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Practicum Experiences

ITEC 67492 Advanced Practicum and Internship in Educational Media

Requirements
The following are required activities for Computing/Technology Endorsement students during their practicum. Additional activities can be added depending on the needs of the student and the availability of experiences at the school site.

1. Observation/Participation in policy oversight committees or governing bodies.
2. Participation in one or more development projects involving process consultation.
3. Participation in ongoing staff development activities.
4. Planning and analyzing hardware/software implementation.
5. Planning and delivering instruction incorporating technology to students.
6. Providing instructional support to classroom teachers utilizing technology.
7. Designing evaluation activities to assess the effectiveness of technology integration efforts.

Guidelines
This internship is a. supervised field experience wherein students work for organizations involved in education or training, so as to develop the kinds of skills that-will be sought by potential employers after graduation. Students develop their internship program with a faculty member, usually the academic advisor. Students generally select their own internship site. To assist them in this process, a database of possible internship sites has been prepared and is available from ITEC advisors. Students should telephone the contact person at the site and inquire about the possibility of an internship experience. When a suitable site is found the student should proceed as follows:

1. Students can sign up for as many hours as they wish for internship credit at a given location. They can do more than one internship at more than one site. They must devote 50 clock hours of work experience per credit hour. They must document this time spent by keeping a concise log of activities, with times indicated, to be turned in with the other required materials at the conclusion of the experience.
2. Students should bring to the work place an introductory form entitled "Instructional Technology Internship", explaining the nature of the internship, and a "Supervisor Evaluation of Intern" form . These should be given to the supervising professional at the work site. At the end of the internship experience, the supervisor will complete the evaluation and return it by mail to the advisor.
3. A "contract" for the internship should be developed by the student. It should list the objectives of the practicum and include a list of activities associated with each objective. These should be agreed upon by all three parties involved: student, advisor, and work supervisor. A copy of this contract, signed by all three parties, should be turned in the advisor at the beginning of the internship.
4. Students will keep a journal during the internship, wherein they describe .their reactions to the experience. Entries are expected to be anecdotal. They can be short, but should be rode on a regular basis.
5. At the conclusion of the internship, students will fill out the "Evaluation of Internship Site" form.
6. Students will write a critique of the experience. In approximately 5 type-written pages, students should evaluate the practicum in terms of how successfully the proposed objectives were met, how interesting and challenging the job activities turned out to be, what the organization was like, what was learned through the experience,, etc.
7. The log, journal, evaluation form, and 5 page critique will be submitted to the university advisor, who will also look, at the supervisor's evaluation. After examining these materials, the advisor will assign a grade for the internship.

Text of Letter Mailed to Supervisors

"The Instructional Technology program at Kent State University has an internship requirement for its graduate degrees. Students seeking licensure endorsement in Computing /Technology must do an internship in a school setting. They must be supervised by a Network coordinator, building principal or other appropriate authority. This supervisor may be at the district level if one is not available at the school level.

The students have a university advisor who helps to arrange the internship, discusses the experience with them, and grades them on their required work. The university advisor may contact the intern's job supervisor to discuss the experience. Visits by the advisor to the workplace are optional. Students must keep a personal journal during the internship and must write a five page paper reflecting upon their experience. They must work 50 hours for each credit hour received.

The basic responsibility of the interns' supervisors are to oversee their day to day activities. The university also expects employers to provide appropriate assignments, wherein both the student and the school can benefit from the internship experience.

To this end, the internship is initiated with a contract drawn up by the student and signed by all three involved parties: the student, the work supervisor, and the university advisor. This one-page contract will outline the anticipated responsibilities to be undertaken by the intern. The intern is given a list of suggested activities to help develop the list of activities. Which activities are chosen depends upon the students need and the schools ability to provide the experience.

At the conclusion of the internship experience, supervisors are expected to fill out the "Supervisor Evaluation of Intern" form. This evaluation should be mailed when the student has completed the experience. If you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Prof. David W. Dalton at (330) 672-2294, 405 White Hall, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242."

 

Portfolio Review

Students enroll in ITEC 67439 Portfolio Review during the last semester of their course of study. During the preparation of the portfolio, students are expected to consult frequently with his/her advisor concerning the preparation and presentation of the portfolio.

Products from regular coursework may or may not be used in the portfolio. However, all materials presented must represent professional quality work. Students are expected to complete and extend any work presented from previous classes.

The portfolio must contain:

1. A high quality, complete, multimedia programs or other approved major projects;
2. Examples of visuals that reflect the application of sound visual design principles;
3. An instructional website; and
4. A complete instructional design report.

It is possible that one major design and development effort might accomplish all of these requirements. The faculty advisor might require additional components and the student may wish to add supplementary materials. Optional materials might include research reports, finished course projects, curriculum vitae, and other materials.

The portfolio review will consist of a presentation of the portfolio materials to a majority of the ITEC faculty. The review will be conducted three times per year, once per semester.

Feedback resulting from the review must be provided to the student in writing and within two weeks of the review. If the majority of the faculty reviewing the work evaluate the students work as unacceptable, the student will use the feedback to correct their work. The student’s advisor is then responsible for the final evaluation.

Technology Access and Utilization
Coursework in the Instructional Technology program generally requires consierable access to and integration of advanced multimedia and internet technologies

Distance Learning
The iTEC program at Kent State University is strongly committed to using and modelining appropriate applications of web-based, V-TEL\, and other distance based learning technologies.MAny of our courses are delivered completely through alternative, distance-based means. Some of these experiences are available with no on-campus requirements. Others requiire an orientation and one or two campus visits. All iTEC course have on;ine syllabi and are otherwise web-enjanced. Please the 5-yer Course plann for additional information to help you take advantage of these innovative course offerings. Please note that all students who participate in these courses must have access to a suitable computer and internet connectivity.

 

 

E-Contact: ddalton@kent.edu