Internship and OJT at DILC

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Rationale

DILC promotes holistic education that includes immersive training in "real world" problem-solving and educational technologies. Current challenges at DILC include customization of online learning and collaboration platforms; audio, video, multimedia production; document and knowledge management; blended learning approaches, strategies and techniques; mobile computing for education; server management, content management; webcasting and media distribution; client support management.

Definitions

• Internship. Internship at DILC admits advanced students who would want to gain supervised practical experience in many aspects of the development, production, deployment of academic technologies.
• On-the-Job Training (OJT) - operationally the same as Internship.

Guidelines

• Guidelines on the Conduct of Interns and OJTs at the DILC

Signup

• Programming Internship/OJT: dilc.info/codersignup
• Non-programming Types (Multimedia Production, Library Science, Information Studies, Ed Tech, Visual Communication): dilc.info/internsignup

Sample Internship Projects

• UVLe Mobile
• UVLe User Admin Module
• Sensors and Controls @ DILC
• Multimedia Production

Benefits to Student Interns

• exposure to real-world challenges hardly found in textbooks and classroom settings
• opportunity to work with teams coming from diverse backgrounds (like computer science, film, education, computer engineering, library science, information technology, statistics)
• greater adaptability, self-confidence, skills
• enhanced resume with experiences and opportunities to apply academic concepts and principles
• hands-on opportunity to work with equipment and technology that may not be availability at the sending institution
• with tested skills obtained from an internship program, the student increases his or her marketability to employers

Benefits to DILC/UP

• DILC/UP can contribute to the training of students
• interns can provide fresh energy and perspective to the workplace
• interns can help explore untested approaches to solving problems

See Also

• DILC
• D I L C Media Lab
• How to Identify a Shady Internship