Sunday, September 16, 2012

Internship Reflections of Two Web Conferences



 

Reflecting upon the web conference scheduled on Wednesday, August 29th:

            The first web conference was very helpful in my switching focus to taking a leadership course. From the technology courses that I have been taking thus far in my EdTech program. It also was very helpful for gaining an understanding on what the cource is all about. During the conference I commented on the fact that I was having difficulty with getting administration to give methings to do for hours. By Dr. Martin pointed out that I should nto wait for administration, but stick to my internship plan. I was also confused about he hours that we were neededing for the internship. This web conference cleared my misconceptions about he two. I had been viewing my internship as tasks and the hours requirements as separate issues, when in fact they were on n the same. I was to follow the tasks from my internship plan and provide allotted time of doing those tasks. I had not been waiting around for administration, as Dr. Martin had thought, but I had actually been very active in fulfilling each experience on the internship plan. After meeting with my mentor I discovered that I have completed almost all tasks at my half way point in the program. The web conference helped me to clarify and revisit my internship areas for completion.

Reflecting upon the web conference scheduled on Wednesday, September 12th:         

Web Conference for Week 3 was not as informative as previous conferences. Perhaps it is because students were not asking relevant questions. Plus, I had difficulty signing onto adobe connect, and was even booted off once. However, I would like to have had more information on the things that we were supposed to do for week 3. I had the initial reaction that this week was a work week with discussion, but no true assignment to submit. Though I have read and kept abreast with announcements, overviews, videos, and reading; I still feel lost and overwhelmed on what to do. On the other hand, having a designated time to chat with peers and have a professor available to answer any questions brings a sense of community to those of us in the program. This is good for building trust and sharing information as needed.

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