP 815: Technology and Leadership was named as Best Enhanced Course. In the midst of stay-at-home orders going into effect, co-instructors… Read More »
In March of 2020, as COVID-19 called for rapid transitions in teaching and learning environments, many teachers felt overwhelmed by uncertainty and an abundance of options (often with very little guidance or structure). Team MAET identified this gap in professional development needs and designed a solution: The Mini-MOOC on Remote Teaching. MOOC is an acronym… Read More »
The last year has been an incredibly tough one for educators, who have been working diligently to support their learners through the pandemic. Now, more than ever, it’s important to acknowledge our gratitude for this work. A week never seems like enough time to express our appreciation for teachers — so we added one extra… Read More »
On March 18 and 19, 2021, Team MAET joined educators from around Michigan to attend the Michigan Association of Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) Annual Conference – held virtually for COVID-19 safety reasons. We were thrilled and honored to receive the 2021 President’s Award for the MAET Mini-MOOC in Remote Teaching. We look forward to… Read More »
Over the last few years, MAET has been involved in rigorous and systematic curriculum revision work to increase the inclusivity and accessibility of our courses. In 2020, we were honored to have these efforts recognized by Michigan State University’s AT&T Faculty and Staff Instructional Technology Awards. CEP 833: Creativity in K-12 Computing Education was recognized… Read More »
What skills, strategies, and mindsets help you to be an effective online learner? Today, many learners are being thrust into online learning without necessarily having been introduced to the skills and strategies that support success in a very different type of learning landscape than brick-and-mortar housed, classroom-based, face-to-face teaching.
We are excited to announce a new MAET member! Brittany Dillman has joined our team as the MAET Graduate Certificate (GC) Program Coordinator. She will advise and support GC students and instructors and looks forward to assisting the larger MAET community, as well. Brittany has been involved in teaching MAET courses since 2013 and is… Read More »
The nationally ranked, award-winning Educational Psychology and Educational Technology program in the MSU College of Education seeks an organized, detail-oriented, creative, dynamic, forward-thinking educator to join the MAET program leadership team. The Specialist will direct many aspects of the Graduate Certificate programs, and provide support, as needed, to the Master of Arts in Educational Technology… Read More »
MAET is pleased to announce our new online Graduate Certificate in K12 Computer Science Education, which prepares K12 teachers to teach computational thinking and computer science ideas at the elementary and secondary level. Domains include computational thinking, algorithmic thinking, abstraction, programming tools, and creative thinking. Teachers learn to teach these concepts and skills through culturally… Read More »
Every year, Team MAET looks forward to connecting with area educators at the Michigan Association of Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) Conference — it gives us a chance to meet online students in person, reconnect with our alumni, and meet educational professionals from across the region. On Thursday, March 8, some of the students, instructors,… Read More »
