Web Conference Reflections

I’ve not been very successful attending Web Conferences for this course.  I attempted to attend one before Thanksgiving Break on November 21, but due to technical difficulties it had to be cancelled.  I also tried to attend one on December 1, but apparently it was cancelled as well.  I had planned to attend two in the final week, but the dates and times were changed and I wasn’t able to attend the new dates or times.  So, I watched the recording and read the transcript from the December 10^th conference.  I was glad that Dr. Abernathy stated that we would be switching from EPIC to Blackboard in the Spring.  I keep getting emails about Blackboard being down, but I didn’t know what they were talking about.  I received clarification about the three documents that are due in week 5 and that the deadline for submitting is Friday instead of Sunday. It was also nice to hear that if we are ever going to be late submitting an assignment that we just need to contact Dr. Abernathy or our instructional assistant and let them know.

I also watched the recording for the December 11^th conference and read the transcript. I was glad to get clarification about what the eportfolio is. I thought it was the wiki, but it helped to hear that from Dr. Abernathy.  She also explained that we need to put a link to our blog posts in our eportfolio.  I was also confused about whether or not to reflect on two or three conferences.  I got clarification that we would not be penalized if we only reflected on two conferences. The explanation of the creative commons for our PSA was very helpful.  I was unclear about what a creative commons actually was. I was also curious as to whether or not I could avoid the principal certification course. It was explained that you cannot opt out of the course, but you aren’t required to take the certification test.