6.

2 Reflection
Candidates regularly evaluate and reflect on their professional practice and dispositions to
improve and strengthen their ability to effectively model and facilitate technology-enhanced
learning experiences.
ARTIFACT: Weebly Portfolio Blog
Throughout the duration of the Instructional Technology Ed.S program, we were asked to
reflect at the end of our courses. The series of reflections made up a large amount of the Blog
section of our electronic portfolios. Here is when I had the opportunity to give my honest
thoughts, feedback on my learning and experiences with the content that was covered and the
experiences that took place with each assignment. I was able to continually “perform” a
S.W.O.T. (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis on myself. It also allowed me
to see how much of what I was learning could be applied or was already being implemented in
the work I did on a daily as an instructional technology coach.
Each artifact demonstrates the ability to regularly evaluate and reflect on my
professional practice and dispositions because the reflections that follow have been posted
throughout the duration of the program. A large amount of my reflection were a result of the
ITEC 7430 course. I can recall this being a one of the more in depth courses where I was assured
of the amount of information I already knew, but was pleasantly pleased as I learned new
information or tools and resources that I could use moving forward. In many cases I would note
how the information I was learning was enhancing my practice as an instructional technology
leader and how these experiences were giving me the opportunity to expand and evolve as an
educator. Creating the blog alone was also an eye-opener for me to a new skillset and a new love
for blogging.
The blog reflections were a reminder of how essential it is to continually reflect. Whether
it is on the work you are doing, your personal life, thoughts, decisions, etc. Reflecting, especially
in written form, allows one to track growth, acknowledge direction and decisions, learn from
mistakes, mishaps, and/or misunderstandings, but more importantly, evolve! When going
through a program like this where learning something new is inevitable, it is important to
acknowledge those things and reflect on how those things can be applied to your current work
and/or reality. If you chose not to do so, you could be doing yourself a disservice and missing out
on much needed self-improvement. If I were to change anything about the reflection process, I
think I would have applied more of what took place in ITEC 7430 where we reflected on each
concept or throughout the course.
I can really see my growth in the course and I am able to clearly recall what we were
covering at the time and the direction the new knowledge meant to take us. I have also noticed
that my perspective and approach as an Instructional Technology Leader has changed for the
better. I am better equipped to encounter more, impact many, and be a change agent in the field
of education. This artifact impacts school improvement because as I improve and my knowledge
and skills enhance, so does that of the educators and students I encounter. This is in part due to
being able to have such an artifact as this to constantly reflect and build.