Dr. Gary Martin moderated the week 1, web conference. He began by discussing the transition from Epic to Blackboard. I felt a little relieved as he began to explain the course. Dr. Martin discussed reflection and suggested that we should reflect often as we completed internship activities. He discussed the length of the internship program and the benefits of that. He indicated that we would be discussing our evaluation with our campus supervisor, but that it would be finalized in our last course. Further, he said that we would be updating our internship plans in this course. It was reassuring to know that we could adjust our plans to add other activities that we have had the opportunity of experiencing.
Dr. Martin also talked a little about how to document our hours. He said that Ed Tech students should update their logs, as should all students, and keep them backed-up. Dr. Martin mentioned that one student had lost their data completely. It made me think, I have a backup system, but I did have a question about Blackboard. Epic allowed for downloading of their system, but Blackboard does not. The learning platform of Epic is on my computer and so are the first few courses. I can go back and see the work published by others and myself. I do not believe Blackboard allows the downloading of the learning platform. That means I will need to find a way to save our discussions if I want to keep a copy of my colleagues suggestions and work.
Dr. Martin discussed that action research papers are usually five to ten pages long. That he would help us publish them if we desired to.
Finally, he discussed the Practice Lamar Comprehensive Exam (PLCE). He talked about the Lamar Comprehensive Exam and that there were tutorials available. I got the impression that we should take the PLCE and try to make an 80 or better, but it was not essential. He seemed to say that those of us who had only taken technology courses would be at a disadvantage, but that it would be advantageous for us to take the PLCE.
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