Virtual Internships: Student, Faculty, and Employer Perceptions
Session Type
Thinking (Concurrent Session): 60-75 minutes
Session Description
Telework, virtual work, and virtual teams have created a technology-based demand for workers with demonstrated ability to perform tasks in a virtual or web-based space. Virtual internships are on the rise as a way to meet that need and are changing the experiential learning landscape by providing a higher education driven platform for student-to-worker transitions. This interactive session offers exposure to past research and uses session activities to help participants identify future virtual internship program possibilities. Attendees will learn what students, faculty, and employers have to say about the things they need to make a decision to adopt or reject a virtual internship program. Attendees will also be given information about successful programs that can be used to make future planning decisions.
Session Focus
Non-Credit Programming
Online Programming
Accelerated Programs
Student/Client Support Services
Session Audience
Faculty
Program Staff
Deans & Senior Administrators
Student Services Providers
Advisers
Primary Presenter
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7c93f3bf11720522bdb87411ce39d554.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Melody Jackson, University of Phoenix")
Melody Jackson, University of Phoenix
Brief Bio
Dr. Jackson is a Research Fellow for the Center for Management and Entrepreneurship as well as Associate Professor in Management.