EDLD 5363 Web Conference Reflections

EDLD 5363 Web Conference Reflection June 9^th

This web conference was the first I’d attended for this particular class.  I was glad that I attended because it helped me to understand that other students in the class may face some of the same issues and concerns that I face.  I was not yet very comfortable using the public sites to post personal information.  I noticed that others were voicing the same concerns.  Dr. Abernathy explained that as professionals we should not let fear keep us from utilizing so many of the benefits that these online tools have for us.  I learned that there are ways to help make information privy only to the persons you desire to view the information.  I learned that I could set my settings to private.  I was even knowledgeable enough after the conference to be able to share the information with another classmate.  I certainly ended the web conference looking forward to learning more in order to help me master my skills as an educational technology expert. 

EDLD 5363 Web Conference Reflection June 16^th

This particular web conference really helped me to clarify the expectations of the week’s assignment.  It gave helpful resources that I would be able to use in the future to successfully complete the goals.  It also helped me to understand and become comfortable with my professor, Dr. Abernathy.  Sometimes students feel intimidated by our professors but she helped put us at ease and let us know that she was there to help us.  She also clarified for us that our IA’s are there for us as well.  I am quite pleased with the IA assigned to me and very thankful for this additional help offered to us.  She is there to help us succeed and not out to make us fail.  Dr. Abernathy indeed gave helpful resources to complete the assignment for the week and helped us appreciate the wonderful tool, Audacity to record and edit audio for videos.  For that, I was very grateful. 

EDLD 5363 Web Conference Reflection June 18^th

This web conference helped to bring a better perspective for our course and perspective to the many hours of dedication and hard work in order to achieve a degree.  The professor discussed and helped clarify graduation requirements, expectations, and concerns.  It helped me to remain focused on the prize and gave me further motivation to complete the course.  I appreciated Dr. Abernathy’s attention that she gave all of the questions including my question on using Flip Classrooms for the week’s assignment.  She stopped and asked all of the students on the call what they thought about using information on this subject as they complete the assignment.  I felt that she was really concerned with helping us and getting helpful information to us.  I am so glad that she is so respectful and nurturing to each of us.  I feel privileged to have her as my instructor.

EDLD 5363 Web Conference Reflection July 2^nd

This week’s web conference provided needed clarification on the assignments.  Some of the assignments were outdated on the website and hadn’t been changed but it was very apparent that Dr. Abernathy was diligently addressing this so that we would not have interference in completing the assignments.  She offered information that we needed to complete the assignment without a lot of difficulty.  I was impressed how she modified aspects so that we could perform without confusion.  The final week will help us put everything together.  The experiences of working in a group, working with film, video, audio, and edits will certainly help us as we become experts in the field of educational technology.  We will be able to offer assistance to many with the knowledge that we have gained in this class.  We also reviewed the requirements for our internship and action research plans.  This really helped me to make sure that I was staying on track with everything and remaining focused.  These reminders really continue to show the support that we are getting from our professors and IA’s.