Masters Course Offerings Fall 2022

Teaching strategies for teaching/instructional assistants focused on creating syllabi, adapting to diverse student populations, collaborating with colleagues and staff; implementing active learning strategies; fostering assigned reading, assessing learning, and integrating technology. This course does not earn graduate degree credit.
*DE Master's students may take this course with permission from their advisor.

Dr. Emily Suh

Mondays, 2:00-4:50pm, ASBN 407

This course focuses on intermediate quantitative research design and statistical methods of data analysis related to problems in education, psychology, sociology, and biological sciences. The general linear model based univariate and selected multivariate statistical techniques are examined including theory/purpose, logic, practical implications, and interpretation of various analytic techniques. 

Dr. Taylor Acee

Mondays, 3:30-6:20pm, ASBN 408

This course examines the theory, research, and practice of an integrated reading and writing approach to postsecondary literacy instruction. 

Dr. Sonya Armstrong

Mondays, 6:30-9:20pm, ASBN 408

This course is designed to introduce students to the department and to the ongoing research activities of its faculty. Emphasis is placed on identifying and coordinating opportunities for joint research and scholarship among faculty and students. Students must enroll in the course for three semesters before dissertation.

Dr. Taylor Acee

Tuesdays, 5:00-6:00, ASBN 407

This course identifies the evolution, characteristics, demographics, and needs of developmental education learners. Emphasis is placed on understanding internal factors, including the cognitive, affective, and psychosocial needs of these students, as well as on analyzing external factors, including the social, political and institutional forces that impact developmental learners' educational experiences.

*DE Master's students may take this course with permission from their advisor.

Dr. Russ Hodges

Tuesdays, 6:30-9:20pm, ASBN 408

Introduction to community college and to its roles and functions in American education. Special attention will be directed to evolution, development and patterns of organization, purposes, programs, personnel and current issues of the community college. Students to take DAE 5383 or DE 5321 may not take DE 7321 for doctoral level credit

Dr. Russ Hodges

Wednesdays, 3:30-6:20pm, Synchronous Online

This course uses critical multicultural framework to trace the evolution of the developmental learner in a P-16 educational system. Students in this examine school practices and policies in an attempt to map the educational trajectory and improve the educational experiences of P-16 underrepresented and underserved students.

Dr. Emily Summers

Wednesdays, 6:30-9:20pm, ASBN 407

This course focuses on research-based theories of student motivation and self-regulation and highlights practical applications of these theories for students in developmental education contexts.

*DE Master's students may take this course with permission from their advisor. 

Dr. Carlton Fong

Thursdays, 3:30-6:20pm, ASBN 408

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to educational research with a focus on research design, research methods and methodology, and fundamental measurement issues in quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research.

Dr. Carlton Fong

Thursdays, 6:30-9:20pm, ASBN 408

This course examines core principles of disciplinary literacies. Students will examine the theory, research, and pedagogical practices of literacies across the disciplines with an emphasis on understanding the potential for postsecondary learners and Developmental Education practices.

Dr. Jodi Holschuh

Thursdays, 3:30-6:20pm, ASBN 450-A

Students are required to attend weekly research seminars in Mathematics Education and to give at least one research presentation in the seminar during the semester. This course is repeatable for credit.

This course examines, analyzes, and evaluates the various concepts, topics, methods, and techniques that are related to curriculum design in Mathematics Education for grade levels P-16.