EDLD+5388+Internship

=Reflections =

**Internship Plan:**
On May 5, 2010 I met with my site mentor, Tom Pinson. He is the Regional Cisco Academy Administrator. We talked at great length about what I thought I wanted to accomplish for my internship. I wanted to do so many things. I was having trouble selecting one thing. It was not until we started talking about issues we had this semester that the answer became clear. Even though Cisco curriculum is delivered online our students seem to need something a little different. I knew that we could provide that extra something by enhancing the online content. Since we are the Regional Training Academy for Cisco I thought that I should include all of the instructors that teach Cisco courses. I decided to work toward the goal of web-enhancing every Cisco class by the Spring 2011 semester.

"Terms such as competency, proficiency, literacy, and fluency are often used to describe what educators must know and be able to do to implement technology successfully" (Williamson, & Redish, 2009). Time and support are what educators must have to implement technology successfully. I can’t give them more time but I believe that I can help them use the time they have more efficiently. I know that I can offer the support the Cisco instructors need to improve the learning environment for the students. “Teachers’ technology proficiency plays a major role in classroom technology innovations” (Zhao, Pugh, Sheldon, & Byers, 2001). I plan to increase the technology proficiency of the Cisco instructors in order to provide students with technologically innovative courses. 

Williamson, J., & Redish, T. (2009). //Iste's technology facilitation and leadership standards//. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education.

Zhao, Y., Pugh, K., Sheldon, S., & Byers, J. (2002). //Condition for classroom technology innovations//. Teachers College Record.