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Web Conference Reflection

I have participated in numerous Web Conferences using Adobe in several classes with Lamar. I have to admit the first time was a little frightening, primarily because I'm like everyone else. I never want to appear stupid. The software was easy to use, my colleagues are helpful and friendly and the professors understand that we are all here to learn something new. I enjoy an opportunity to connect with others who are going through similar life experiences with their own education and their careers. I believe it's a great method for communication especially with distance learners. Many of the questions or statements others were making I had the same. It's an opportunity for the professors to answer questions once rather than fifty times.

The only down side I could mention is occasionally we would have audio problems. It seemed to occur when there were more than thirty five people in the room or we had more than ten presenters using their webcams. The first few conferences we did in cohort three, all of us were exploring the technology and were pressing several buttons. It was a great learning experience, but it was very difficult to watch the screen as we all made changes at once.

The closer we get to the end of our studies in this program the more conferences we have. I enjoy being a presenter or just a listener. Everyone teaches me something I didn't know before. I will miss not being a part of this experience. On** June 8, 2010 ** I attended the web conference for this course. As we approach the end of our training through Lamar, you can feel the tension in the conference that has not been present in the past. Each of us are diligent students and are trying to meet the objectives of the course. My group seems to be struggling with APA formatting the most. There is a lot of work and some of us are taking the Web Design class at the same time. We all seem overwhelmed. Dr. Abernathy provided resources and guidance once again. On **June 16, 2010** I participated in the web conference for this course. This conference was similar to the others. Diligent students struggling to meet the course objectives while trying to maintain their grade point averages that we have worked so hard to achieve. Since we are the first three groups to complete the program, Dr. Abernathy and others are working hard to make the program successful. Because we are pioneers in the program, we are experiencing growing pains. Changes are occurring rapidly and Dr. Abernathy is working hard to keep us on the right track. The group is asking questions to clarify what is in the handbook and what actually applies to us. One of the best features of this class is the discussion board. This is the first class I’ve had that the discussion board is an actual tool. Questions are asked and answer daily. Everyone seems to agree. On **June 22, 2010** I participated in the web conference. The tension has lessened among us. Dr. Abernathy answered questions for the last assignment, assuring us there a very few items that needed to be included in our comprehensive exam than ever before. She stressed the importance of APA formatting. She assured us that we’ve done a great job throughout the program and this week’s work would be much easier than ever before. She encouraged us to continue the caliber of work we had been doing. Questions were risen regarding submitting work twice through GoCourse. She said she would look into it. Our course is complete on Monday, June 28th, but encouraged us to submit early. Some of us made plans for the graduation ceremony.