EDLD 5397 Week 3 Web Conference Reflection

This web conference really helped me a great deal, particularly with some of the trickier aspects of APA formatting.  What was especially nice about this web conference is that most of the questions posed by students were more focused and less “random”.  We clarified issues with our TK20 postings, some of our tasks left to do in the last two weeks, and practiced our APA citations.  I had been concerned that the TK20 binder only had one artifact for us to upload six different assignments into.  Dr. Borel told us to wait until the issue was fixed to post our artifacts as they should have six different places to post each one.  The conference was less frenetic than previous web conferences I have attended in other classes where the questions are fired rapidly at the professor and focus on random issues that are usually pertinent to the individual and not the class.  I even felt that I learned something as Dr. Borel gave us direct feedback on our APA exercises and explained how to do them correctly.  All in all, it was probably the most helpful web conference I have attended so far.

EDLD 5397 Week 1 Web Conference Reflection

After participating in tonight’s weekly web conference, Dr. Borel was able to shed some light on several things for me.  I think I was making too much of an issue of the reflections and making them seem like a big ordeal when they were really designed to help me take stock in what I have accomplished so far in this course.  I was giving myself an anxiety attack over nothing. 

The web conference also helped me organize my to-do list so that I can tackle my tasks in a systematic manner.  I’m glad I already have 2 of my meetings with my field supervisor finished.  I’ve already started going over my notes and e-mails with Dr. Harvey to submit for this portion of the exercise.

I’m really glad that we have this class so that I can organize all of the things I need to get done for my internship.  While I have been completing several of my tasks in my internship, I’ve fallen a little bit behind in my action research.  I have a ton of raw data that I need to work on synthesizing, so I’m getting ready to get that done this class, too.  Dr. Borel mentioned that this was a matter of going over everything we have already done, so that is a relief!