I use my degree everyday with my freshmen and sophomores for English. In fact, as both navigate everything from poetry to graphic novels to articles to writing to Shakespeare, I still reference notes from my time at Friends and the great insights I got from class discussions.

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I chose Friends University because of the location and the Human Resources program. I have worked in Human Resources since 1997 in healthcare; however, knew I needed the education to promote my career in the human resource field. I was told on many occasions that I was a good generalist, still I wanted to be an exceptional leader in the human resource field.

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The women’s residence, South Hall, had been built by Garfield University in 1887. It was located south of the Davis Administration Building and contained 25 student rooms, a parlor, a dining room and culinary department.

Initially, South Hall housed women students and later became Music Hall.

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Each class had a discussion board component. Through this I posted research, reflective thoughts, and samples of assignments. Each student doing this provides a great collaborative opportunity and networking opportunity. It is exceptionally valuable when looking to improve your own work to have other people to bounce ideas off of. The discussion boards provided me with new insight for teaching, affirmation of my ideas, and an opportunity to get a view into districts that are different than my own.

What do you like about your degree/program?

Friends University’s Masters of Teaching and Learning is an excellent program for those that are currently teaching. The opportunity for online courses as well as the structure of 8 week courses was exceptionally beneficial. Teachers regularly have so much going on within a week and a schedule that requires flexibility. At every step of the way, my professors were happy to accommodate and help fit my schedule.

Additionally, this program offered an array of courses. Each course offered an opportunity to grow in a different way. I particularly enjoyed my leadership course, as well as my curriculum design course. Both areas were vastly different, but very applicable, which is another theme of the program.

One of my biggest frustrations is completing work that I don’t think I will ever need later in life – “busy work”. With this program, essentially everything was directly applicable, because the assignments were flexible enough to directly fit into my current teaching.

How has your degree/program benefited you in your career so far?

I am only just completing the program, but have seen benefits in my teaching at every step of the way, which is a distinct value of the program. Each class focuses on direct classroom applicability, which has meant that I did not have to wait until I finished my program to see changes in my classroom.

Many of my units that I teach were able to be overhauled through extensively looking at how to structure a curriculum most appropriately for each individual group of students. We looked at classroom management, assessment styles, multiple intelligences, action research, unit objectives, and technological improvements. Each area provided subtle changes and improvements for my units and student achievement.

Is there anything else you’d like to add?

Each of the professors that I had throughout the program were exceptionally helpful. There was always quality feedback on my assignments that I could reflect upon and it was always prompt. I can not think of a single time when I needed feedback or response during this program and did not get it promptly. That does not happen everywhere and is a significant positive about this program.

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