Current Students

If a course is full, you may request to be placed on the waiting list. To do this, send an email to Erica Mendoza and provide the following information:

Course enrollments are revisited a number of times throughout the semester. If you are granted an override, you will be contacted with that information as well as additional instructions. If you have any questions, contact Dr. Richard Hartshorne, or your advisor.

Internship

Many exciting internship opportunities are available for Instructional Design & 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 Design & 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 alternate 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 should find an internship site AT LEAST ONE SEMESTER prior to beginning your internship by:

Acquiring and reading the internship guidelines provided by the program: ID&T Internship Guidelines (PDF File - 209KB)

• Meeting with faculty advisor to discuss internship opportunities, requirements, and procedures.
• Arranging internship with an organization or department, preferably 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.
• Obtaining and completing a course registration agreement form available from the College of Community Innovation and Education Office of Graduate Affairs or by contacting cciegrad@ucf.edu.
• Working with faculty advisor and on-site supervisor to complete internship contract that provides a short description of the following:
  • the internship site;
  • skills and knowledge to be learned during internship (Learning Objectives);
  •  activities to be completed during internship;
  • products to be completed during and submitted at the end of the internship; and
  • approximate schedule for when products will be completed.

The faculty advisor, on-site supervisor and intern must sign contracts prior to the internship. See template and sample internship contract.

Advisors
Dr. Gunter: EdD students and students in the eLearning and Educational Technology tracks
Dr. Campbell: Educational Technology track
Dr. Hirumi: PhD students and students in the Instructional Systems track

• Draft your internship contract with your onsite supervisor first, then send the draft of your contract to your faculty advisor for approval. Once approved, you should sign that contract and ask your onsite mentor and faculty advisor to sign the contract. Be sure to keep a copy to submit with your internship portfolio.
• Complete your internship, using your contract as a guide. Keep notes of key decisions, events and experiences to help you prepare your narrative for your internship portfolio. Generate work samples to include in your portfolio as specified in your contract. We realize that things sometimes change throughout the course of an internship. This is acceptable, but explain the changes in your portfolio narrative. For major changes, be sure to inform your faculty advisor. During your internship, you should meet regularly with your onsite mentor to receive guidance and feedback on your work. Also, feel free to contact your faculty advisor for input and assistance. You, your onsite mentor and/or your faculty advisor may request a meeting at any time to discuss your work and any issues that may come up.
• Toward the end of your internship, you should compile your work and prepare your internship portfolio to be either posted online, submitted electronically or hard-copy submitted in person to your faculty advisor at least one week before final exam week. You internship portfolio should include:
  • Copy of your contract;
  • One page evaluation from your onsite mentor;
  • Copies of work samples as listed in your contract (you can burn any related video or other multimedia elements onto disc and send disc); and
  • Portfolio narrative that (a) describes how work samples demonstrate achievement of your objectives, (b) reflects on your experience (key decisions, important moments, what was good, bad, etc.), (c) discusses any variance in what you planned to do (as stated in contract) and what you actually did, and (d) identifies areas of interest and/or need for your own future development.
• If you are interested in becoming an internship site, please review the IT Internship Guidelines and contact Dr. Atsusi Hirumi.

Internship Opportunities

Business & Industry and Government Agencies
Higher Education
PreK-12