5. What skill did you learn in ETEC 500 that you think will be most useful to you? Explain why you chose this skill and how you anticipate using it.

The skill that I learned in ETEC 500 that I think will be the most useful to me has been learning how to put my website on the internet and adding to it. SeaMonkey has made it easier to an extent because I can actually see what I'm doing and whether or not I like what I've done before I post my work on the internet. My goal is to continue adding the necessary requirements for the ETEC program as well as adding things that spark my interest, where I've been on vacation, and anything that might strike my fancy at various points in my life.

6. What was the hardest part of ETEC 500. Why was it the hardest and how did you deal with it?

The hardest part of ETEC 500 has been getting the nuts and bolts together for the second week of class and then to actually get my website posted for the very first time in 10 years. To say the least, I was extremely stressed out while getting many sleepless nights trying to figure out how I was going to get the website posted on the internet. Needless to say, my dad made a phone call to the internet company and got the necessary information I would need to put my website on the internet. I also needed to learn patience and wait for the second week of class so the patient professor could explain what was needed to actually put the website on the internet.

7. What does ADDIE stand for in the context of ETEC 500 and the ETEC program?

ADDIE stands for Analysis, Development, Design, Implementation, Evaluation. In class we have been taught that we need to have evidences of investigation, engagement, and reflection for all the assignments that we do through out this class as well as the program. All professors within the program need to know where we were before the assignment, how we gained knowledge through the assignment, and what we learned (or could do better) through the assignment.

8. Imagine for a moment that you are getting ready to graduate from the ETEC program. Would you choose a Design and Development project, a research project, or would you choose the comprehensive exam? Explain your answer.

If I were ready to graduate from the ETEC program, I would choose the Design and Development project because I am simply better at projects. I don't do well with research projects because I don't always know where to look or exactly what I need to be looking for. The comprehensive exam is simple -- if I can't pass the  CBEST after about 20 times, why on earth would I subject myself to another test that I most likely will not do well on?

9. What skills, attitudes and behaviors are associated with "instructional technologists"?

Skills

• Consultant
• Decision maker
• Reinvent the wheel
• Responsible in learning process
  

Attitudes

• Pontential to influence learning
• Learners are positively affected
  

Behaviors

• Promise too much
• Job isn't done satisifactorically
  

10. Of the skills, attitudes and behaviors you listed in response to question 9, which will be the most difficult for you? Explain why.

The one skill that could be the most difficult for me as a first and/or second year Instructional Technologist would be re-inventing the wheel from what the previous Instructional Technologists have done because there are known cases in which materials are lost, non-existent, or they were never invented. Materials might not be adopted because of the difficulties or expense of securing the materials and then revising the materials to fit the needs of the individuals that are going to need the materials.