Keep Calm

 These past two weeks have been more intense than my past entries. I've been given some more responsibilities such as building in Canvas, getting tasks assigned to me, etc. It's been really amazing to sit in on these development meetings but this past week I've been contributing to the meetings. I have been able to interact with SMEs and get their feedback on things I've built and created. It's been awesome getting feedback from the SMEs and having real world interactions with them about what we're building. I also applied to a Course Developer position at MSU and had the interview 9/28 this week. I think it went really well and that I was able to provide good answers to the interview based off the skills I've built since I've started this certificate. Even if that job doesn't work out, I feel incredibly confident in my skills and where I am headed in this career. 

 Second Week This week was very pivotal for me and the learning curve of becoming an instructional designer. This is where we got to the nitty gritty of working with our SMEs and getting a real sense of what they want the course to look like and if they are willing to let us help them with the building and design. This is also where I was able to get a feel for building in Canvas and working with the content of the courses. I remediated some powerpoints to pass standards. I also searched for OER options for some courses and transferred the content into Canvas pages. This has been such an amazing experience and I am so excited to keep going!

 First Week Internship My first week of the internship was filled with nerves but those were quelled by my newfound team. We call ourselves team cool and my supervisor and team mate have been so incredibly helpful on this journey. My first week was filled with learning about reviews for courses and understanding our courses. I did several PROCES reviews, accessibility reviews, and Quality Matters. I learned so much about accessibility rights and standards during this week and I was able to call upon my past class that had several modules about accessibility. During this week I also sat in on several kickoff meetings with my team and the SMEs we are working with this cycle. These meetings were so important to observe because I got a sense of how communication between SMEs and instructional designers is streamlined. I was able to see how we go through each part of the design cycle with them and get a sense of the working relationship with the SMEs.