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=Lamar University EDLD Internship Discussion Group.=

**Purpose:** To allow EDLD members, like myself, share what we know about how we are supposed to be working our internship and ask questions about what we don't know.
I am going to get his started by saying I am a little confused regarding what we are supposed to be doing right now. I still have two courses excluding the internship. Here is my remaining schedule (Cohort 3).

4-12-10 Instructional Design- 5368 5-24-10 Web Dev. And Design 5388 5-24-10 Internship ***must double up to graduate in August otherwise they graduate in Dec.** 6-28-10 Report Due (if Internship in May) 8-13-10 Report Due (if Internship in July) 8-14-10 Graduation (if Internship in May) 12-18-10 Graduation (if Internship in July)
 * 7-9-10 Internship ***if not doubling in May. to graduate in December

I have turned in my application for internship and my mentor agreement, but have only partially submitted my internship plan mainly due to my mentor and I have trouble getting together to finish the plan. What have you guys done? Are we supposed to go back and document projects that we have done during the prior year if it was under the supervision of our mentor even though he was not officially my mentor? Here is the email of the summary sent to us by Dr. Abernathy. Are we supposed to be doing any of these things mentioned or are we to wait until we start the internship class?

Response from Sandra: I believe the only thing that had a due date was the site-mentor agreement form. I have only turned in my form and I am now working on filling out the internship plan and the log. For the log when you ask your mentor to sign it, you are asking them to trust that you have done what you have stated as far as your hours are concerned. I don't think the log is due until we start the internship. They wanted to give us this information now so that we have time to plan and fill out our logs. I was also told that we can count/log any hours since we started at lamar. So any activities that fit from last year count as long as they occurred while you were enrolled at Lamar. We have to have hours in each of the eight standard with a minimum of 50 hours. We can log more hours if we have them. Thanks!

So do we have to write 600 word responses to each of the topics listed?

Response from Sandra: ​Yes, that's what it looks like after reading the PDFs below that we have to write 600 word reflections for the Electronic Portfolio for each week. However I was told we can re-use anything we wrote in those previous courses.

Question from David: Where are yall finding this 600 word response information? I only see a 150 word a week reflection. Is this something different that goes on during the actual intership class ?

