E19.2197 Media Practicum: Fall Field Internship
Majzlin. 180 hours: 3 credits. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 credits. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
Restricted to ECT majors. Permission of Internship Coordinator required.
Students are placed in field internships in the educational media profession. They learn through supervised participation in instructional technology, instructional design and production, and wide-ranging other professional practices. Professional settings include, for example, corporate, cultural, communications, non-profit, health, and educational media development organizations. May be taken a maximum of two times.
The Field Internship Program is designed to provide students with professional field experience in their chosen career areas. The faculty view internships as essential complements of academic course work, particularly for students who may not have yet had professional work experience. Internships afford students the opportunity to apply and refine what they are learning in their course work, under the supervision of professionals in professional settings. This experience assists students in further academic and career planning and fosters professional development.
More than 100 organizations in the Greater Metropolitan Area host interns from the Program.These organizations and the work they do parallel the various areas in which the Program prepares students and the range of their professional goals. Internships provide students with experience in the educational applications of computer-based technology, multimedia and web environments, and television, and in the design and production, research, evaluation and use of educational programs developed for these technologies. Internships are wide-ranging and occur in cultural centers, corporate organizations and training centers, independent educational media design and production organizations, health and social service institutions, government and non-profit public interest agencies, publishing companies, broadcast institutions and special interest telecommunication networks, educational technology and research organizations and others. The ECT Program welcomes additional host participants and is constantly seeking to expand the practical applications of its courses through internships.
E19.2198 K-12 Student Teaching in Educational Communication and Technology
Majzlin. 180 hours: 3 credits. Repeatable to a maximum of 6 credits. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
Restricted to ECT majors. Permission of Internship Coordinator required.
Students are placed in elementary, middle, or high school settings for student teaching experiences in diverse practices in educational media and technology. These might include, for example, practices in technology integration and implementation, coordination and leadership in technology-related reform efforts, support to teachers for curricular and instructional uses of media and technology to improve learning, support to teachers and students in media design and production as well as in media education and literacy. May be taken a maximum of two times.
New York and other states grant certification to "education technology specialists," "media specialists," and related titles to work in the area of educational technology in public elementary and secondary schools. In New York State, certified "Education Technology Specialists (all grades)" assume diverse roles in these settings. The New York State Department of Education specifies the requirements for individuals who apply for this certification; up to February 2009, these requirements may be met with ECT's 36 credit Master of Arts degree, including the "student teaching" course, E19.2198, Student Teaching in Educational Technology, as well as a range of UG liberal arts and education courses. Following completion of these requirements, students make application, as individuals, to the New York State Department of Education, Division of Teacher Certification. For information about certification requirements in other states, students should contact relevant state education departments.