Megan Dunn Davison
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Megan Dunn Davison is a Doctoral Candidate in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the Pennsylvania State University. Megan received her Master's of Science in Speech Language Pathology from Purdue University in 2003 and her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Disorders from Truman State University in 1997. Her research interests include language and literacy development and disorders in pre-school age children with a special interest in diverse populations.
I currently teach CSD 300 Developmental Considerations in the Assessment and Treatment of Language Disorders at the Pennsylvania State University. This course focuses on language development from birth through adulthood. In addition, this course addresses child language development as the foundation for assessing and treating language disorders. Topics include the development of phonology, semantics, morphology, syntax and pragmatics. Furthermore, the course addresses theories of language development, the relationship between culture and language, literacy, and issues related to social and ethnic dialects and bilingualism. The primary focus of this course is to provide communication disorders majors with a foundation in normal language development that will be used throughout their clinical practice.
Throughout this course a variety of methods and materials have been used to enhance student learning. Many of these methods and materials revolved around the goal of 'teaching with technology.' Technology in the classroom provides the instructor and the students with invaluable resources that not only add to the content of the course but also provides students with resources that they will be able to use beyond the classroom. In my experience, students have responded positively to the use of technology and it continually amazes me how proficient students are at incorporating technology within their course assignments and discussions with minimal instruction. The use of technology in the classroom has allowed for this course to go beyond the class lecture. The use of message boards, websites, digital videos, and a final e-portfolio project have given students something concrete to take away from this course other than the typical set of notes. The use of technology can bring the real-world into the real classroom. To illustrate some specific examples from my course, CSD 300, please click on the buttons above.