Internship Opportunities

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Overview

Many exciting internship opportunities are available for Instructional Technology students in the Orlando area and beyond. Internships give you an opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge learned in class and to gain experience in "real" life work settings. Organizations accepting interns also benefit greatly as they seek to create innovative, effective and efficient learning environments based on the latest advances in computer technology, instructional design and learning sciences.

Internships are required for all master's and doctoral level students in Instructional Technology. At the master's level, we encourage students to seek internships in desired career area (e.g., preK-12, higher education, business or industry), particularly if you want to explore alternave career opportunities (e.g., K-12 educators seeking a career in business and industry). If you are already work in your desired career area, you should discuss suitable alternatives with your advisor.

At doctoral level, an internship with a faculty member is recommended if you are considering an academic career as an instructor or professor (so you can gain experience preparing for and delivering coursework). If you do not wish to pursue an academic career, then an internship in desired career area is again recommended.

While you may complete your internship at your current work setting, it is not recommended. The idea is to gain experience in work setting other than what you already know. However, if you do wish to pursue an internship in current work setting, you MUST identify learning objectives and activities that differ from your current work responsibilities.

Students are responsible for arranging all internships. However, a list of opportunities in business and industry, K-12 and higher education are provided (below) to help identify potential internship sites. Students who wish to complete an internship to fulfill the requirements of their graduate degree should find an internship site AT LEAST ONE SEMESTER prior to beginning your internship by:

1. Acquiring and reading the internship guidelines provided by the program IT Internship Guidelines (MS Word File - 51KB)

2. Meeting with faculty advisor to discuss internship opportunities, requirements, and procedures.

3. Arranging internship with an organization or department, preferrably outside current place of employment, by contacting appropriate individuals at the potential internship sites. You are encouraged to seek internship opportunities outside of those listed below. Be sure to discuss requirements with your advisor if you are thinking about completing your internship with an organization that is not listed.

4. Complete internship registration/application form available from the College of Education Academic Advising Office and from suite secretary (Lillian Ramos) in Education Complex Room 320.

5. Work with faculty advisor and on-site supervisor to complete internship contract that provides a short description of (a) the internship site, (b) skills and knowledge to be learned during internship (Learning Objectives), (c) activities to be completed during internship, (d) products to be completed during and submitted at the end of the internship, and (e) approximate schedule for when products will be completed. Contracts must be signed by the faculty advisor, on-site supervisor and intern prior to the internship.
If you are interested in becoming an internship site, please review the IT Internship Guidelines and contact the INST Program Chair Dr. Atsusi Hirumi.

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Internship Opportunities in Business & Industry

Organization Contanct Infor	Description of the Organization Internship Opportunity
Carley Corporation 12600 Challenger Parkway Suite 200 Orlando, FL 32826-2700 Contact: Carla French Director of Operations 407-894-5575, ext 277 cfrench@carleycorp.com	Carley Corporation, headquartered in Orlando, provides custom-designed training solutions to improve human performance. Carley addresses the needs of leadership, technical skills training, software training, and overall performance improvement. Carleys solutions include web-based training, CD-ROMs, instructor-led training, and performance support systems. Carley has a staff of approximately 60, including instructional designers, graphic artists, and multimedia programmers. Carley Corporation employs graduate student interns to assist with one or more phases of the instructional design process. Depending on what project has a current internship opening, the intern may assist with task analysis, storyboard design, courseware development (e.g., authoring), or evaluation of a completed product. Interns become integrated members of the project team for the duration of the internship. Internships are paid. In general, interns are not required to be US Citizens, although some particular projects may require it.
Compass Knowledge Group 5401 S. Kirkman Rd Ste 200 Orlando, FL 32819 www.compassknowledge.com Contact: Abigail J. Oliver, Ed.D. Manager, Instructional Services Compass Knowledge Group aoliver@compassknowledge.com 1.800.511.5636, ext 367	Compass Knowledge Group is an e-learning services provider for colleges and universities to market, recruit, develop, and support their online degree programs. Compass has internships available for Instructional Designers/Technologists to build course sites in WebCT or Blackboard. They would also be involved in producing multi-media presentations using Impatica, Camtasia, or flash, as well as authoring and duplicating CDs and DVDs.
The Orlando Training Professional Services Office for EDO Corporation. located at 11315 Corporate Blvd Suite 100 Orlando, FL 32817 Contact: Dr. Robert Spears Program Manager Instructional Systems (407) 382-6446 X217 bob.spears@edocorp.com	Established in 1925 EDO Corporation has primarily been a manufacturer of system components including, aircraft antennas, sonar ceramics, smart bomb racks, Mine countermeasures systems, composite materials, etc. EDO has expanded our services into all areas of logistics support including training, Interactive Electronic Technical Manuals, Electronic Performance Support Tools, Interactive courseware (ICW), computer assisted instruction (CAI). We are developing training materials for emerging systems such as Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), Mine Countermeasures Systems (MCM), and the Advanced Arresting Gear System(AGS). We also develop ICW for Virginia Class Submarines and Electronic Performance Support Tools for Naval Engineering. EDO has developed over 6000 hours of ICW. EDO is a large business publicly traded on the NYSE with annual revenue of over 600M and almost 4,000 employees. Our Orlando Training Services support other EDO Divisions and external customers. Orlando office is around 15 employees. EDO-Professional Services Orlando Training Services Group requests a Training Intern to assist with analysis, design, and development of training products. Interns will work closely with a degreed instructional systems designer in performing ISD phases of analysis, design and development in support of interim deliverables and training products. All internships are paid and interns must be U.S. Citizens.

