Reflection, thinking about learning and growth, is an essential part of any learning experience. As an English teacher, I often ask students to reflect on their learning in writing. It is often during reflection that I discover what it is that I have truly learned. Metacognition, or thinking about learning and thinking, is an essential part of processing the learning experience. I enjoy learning, and one of the reasons I enrolled in Virginia Tech's ITMA program is to learn more about technology. I like to try things and find out what will happen. Over the course of time I spent in the program, I am proud of what I've learned, from the educational psychology, to research, to Macromedia Flash, to creating effective screencasts.

These reflections uncover what I have learned during the course of my studies and how I have grown as a teacher, thinker, and instructional technologist.

Philosophy of Education: My beliefs about educating students, composed for a Georgia Council of Teachers of English application for Teacher of the Year. (Word document)

Philosophy of Instructional Technology: My philosophy regarding the integration of technology in education. (Word document)

A Typical Day: A description of a typical day for me as an English teacher; composed for a Georgia Council of Teachers of English Application for Teacher of the Year. (Word document)

What is Technology?: A reflection for Instructional Technology in Context (Word document)

Review of Technology: A reflection for Instructional Technology in Context (Word document)

What is Instructional Technology: A reflection for Instructional Technology in Context (Word document)

My Professional Needs: A reflection for Instructional Technology in Context (Word document)

Online Learning: A reflection from Instructional Media on the use of the World Wide Web in education. (HTML)

My Needs, the Web, and Education: A very early reflection on how the World Wide Web could meet my educational needs (Word document)

Responses to Reigeluth Article: Reflection on an article by Reigeluth (1994) entitled "The Imperative for Change." (Word document)

Digital Audio Reflection: A discussion of what I learned in the Digital Audio course. (Word document)

Project and Report Final Reflection: A reflection of my learning experience in Project and Report. (Word document)

Learning Theories Reflection: This reflection from Learning Theories examines my beliefs at the beginning of the course (black text) compared with the end of the course (red text). (Word document)

Distance Learning: Early reflection on my experiences as a distance learner from Instructional Media. (HTML)

ITMA Reflection: A discussion of what I have learned and how I have grown as an instructional technologist as a result of my learning in ITMA. (Word document)