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Internship

High-Impact Experiential Learning

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Welcome - Phil Miller
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Why Zero Waste

“Internship is not an intellectual experience, it’s a human experience”

(Sweitzer & King, 2014).

WHO

               

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Who can benefit from this website?

  • Faculty  facilitating an internship

  • Faculty teaching an internship course

  • Students receiving academic credit for an internship 

PURPOSE

                

What is the focus of this website?

  • To feature research- informed internship practices 

  • To enhance the facilitation of an internship

  • To provide resources to strengthen an internship course

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The Human Experience

Hands

How do you define an internship?

How is the internship more than an academic experience?

"I am so grateful for the structure of the internship program. It has been one of the most impactful experiences in my life."

        (Senior, Internship Student)

Internship Framework

What does research say about high-impact internships?

Frame
Pink Shrub

Developmental Model

How does a student progress through the internship experience?

Reflection

There is a difference between “having an experience” and “the way in which an experience is had”

(Munby, 1989).

Misty Forest Reflection
Two Dried Leaves

Supervisor-Student Relationship

What are the elements of a successful relationship?

How does the relationship impact the internship experience?

Student Diversity

How can faculty support student diversity?

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