Internship Opportunities in Higher Education

Organization Contanct Infor

Description of the Organization Internship Opportunity

Department of English
University of Central Florida
Room 302
Colbourn Hall
Orlando , FL 32765

Contact:
Dr. Dan Jones
Professor of English
Room 303B
Colbourn Hall
(497) 823-5160
djones@ucf.edu

The Department of English includes more than 50 tenured and tenure-earning faculty. It offers programs in creative writing, literature, rhetoric and composition, and technical writing, including MA degrees in creative writing, literature, rhetoric and composition, and technical writing, and a Ph.D. in Texts and Technology.

The department participates in several interdisciplinary graduate and undergraduate certificate programs, and is developing an MFA in creative writing.The department also sponsors The Faulkner Journal and The Florida Review . Many of the faculty teach Web courses or mediated courses using WebCT.

The Department of English may be able to use the skills of one or more interns to assist with online course development using WebCT. Some faculty could benefit from assistance in developing modules for their online or mediated classes. Examples of assistance range from helping to develop course objectives to designing and posting various course modules. Some faculty would also benefit from assistance with some of the many features offered by WebCT and strategies for implementing these features in their online courses.

These internships are not paid and interns do not have to be U.S. Citizens.

Institute for Simulation and Training
3100 Technology Parkway Orlando, FL 32826
http://www.ist.ucf.edu
Contact:
David Metcalf, Ph.D.
dmetcalf@ist.ucf.edu
Phone - 407-882-1496
Fax 407-882-1335

IST is an internationally recognized research institute that focuses on advancing modeling and simulation technology and increasing our understanding of simulation's role in training and education.

Founded in 1982 as a research unit of the University of Central Florida and reporting directly to the Vice President for Research, the institute provides a wide range of research and information services for the modeling, simulation and training community. Faculty and staff are distributed among IST's three Central Florida Research Park buildings, the Progress building (above), Partnership II and the Simulation and Training Technology Center.

In the IST, Interns will gain a variety of experiences in a dynamic, collaborative environment. Active projects will build upon solid instructional design skills, media development, and systems technology in support of simulation, performance support and training interventions.

Specific tasks include:

Work with a team to produce storyboards for simulations, scenarios, performance/training interventions,
Simulation, assessment and mobile learning research and development
Writing and research for various corporate research initiatives
Building and updating eCollege, WebCT and Blackboard courses
Develop multimedia for simulation, animation, and distance learning using various software such as PowerPoint, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash, and other audio video tools.
Transcription, editing and proofing

Assignments will be based on prior experience, skills, and current research project needs. Paid Internships may be eligible for tuition fee waiver for graduate students.

Internship Opportunities in K-12 Education

Organization Contanct Infor

Description of the Organization Internship Opportunity

Florida Virtual School
445 West Amelia Street
Suite 301
Orlando, FL 32801
407-317-3326
http://www.flvs.net/

Contact:
Rita Kienle
Director of Application Development
407-317-3326 ext. 2533
rkienle@flvs.net

Florida Virtual School (FLVS) is an established leader in developing and providing virtual 6-12 education solutions. FLVS currently serves the state of Florida and beyond, offering 88 courses including honors courses and 11 Advanced Placement (AP? courses, to students in grades 6-12, as well AP Test Reviews, Adult Education courses and GED. Founded in 1997 as a pilot project by the Florida Legislature, FLVS has grown from serving 77 students to more than 15,000 in the 2003-2004 school year.

The Florida Virtual School requests a Development Intern to assist with development, delivery and evaluation of online middle and high school curriculum. Currently, the Development Team has many projects in the design, development and redevelopment phases of the Instructional Design process. Utilization of an intern at this time would increase the speed at which development projects are completed.

We offer both paid and non-paid internships. Interns do not have to be U.S. Citizens. However, students that are not U.S. Citizens must provide documentation from INS that states they have authorization to be employed in the U.S. The student must also have a Social Security card.