Below is a list of the graduate courses that I have taken at the University of Central Florida, organized by semester. Each course contains the description written on the program’s website as a frame of reference. To view some of the projects that I have accomplished by way of this program, please visit the Special Projects page on this site.
Fall 2016
EDF6481: Fundamentals of Graduate Research
Description: Review and critique of research literature, use of library resources for educational research, and introduction to the concepts of research design and data analysis.
EME6613: Instructional Systems Design
Description: This course focuses on the systematic analysis and design of instruction, including task, learner, and context analyses, objectives and learner assessments, media selection, flowcharting and storyboarding.
Spring 2017
EDF6432: Measurement and Evaluation in Education
Description: Concepts of measurement and evaluation, classroom test construction, creation and use of derived scores, selection and use of published measurement instruments, current issues.
EME6062: Research in Instructional Technology
Description: Critical review and evaluation of landmark research in the areas of educational media, instructional design, and instructional systems.
Summer 2017
EME6457: Distance Education
Description: Instruction and how it is delivered at a distance. Examines technologies, processes, and products of distance education with emphasis on e-learning.
EME6507: Multimedia in Education and Training
Emphasis on the elements and applications of multimedia and technology in multiple instructional settings. Includes authoring, design, alternative delivery systems, hardware, and software.
IDS5142: Modeling and Simulation for Instructional Design
Description: Interdisciplinary aspects of M&S applications for instructional design. Emphasis on domains such as aviation, space, military, healthcare, education, hospitality, entertainment, and cybersecurity.
Fall 2017
EME6417: Online and Virtual Environments
Description: Explores issues and trends in educational and human to computer interactions theories as applied to virtual and online participatory learning environments.
EME6055: Current Trends in Instructional Technology
Description: Survey of current trends and issues of importance to the field of instructional technology.
EME6601: Instructional Simulation Design
Description: Integration of ISD methods with simulation systems design, including analysis, design, development and formative evaluation of leading-edge training and educational simulation technologies.
Spring 2018
EME6458: Virtual Teaching and the Digital Educator
Description: Explores practical applications of instructional theories related to virtual and online participatory learning environments.
This was the second part of a course on using Web 2.0 technologies and the creation of interactive media. For this course, I had to completely design and launch a course on automotive technology using simulations. To this day. the program advisor and instructor utilize my course as an example. You can self-enroll in the course here.
EME6614: Instructional Game Design for Training and Education
Description: Integration of instructional design and game development processes, analysis of existing instructional games and game engines and the design of an instructional game.
This course consisted of a group project that required the creation of an educational game from start to finish. With my group of three, we created an effective means of teaching basic coding languages through a role-playing game based on the Dungeons and Dragons mechanics.
DIG6432: Transmedia Story Creation
Description: Repurposing of traditional stories: Creation of authentic environments and the emergence of new authoring scenarios.
This course provided the foundations of how to be an effective storyteller and the importance that it holds. In this course, I learned how to quickly draft and create complex and interactive stories that simultaneously engaged readers and portrayed a powerful message.
Summer 2018:
EME6940: Theory into Practice in Educational Technology
Description: Practicum in facilitating the utilization of instructional media and information technologies.
As a requirement for this degree, all students must complete an internship in the industry and provide a portfolio of their examples. I wrote extensively on my experiences as an intern at St. Petersburg College, and you can ready more about this experience and view some examples here.