Here you will find information on ILT internships including the general purpose and scope of the internships, application procedure (including a template for the application which should be sent back electronically with a resume to sbushell@ilt.columbia.edu), eligibility, credit options, internship policies and contact information, as well as current internship opportunities.

The Institute for Learning Technologies develops, tests, and implements effective pedagogical approaches to the use of new information and communication technologies. Digitally-based teaching and learning methods are designed that enable students to exert control over an educational process maximizing the potential of distributed learning and scholarship. This leads to new ways of engaging and assessing students and transforms the structure and culture of educational institutions. The scope of ILT's new media development efforts includes:

K-12 Testbed Development - Through large-scale, regional testbed work in both NYC and Upstate NY, ILT develops a wide range of K-12 professional and curriculum development activities and network infrastructure for education.

Project Development - This area of work involves the creation of Web-based and education resources that model effective educational design in digital environments. Our premier projects include The New Deal Network (newdeal.feri.org) and The Digital Dante Project (http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/projects/dante/).

Research - ILT's role as intellectual leader in the areas of educational reform via technological innovation and technological innovation with an educational end requires that our action research be informed by a comprehensive understanding of alternatives in practice. All action research begins and ends with a rethinking of traditional models through sustained reflection and study.

Technical Services - ILT manages extensive network resources for internal uses and provides a large number of schools with Internet connectivity and technical support.

Evaluation - Educational projects and products for K-12 education, at the university level, and in the private sector are evaluated using various techniques and strategies.

The ILT Internship Program is intended to be an Opportunity for students to do the following:

• gain practical knowledge of their prospective fields,

• work with practitioners, researchers and developers in the development of innovative and improved pedagogical approaches with the use of new technologies, and

• acquire new knowledge about the uses of new technologies in reforming education through action research, discussion with their Intern peers and professional colleagues through ILT in the areas mentioned above

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