Gerald L. Bepko Student Internship Program
2011-2012
IT Training Collaborative Learning Intern
Project overview:
This internship will focus on the development and implementation of collaborative learning activities that encourage learners. growth in the ability to apply technology skills gained through instructor-led workshops and other IT Training resources. Through these experiences, learners will work together to explore applications and technologies they are studying. Cooperative activities could involve challenges that require learners to solve problems or create new products. Challenges could involve any topics offered in the IU IT Training program.
Events could be hosted in specially equipped collaborative classrooms, in regular technology classrooms, or in Oncourse and/or other online tools. The ability for participants to share and talk in the environment is essential.
Description of duties:
- Propose ideas for learning events that involve multiple learners in problem solving opportunities or challenges that build their technology
skills using examples drawn from common, everyday situations.
- Assist with the development of collaborative events, including drafting the problem or challenge statement, developing detailed descriptions of
task(s) and preparing any necessary exercise files for the project.
- Identify the IT-enabled environments which best enable learners to share their approaches with each other.
Qualifications:
The candidate for this internship should be a creative student with strong computer skills especially with multiple topics taught by IU's IT Training program. Experience and/or a research background in teaching, instructional technologies, or collaborative learning is important.
Project Supervisor: Veronica Mount
Home Campus: Indianapolis
Applicants should submit a cover letter indicating "IT Training Collaborative Learning Internship", resume including skills relevant to project requirements, and letter of recommendation from a professor supporting your application, to:
