Friday, June 27, 2008

Getting to Know Me


I was first interview by Erica Hartman. This is how she introduced me...
I was a bit naive, I thought everyone in the class would have a K-12 Education background. However, as I found out by interviewing Holly Harke, there is quite a bit of diversity when it comes to back grounds.
Holly lives in Menomonie Wisconsin and is a full time graduate student. She graduated in May with an undergraduate in Hotel, Restaurant, and Hotel Mgmt. She plans to teach at a technical college after a few years working in the hospitality industry.
Three adjectives she would use to describe herself is hardworking, determined, and level-headed.
Holly is a "digital native" because she grew up using computers and technology. Some of her favorite websites are facebook.com and careerbuilder.com.
Her favorite form of assessment is anything that requires "hands on" - "it demonstrates that the students really know how to do the concept"


I was also interviewed by Holly Jeffery. She chose to interview me because both of our names are Holly. This is what she said....

Given that both of us are named Holly, we discussed what attributes we share. We agreed that over achievement must come along with the name Holly. Holly Harke always takes on loads that seem to be too heavy but she does well anyway.She plans to work in the hospitality field for a couple of years as well as teaching part-time. However, although she loves the hospitality field, she can’t see herself remaining in it for the rest of her life because of the hours. So, when she needs to cut back to just a full-time-hours position, she plans to teach full-time.Holly H. would like to remain in the Fox Valley, teaching at the Appleton campus of the Fox Valley Technical College. Actually, she hadn't planned to go to college but when she was at loose ends after high school graduation, her father, got her into some classes at the FVTC.
Holly H. has been taking the E-learning classes because she needs some 700-level classes for her masters in CTE. She plans to take enough of these classes to complete her masters degree requirements, possibly taking the remainder for certification at a later date.


I think interview classmates is a great way to interact in a online class setting. It gets students acquainted with a couple different students in the class. I know that if I have a problem throughout the course I can go to either Erica or Holly easier, knowing that I have interacted with them already. Interviews are also a great because you get the sense of who everyone is over the internet and creates a relationship. I always enjoy learning what everyone is doing in their career.

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