Practicum Log

UNSTRUCTURED Field Experience Log & ReflectionInstructional Technology Department

Candidate: Kali AlfordMentor/Title: Dr. Tammy PowelSchool/District: Riverwood High School/Fulton

Course:Intro to Online LearningProfessor/Semester:Dr. Vega Summer 15

Part I: Log (This log contains space for up to 5 different field experiences for your 10 hours. You may only need one! If you have fewer fieldexperiences, just delete the extra rows. If you have more than 5 field experiences, please copy and paste additional rows. Thank you!)

Date(s)1st Field Experience Activity/TimePSC/ISTE Standard(s)Reflection(Minimum of 3-4 sentences per question)

6/15/15-7/22/15Worked as graduate assistant in the office of distance education. Assisted professors with designing and developing online courses and activities5.3Program EvaluationCandidates design and implement program evaluations to determine the overall effectiveness of professional learning on deepening teacher content knowledge, improving teacher pedagogical skills and/or increasing student learning. (PSC 5.3/ISTE 4c)

3.6Selecting and Evaluating Digital Tools & ResourcesCandidates collaborate with teachers and administrators to select and evaluate digital tools and resources for accuracy, suitability, and compatibility with the school technology infrastructure. (PSC 3.6/ISTE 3f)1. Briefly describe the field experience. What did you learn about technology facilitation and leadership from completing this field experience? I was unable to complete all of the online teaching track classes. Because of this, I knew very little regarding instructional design prior to this experience. From this I learned the basic tenants of course design. This helped me tremendously in learning how to put course together for various learning subjects outside of my own.

2. How did this learning relate to the knowledge (what must you know), skills (what must you be able to do) and dispositions (attitudes, beliefs, enthusiasm) required of a technology facilitator or technology leader? (Refer to the standards you selected in Part I. Use the language of the PSC standards in your answer and reflect on all 3knowledge, skills, and dispositions.) Because of the growing interest in teaching courses online, or teaching them in blended format. It has become an important pedagogy for technology coaches to know. There are various skills that go into course design. Much of which I was able to learn through this experience.

3. Describe how this field experience impacted school improvement, faculty development or student learning at your school. How can the impact be assessed? I will be using the skills that I learned while performing this job. To create an online course to facilitate professional learning and assess how the skills and strategies are being used afterward.

DIVERSITY(Place an X in the box representing the race/ethnicity and subgroups involved in this field experience.)

EthnicityP-12 Faculty/StaffP-12 Students

P-23-56-89-12P-23-56-89-12

Race/Ethnicity:

Asian

Black

Hispanic

Native American/Alaskan Native

White

Multiracial

Subgroups:

Students with Disabilities

Limited English Proficiency

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