Externships & Micro-Internships: Innovative Faculty and Student Engagements with Employers

Learn more about how two programs connect with employers.  The NCyTE center helps existing faculty enhance their technical skills through externships. Faculty must be well-versed in the workplace, work roles, and projects their students will engage in upon entering the workforce – and be able to integrate that knowledge into their teaching.  Miami Dade College’s micro-internship program placed students with employers during an introductory networking course. While traditional internship programs are geared toward students who have completed all or most of their studies, this unique program gave students an opportunity to gain hands-on experience at an early point in their academic pursuits. 

Presenter(s): Kyle Jones, Professor, NCyTE, Sinclair, Dayton, Ohio; Eugene Kinnaird, Faculty, Miami Dade College, Miami, Florida