Susan Dick's Teaching Portfolio
Master of Arts in Education
Susan R. Dick
My Coursework
This course assists coaches and in particular the sport administrator in their endeavor to provide a safe environment for athletes, coaches and parents. Information was provided on risks, waivers, contracts, negligence, employee termination and abuse of power. Mr. Bush is an Attorney and he was available for consultation on legal questions. As an administrator and coach this was a relevant course and assisted me in updating existing by-laws, rules and contracts for the coaches, parents and athletes.
Spring 2009- KIN 854 - Legal and Administrative Issues of Coaching
Professor Al Bush and Professor John Haubenstricker
Summer 2009- KIN 856 - Physical Bases of Coaching
Professor Eugene Brown
It had been many years since I had taken biology, this course not only talked about anatomy and physiology but it
went into the actual biomechanics of movement in athletics. After the initial shock, I found this to be one
of the most interesting courses I have ever taken. We talked about sports medicine, performance and contraindicated
exercises. We discussed injury and the prevention of them as well as the care and rehabilitation of injury if
they are incurred.
Spring 2011- ED 800 - Concepts of Educational Inquiry
Professor Steve Weiland and Professor Nate Clason
This course was the foundational course within the Masters program. It brought out many different perspectives on teaching and learning as well as different types of inquiry, interpretation and criticisms. Various types of literature were examined as well as the introduction of many new technologies. This course gave us all some things to think about to assist us in establishing our own teaching Philosophy. Click here for my autobiographical account of information and communication technology or read my essay on Mary Catherine Bateson.
Summer 2011- CEP 883 - Psychology of Classroom Discipline
Professor Alicia Fedewa and Professor Evelyn Oka
Appropriate management practices were the focus of this course. Case studies were utilized in an attempt to work through and resolve potential discipline issues. Research based strategies were implemented in order to achieve a positive learning environment for all students in the classroom. Click here to look at some of the "big ideas" that we looked at and discussed in relation to our own classrooms.
The focus of this course was on learning and development in adulthood. Is learning in adulthood any different than learning in childhood? Problem based learning is used to investigate and solve some difficult issues. We used self reflection in our own learning to assist us in our inquiry into the education and teaching of others. Our final exam in this course consisted of three separate papers. Click on the titles to read the following papers, Individual Differences or Femanist and Narrative Theory. A third example can be found on my "showcase page".
Fall 2011- EAD 861 - Adult Learning
Professor William Arnold and Professor Robert Hayden
Spring 2012- EAD 866 - Teaching in Postsecondary Education
Professor Ann Austin
This course helped those who are teaching at the College or University Level be more reflective and effective in the classroom. It talked about different techniques that can be used to encourage the postsecondary learner and keep them involved in an active and rewarding fashion. It discussed the characteristics, learning process, different technologies and assessments that could be used effectively. To see examples of my work in this class please check out the showcase page under Teaching in Postsecondary Education.
Summer 2012- EAD 877 - Program Planning and Evaluation in Postsecondary Education
Professor William Arnold
As is evident from the title this course focused on program planning and evaluation in the postsecondary context. We learned to plan a program and evaluate it to see if it was effective. This was very practical and we looked at some things we had already done and were able to use this to assist with future programs. One of the assignments consisted of discussing an ineffective program planning situation. Later we revisited that plan in an attempt to remedy the situation. Click the initial plan and here for the revision.
Fall 2012- KIN 857 - Promoting Positive Youth Development in Sport
Professor Dan Gould
Life skills are a critical part of keeping our youth involved and developing in a positive context in sport. Parental pressure and the over emphasis on winning and sport specialization are major concerns. Coaches and parents need to be educated so that sport continues to be enjoyable for all of our young amateur athletes. In this course our first major project was a book review and critique of a book called,"True Competition". Click on the title to read the paper.
Spring 2013- ED 870 - Capstone Seminar
Professor Matthew Koehler
The capstone seminar is a course that is to be taken near the end of the Master's program so that students can reflect on their studies and interact with others while they produce an online web based teaching portfolio. The portfolio will highlight their work in the program as well as their experience and personal information for future employers or advancement.
Summer 2013- EAD 860 - Concept of a Learning Society
Professor Steven Weiland
This course will discuss what is meant by the learning society. Further, it will go over the historical, cultural, social and economical basis of the learning society. From there it will talk about the experiences different individuals have had living and working in one.