**Script from April 15, 2010 web conference (email addresses were removed)**
Marie Grigsby: (20:13) glen what are you doing?? Kay Abernathy 2: (20:13) Amy, all hours can be documented. Erin Cobb: (20:13) i note everything! Amy Campbell: (20:13) How should we figure hours from a project we did 6 months ago? Kay Abernathy 2: (20:14) Very much so. We need that would happen. Glen Harrison: (20:14) sitting out by the pool w/ my wine Amy Campbell: (20:14) I have to redo my plan Betsy Hancock: (20:14) Amen! Marie Grigsby: (20:14) oh lord Colleen Kreker: (20:14) are we supposed to do a weekly progress sheet? Kay Abernathy 2: (20:14) Exactly Michelle Barber: (20:14) You look way to comfy Glen! Kay Abernathy 2: (20:15) You are. Erin Cobb: (20:15) No kidding. Amy Campbell: (20:15) I'm really concerned since school ends teh first week of June Kay Abernathy 2: (20:15) Do only monthly reports May 1 and June 1. Billye Jones: (20:15) can't hear Kay Abernathy 2: (20:16) Help me with that last comment. Susan Wells 2: (20:16) I can't hear Dr. A Kay Abernathy 2: (20:16) Remember you are the exemplar! Kathy Payne: (20:16) The documentation seems to be redundant. Weekly and monthly documentations where we are going back and retro documenting the information Colleen Kreker: (20:16) Can anyone answer my questions? I ask but get no answers. Kay Abernathy 2: (20:16) We are creating and so are you\ Susan Wells 2: (20:16) For those of us that are in Cohort 2, can we just do our documentation all at once? Kay Abernathy 2: (20:16) Colleen, your questions? David Becker: (20:17) what form do we use for the monthly report? Amy Campbell: (20:17) We got a log form, didn't we? Susan Wells 2: (20:17) If we are trying to get through our current course first? Kay Abernathy 2: (20:17) Cohort 2, yes you can do documentaiton onece. Kay Abernathy 2: (20:17) once. Betsy Hancock: (20:17) (Meant in the best possible way . . . ) I seems very sneaky to have us be our own exemplar. Kathy Payne: (20:17) Thank you jwalsworth: (20:18) Should cohort 3 people be going back right now and documenting our work done in our previous courses? Kay Abernathy 2: (20:18) We have learned from the prinicipals program that re-reflections are valuable if they are done apart from one another....once when you do the project and then again at the end of the course. Colleen Kreker: (20:18) we got a weekly form and a monthly form - are we to do both? David Becker: (20:18) when did we get a monthly form? Did it come with the other items? Billye Jones: (20:18) Where do we submit the documentation for our hours? Stephanie Connor: (20:19) and where do we send our signed mentor form? Kay Abernathy 2: (20:19) Yes, you have a motnly log report for activities and the logs to cover them due May 1 and June 1 for you.The purpose is that you do not wait until June 28 to do all for your comprehensive exam. Kay Abernathy 2: (20:19) Send all to me. Kay Abernathy 2: (20:20) YOu have no coach now until you are in the course. Billye Jones: (20:20) Send email monthly or all at one time at the end? Kay Abernathy 2: (20:20) Billye, send to me the montly hours report. Kay Abernathy 2: (20:20) Isn't this fun! Amy Raley: (20:20) do we need to send our internship plan to you? Billye Jones: (20:21) Yes, Dr. A. Amy Raley: (20:21) Dr A.? Amy Campbell: (20:21) If we have all of it done on the 28th, what do we do during the internship? Kay Abernathy 2: (20:21) Yes, Amy, send to me. Marie Grigsby: (20:21) i'm SOOOOO confused. So do we have to submit anything for our internship class before the class actually starts or not? Cohort 2 Kay Abernathy 2: (20:21) Amy, when do you take the actual course? Billye Jones: (20:21) Do you want it as we go along or all at the end? Amy Raley: (20:21) May 22 Amy Raley: (20:22) you are talking to the other Amy Kay Abernathy 2: (20:22) Yes, you are all now in internship....no matter when you take the course. We at LU are very pleased that we offer we a longer intermship period. Juliana Estrada: (20:22) Amy so you are going to start intership and web design at the same time? Amy Campbell: (20:22) I want to double up with Web Design, but would like to be filling in forms/paperwork as I go rather than having to redo it later. Amy Raley: (20:22) yes Amy Raley: (20:22) yes, Juliana Amy Raley: (20:23) to graduate in August Kay Abernathy 2: (20:23) Eventually and actually now all new students begin internship in EDLD 5206 and hae an 18-month internship program, unheard of in higher educaiton globally. We are introducing it to the world! Kay Abernathy 2: (20:23) What else? Amy Campbell: (20:23) Reintroducing you mean? Sounds a lot like the old apprenticeships Juliana Estrada (privately): (20:24) Hi J, did she answer your question about an example? Amy Campbell: (20:24) Cohort 3's preliminary plan is due today, right? Billye Jones: (20:24) Are we supposed to be reflecting weekly in our