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UW Stout E-Learning Practicum Intern Performance Assessment / Professional Development Plan This document is to be completed by the intern at the very beginning of their internship placement. It will be reviewed at midterm, and due in a final form at the end of the Practicum. Directions for the Intern: Enter Cooperating Instructor's name: Dennis OConnor Enter your name: Becky Esterby Enter the official Course Title and Catalog numbers of the course: Teaching and Assessing Writing with the 6-Traits 744 909 Enter the class dates start to finish: June 17 through August 9, 2013 Work with your cooperating instructor to negotiate these duties. That means youre free to custom tailor the agreement, and to revise it as you go along. This is a set of guidelines created by the E-Learning Team and it is always growing and evolving. ~ Dennis Online Voice Intern provided a welcoming, friendly personal introduction during course icebreaker. Intern provides appropriate, helpful feedback to students. Interns communication with cooperating instructor and students is polite, supportive and timely. Email communication with cooperating instructor and students includes subject and salutation. Interns discussion additions expand the learning and stimulate additional research, questions and/or discussion. Words are sincere and open, coming from a place of mutual learning versus a place of authority. Treats students as valued customers. Interns self-assessment comments (upon completion). I have provided friendly and personal interactions throughout the course. Communication was timely and supportive. Since I am not a subject expert, I tried to make my facilitations thoughtful and stimulate more discussion. I truly was coming from a place of mutual learning and felt honored to be working with such an intellectual group.

Cooperating Instructor comments (upon completion). Ive been delighted with Beckys progress throughout the course. From the very first she was a responsive and clear communicator. I tasked her with facilitation of half the group each week. Her record keeping was excellent. She treated all of our students as valued customers.

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Discussion interaction Intern promotes student understanding of the connection between course work and professional work outside of the online classroom. Intern encouraged reciprocity, teamwork and collaboration Intern observes student posts and adds personal additions during the most appropriate time period. Interns discussion additions expand the learning and stimulate additional research, questions and/or discussion. Posts at least 3 times per week. Models professional presence (logs in 5 of 7 days). Interns self-assessment comments (upon completion). With the exception of vacation over the week of July 4th, I logged in daily (6 to 7 times per week) and read all posts. I responded to posts at least 2 to 4 times weekly and tried to add to the learning and provide ideas and research. Cooperating Instructor comments (upon completion). Becky modeled best practices as a discussion facilitator. She was present without being stifling or overwhelming. In addition to her discussion posts, Becky provided tracking information and weekly evaluation comments for the group she was facilitating. I added her comments to the students grade book evaluation since they were supportive and on point.

Professional Communication Interns communication with cooperating instructor is polite, supportive and timely. Email communication with cooperating instructor is brief and to the point. Intern is dependable and present. Should special circumstances arise the intern keeps the cooperating instructor informed as soon as possible. Intern respects a chain of command by always consulting the cooperating instructor first about any elements of student performance. Intern understands the need for strict confidentiality when working online. This means that specific student information and performance data is only to be discussed with the cooperating instructor (first) and practicum supervisor. Participates in a weekly phone conference with cooperating instructor. Intern is proactive, providing the required communications and reports without being repeatedly prompted by the cooperating instructor.

Interns self-assessment comments (upon completion). All of the above criteria have been consistently met throughout the practicum with the exception of the weekly phone conference. Cooperating Instructor comments (upon completion). We communicated via a private forum in our class. Becky embodied professional communication. We didnt need the weekly phone conferences.

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Administrative/Teaching tasks (Pre-course and ongoing) 1. Reviews all links and course readings and links to be sure all are updated and available. 2. Reviews all course materials closely for needed text edits. 3. Provides feedback on course design, technical tools and dynamics. 4. Should a broken link or editing problem arise, the intern facilitates content revision with specific and detailed feedback on where and what the problem is. Interns self-assessment comments (upon completion). All criteria were met throughout the practicum. As I didnt have time before the class started, I didnt review links and readings prior to class. Cooperating Instructor comments (upon completion). Beckys last minute placement as an intern meant this requirement was waived.

