Web+Conference+Reflections

=Week 4: Part 4.1: Web Conference from June 16, 2010 - Cohorts 1-3.= This week's web conference had 38 participants along with Dr. Abernathy and Dr. Mason. Dr. Abernathy suggested that we look at the revised Week 5 assignment since it tells us what activities need to go into the eportfolio and what contents should make up our comprehensive exam. Our assignments can be submitted in PDF format. The Curriculum Vitae needs to be added to the comprehensive exam for Week 5. You can try to add it as a table or Dr. Abernathy said they would accept it in its original form. The course-embedded assignments were changed for Week 4. Dr. Abernathy said if you already completed your assignment using the original assignment wording, then you don't need to do it again. The APA headings (Level I, Level II, etc.) were discussed again and it was recommended to look at page 62 of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition. You should decide what you want the wording to be for your headings. Also, if you get an "A" on an assignment and want to resubmit, Dr. Abernathy is grading the resubmitted work and will focus on the people who did not receive an "A" first. If your average in the courseware is an 80 or better at the end of the course, then you should be able to graduate. If something needs to be corrected and resubmitted, then they will let you know very quickly. The web conference next week for Cohorts 1-3 will be on Tuesday, June 22, at 6 p.m. or on Thursday, June 24, at 6 p.m.

= = =Week 3: Part 3.1: Web Conference from June 8, 2010 - Cohorts 1-3.= This week's web conference focused on our grades from the first week and how we should download software from Riverpoint to help with APA formatting. The link to download is located at @http://www.vancecortezrucker.com/linkfiles/Riverpoint%20Writer-1.0-Setup.exe. There were 47 people attending the web conference tonight so Dr. Abernathy was the only one speaking. We were able to ask questions using the chat feature. I also learned that we should be saving our Word documents in the 03 version so that they can be opened by someone who doesn't have the newer Microsoft Word software. Assignments may also be submitted using pdf format. Dr. Abernathy also told us to double-check our APA manuals to see how to use the different levels of headings. We are also to look at the Week 5 assignment to make sure we have everything ready to turn in by June 28. If we score less than an 80 on an assignment or score above an 80 and would like to improve our grade, we are to contact Sarah so she can reopen the link. We are also to contact Sarah if want any clarification of our feedback from the assignments. Dr. Abernathy also reiterated that if we created our course reflections based on an earlier version of the Internship handbook and did not include quotes, then we do not have to go back and redo the assignment. The next web conference for Cohorts 1-3 will be held on June 16 at 6:00 p.m.

= = =Week 2: Part 2.1: Web Conference from June 2, 2010 - Cohorts 1-3.= This week's web conference for Cohorts 1 through 3 was held on June 2 at 6:00 p.m. There were over 30 people taking part in the online conference so there was some audio feedback due to mic issues. The first subject Dr. Abernathy talked about was graduation. She said to be sure to go to the Academic Partnership site, fill out the graduation application, and email it to lugradstudies@lamar.edu. Some people said they had not heard if their graduation application had been received, and Dr. Abernathy said it could take up to 48 hours. The next topic concerned the form needed for the site mentor to sign. This is the Summary and Validation report which Dr. Abernathy said could be found in the Version 3 Internship Handbook. She mentioned that she would put the documents onto our discussion board for this week to make sure everyone is using the correct forms. She also said that if you already turns things in using an earlier handbook version it was okay to start with that for now and not redo previous work. Another area of concern people had dealt with the assignments. Dr. Abernathy said she took a lot of time to make sure the rubrics were aligned with the assignments and that we need to make sure to read the rubrics carefully. The next webinar for Cohorts 1-3 will be on June 8 at 6 p.m. = = =Week 1: Part 1.1: Web Conference from May 24, 2010 - Cohorts 1-3.=

I was part of a large group of students who met with Dr. Abernathy on May 24, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. Most of the discussion revolved around questions people had regarding the internship class. Dr. Abernathy said we should read our rubrics carefully to make sure we submit all required assignments. We also asked about how to apply for graduation, and she said to go to the following link: http://www.luacademic@lamar.edu. The web conference lasted almost an hour, and I basically listened and read along with the notes as most people typed their questions on the screen. Since I had already read the Internship handbook and Syllabus for EDLD 5388, I really didn't have any questions but it was interesting to follow the dialogue. We are to meet again on June 2 at 6:00 p.m.