internship wiki? Susan Wells 2: (20:24) Yes ma'am....thank you! jwalsworth: (20:25) I started a wiki to discuss and post information at http://edldinternshipdiscussion.wikispaces.com/ Send me your email address and I will invite you. Amy Campbell: (20:25) I want one place to collect it all, but I don't like wikis or google docs Kay Abernathy 2: (20:25) Billye Jones: (20:25) Marie Grigsby (privately): (20:26) Susan Wells 2 (privately): (20:26) Michelle Barber: (20:26) Amy Campbell: (20:26) I keep hearing of the e-portfolio, but I wouldn't want a potential boss looking at the mess of wikis or google docs. Roel Hernandez: (20:26) Juliana Estrada (privately): (20:26) Betsy Hancock: (20:26) David Becker: (20:26) can you send the monthly log sheet again? Amy Campbell: (20:26) Amy Raley: (20:27) eportfolio is on ly for principalship people Amy Campbell: (20:27) Ok Amy Raley: (20:27) not us Billye Jones: (20:27) Please add me Glen! David Becker: (20:27) I have only a weekly log sheet Amy Campbell: (20:27) What is this comprehensive exam? Amy Raley: (20:27) a lot of the courses overlap Tammy Parker: (20:27) Adan Cortez: (20:27) Glen Harrison: (20:27) you are on my list Billye! sulemareyes: (20:28) Billye Jones: (20:28) Thanks Glen! Glen Harrison: (20:28) Robyn Jacobs: (20:28) Susan Wells 2: (20:28) Marie Grigsby: (20:28) sulemareyes: (20:29) Marie Grigsby: (20:29) Glen you're making me dizzy. Sit still. Glen Harrison: (20:29) ok marie....I will Marie Grigsby: (20:29) :) jwalsworth: (20:30) I am sure everyone knows but you can ctrl-C and ctrl-V this transcript to word. Amy Campbell: (20:30) Owl Purdue has all the guidelines Glen Harrison: (20:31) you better check Kathy's work very carefully! ;) Billye Jones Betsy Hancock: (20:31) So, we don't send you the link to our wonderful Internship wiki, but rather more like a dissertation? Tammy Parker: (20:31) Thank you Dr. A Erin Cobb: (20:32) I guess I need to watch out, kathy helps me.:) Colleen Kreker: (20:32) I think some confusion tonight is the 2 different cohorts Glen Harrison: (20:32) yes you do Erin Kathy Payne: (20:32) Ha Ha!!! Marie Grigsby: (20:32) glen wants to get his doctorate Beverly Fikes: (20:33) I asked earlier about a podcast. Did we do one in any of the courses so far? Amy Campbell: (20:33) Might consider it, if I don't have to take more classes about being a principal Glen Harrison: (20:33) I am going to....even as old as I am jwalsworth: (20:33) Is there any discussion of a Doctoral program? Betsy Hancock: (20:33) Good for you, Glen. Glen Harrison: (20:33) I just want kathy to call me Dr. Glen....thats all! Amy Campbell: (20:34) Heehee Betsy Hancock: (20:34) I don't know about younger -- right now I feel ancient! Colleen Kreker: (20:34) will you be sending us a script of tonight? Kathy Payne: (20:34) Glen needs a doctor Susan Wells 2: (20:34) what type of opportunities do you feel like the doctorate opens up? Erin Cobb: (20:34) Calling Dr. Glen.... Glen Harrison: (20:35) hey Colleen....did not see you....how are those clickers.....are they working for you David Becker: (20:35) when did we receive the monthly log? jwalsworth: (20:35) Be sure to join my wiki Dr. Abernathy. Glen Harrison: (20:35) here to serve, Erin Colleen Kreker: (20:35) Stephanie Connor: (20:35) j, did you get my email? Betsy Hancock: (20:35) Thanks, Dr. A. I'm about to run out of power. I'll get with you later. Kathy Payne: (20:35) http://internshipforeducationaltechnology.wikispaces.com/ THIS IS AN EXCELLENT WIKI (Jay W.) Erin Cobb: (20:36) Your title should be Dr. Coach Glen Kathy Payne: (20:36) this is where we put all the docs that we have so far Glen Harrison: (20:36) mayyyyybbeeeeee Amy Raley: (20:36) all sounds good Stephanie Connor: (20:36) what is a curriculum vitae? I think I saw that mentioned somewhere.. Amy Raley: (20:37) a resume (curriculum vitae) Amy Campbell: (20:37) Can I post a site I created inspired by my classes in this program? I'd love some feedback and see if It can count towards my hours. Betsy Hancock: (20:37) As soon as I sign off, I'll probably think of a ton of questions. Amy Raley: (20:37) a resume (curriculum vitae) Amy Campbell: (20:37) Can I post a site I created inspired by my classes in this program? I'd love some feedback and see if It can count towards my hours. Betsy Hancock: (20:37) As soon as I sign off, I'll probably think of a ton of questions. Amy Campbell: (20:37) Me too Betsy Michelle Barber: (20:37) About a podcast we did that in a course, I think multimedia awhile back. Stephanie Connor: (20:37) like a list of where we have worked or does it include education and tech hours we've done? Colleen Kreker: (20:37) script for tonights please Kathy Payne (privately): (20:37) ok, done Amy Campbell: (20:38) I can't remember my wiki sign in Stephanie Connor: (20:38) Billye Jones: (20:38) Thanks for sending the scripts! Amy Campbell: (20:38) Darn it!