Weekly tasks 1. An active discussion participant, posting at least 3 times per week. 2. Provides weekly summary of discussion to the cooperating instructor that includes consolidated discussion highlights. 3. Where appropriate, answers student questions with patience, confidence and resourcefulness. 4. Agrees upon weeks tasks with Cooperating Instructor and provides the service within the agreed upon time frame. 5. Looks for stranded posts (Primary posts that have not gotten a response within a reasonable period of time.) and responds as needed. Interns self-assessment comments (upon completion). I always watched for stranded posts and responded to them in less than 24 hours. Weekly summaries for each student were provided in the evaluation notes. I provided active participation early and throughout the weeks. Cooperating Instructor comments (upon completion). It was a relief to know that Becky was watching the discussions early in the week. Shed reply to any posts that failed to get a student response. This usually occurred when students posted late in the module. Beckys timeliness and responsiveness were always highly professional.

Intern discussion facilitation Guided Practice. During the second half of the course intern will facilitate one required discussion forum. At the end of the discussion the intern will review student participation and do a practice evaluation of student performance using the course grade scale. Student evaluation/grades recommended by the intern are reviewed by the Cooperating Instructor who offered feedback as needed.

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The Cooperating Instructor is free to use practice grades and evaluations as they see fit. Interns self-assessment comments (upon completion). I contributed to many discussion posts throughout the course. Cooperating Instructor comments (upon completion). Rather than wait till mid-term I through Becky into the thick of it during week one. I split the students into two groups. Becky was responsible for facilitating and evaluating one of the groups. We alternated groups each week so she could interact with all students. I used Beckys evaluation comments to augment my own feedback. This way students received twice the normal amount of feedback. This worked superbly!

Intern tracking and feedback responsibilities The intern will offer a weekly report to the cooperating instructor on student activities within the course. This may include: a summary of student participation derived from the class list tracking tools; a review of previous modules looking for make-up work; a report on students missing in action any other types of feedback that help the cooperating instructor and intern better understand student work in the course. Interns self-assessment comments (upon completion). I developed an excel document that I use(d) weekly to track the dates of initial posts, number and dates of posts to peers, number of posts authored and read, my responses, and comments/evaluations. I compiled this information into a Word document and submitted it at the end of each module. Cooperating Instructor comments (upon completion). At the end of each week Becky posted a word document with tracking and evaluation comments for each student in her group. These weekly reports were vital to me as I worked on end of module evaluations.

Intern technology tool initiation and support The intern will setup and facilitate one optional synchronous conference for students. The intern will summarize the highlights of this conference and provide these highlights to all students. (This is often waived by the Cooperating Instructor. Up for negotiation to say the least!) Interns self-assessment comments (upon completion). Cooperating Instructor comments (upon completion). This was waived for this class.

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*This list may be revised by the Cooperating Instructor to better fit the circumstances of the class. *Not all criteria need be applied. *Cooperating Instructor and Intern will share this document. *Intern writes mid-term self evaluation using this document and shares it with cooperating instructor. Cooperating Instructor offers informal feedback. Cooperating Instructor assessment of intern skills and characteristics

Intern skills and characteristics x Cooperation x Timeliness

Exemplary

Proficient

Developing

x Effectiveness x Attention to detail x Professionalism x Dependability x Enthusiasm x Attentiveness x Online Cooperating Instructor skills Additional comments by Cooperating Instructor. Becky had a difficult task: She was asked to facilitate in a class learning curriculum outside of her own subject matter expertise. This meant she had to learn to be an online instructor as she was learning the course content. She did an admirable job providing value added forum posts to facilitate deeper dialog. As the weeks progressed her skills as a facilitator grew. She was highly effective using teaching stories to illustrate important ideas. I was delighted to see her self confidence grow every week. From the very beginning her caring and empathetic nature was evident to all. Her presence greatly enhanced the sense of safety in the learning environment and helped us build a strong community of practice. Intern self-assessment

Intern skills and characteristics x Cooperation

Exemplary

Proficient

Developing

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x Timeliness x Effectiveness x Attention to detail x Professionalism x Dependability x Enthusiasm x Attentiveness x Online Cooperating Instructor skills Additional comments by intern. This practicum was a learning experience on so many levels. I gained exceptional practice in tracking and evaluating. I proceeded with perseverance when topics were difficult and unknown. Every post was read and responded to when appropriate. I researched the information for each module and learned as much as I could about the subject area.

Signed by Cooperating Instructor Dennis Thomas OConnor

Date August 5, 2013

Signed by intern Becky Esterby

Date 7/29/13

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