Reflection+2

== ﻿Reflection Two: Describe a Technology Experience You had This Week == ﻿ ﻿Description: This past week we were required to take a couple professional development courses. In the past we were required to attend seminars or classes to receive credit for these courses. However, our district now offers us professional development online. We have to log onto a website to take a class. We are required to read the material and then take the test at the end. In order to get credit for the course, you have to pass the test.

Impact: I found this opportunity very helpful and convenient. Each individual could work at their own pace and did not have to leave their classroom to recieve credit for the professional development. However,what I have heard from the principal is that the veteran teachers were very upset with this decision. While I was thinking it was a great change they were annoyed. They found it harder to take the course online than to attend a class. They prefer to drive to a location than go through the quick steps online.

Intent: I am still trying to figure out why the veteran teachers prefer to physically go to a seminar rather than have the convenience of taking it right from their own computer. As I talked with some of them, they were so stressed out about how to take the test or find the test that they feel it would have been quicker and easier for them to just do whats more comfortable and that is physically showing up somewhere. As a future facilitator, I tried talking with them and showing them the steps. Once they were walked through the process they felt a little more comfortable, but still would prefer to have a class in person. In the future, I will try and explain to them that this is saving them time in the long run. The more they try new activities on the computer the more comfortable they will become. As a future facilitato, I will keep this in mind and remember that I need to show and provide my teachers with hands-on experience. I feel this is the same reason why they do not want to use technology in the classroom. They are never showed how to utilize the programs so they just "forget" about them.