Course improvement grant spotlight: “Music Classroom Technology”
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Bethany Nickel, visiting assistant professor of Instrumental Music Education, talked about her Course Improvement Grant, “Music Classroom Technology,” in an interview with CFT assistant director Julaine Fowlin. Bethany’s project was inspired by her experience last Fall with teaching a short unit on music technology in her Instrumental Methods for Juniors in Music Education Course (MUED3010). Her students were amazed and excited to know about the varieties of music technology available for use in the classroom. Bethany’s grant will allow preservice music teachers to access various music technology apps for designing their music education lessons and be more prepared for their student teaching year and beyond. In the video interview, Bethany shares her passion for preservice music teacher preparation and how important it is for the college classroom to align with what is happening in K-12. Bethany encourages faculty members who would like to apply for an internal teaching grant to use their colleagues as a resource for brainstorming and vetting their ideas. Her teaching philosophy is focused on the student creative learning process where there is a greater emphasis on the process rather than the product. She believes it’s her job to make everything as hands-on and practical as possible so preservice teachers can be equipped to provide similar engaging and motivating experiences for their students. |
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