Field Experiences at a Distance: Virtual Internships
Document Type
Contribution to Book
Publication Date
2001
Publication Title
Proceedings of SITE 2001--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference
Abstract
Online instructors face the dilemma of providing meaningful field experiences for learners. In the Social Life of Information, John Seely Brown and Paul Duguid revisit Jerome Bruner's distinction between "learning about" and "learning to be." Brown and Duguid state (p. 128) "In the age of the web, learning about is easier than ever before." The real challenge for internet-based education is to help students learn how "to be." Field experiences and internships move students away from focusing solely on information toward an understanding of how knowledge informs practice. This paper explores creative ways to facilitate meaningful experiences in the field of practice for students-at-a-distance.
Recommended Citation
Carlson, Randal D., Judi Repman, Elizabeth Downs.
2001.
"Field Experiences at a Distance: Virtual Internships."
Proceedings of SITE 2001--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, J. Price, D. Willis, N. Davis & J. Willis (Ed.): 2843-2844 Norfolk, VA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE).
source: https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/17286/
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/leadership-facpubs/220
