Instructional Technology Graduate Internship

 DePauw University's office of Faculty Instructional Technology Support (FITS) has an opening for a graduate internship during summer 2004 and the coming 2004-2005 academic year. Renewal for a second year is possible, based on satisfactory performance.

The FITS program provides instructional and technical support for DePauw University faculty members who explore and develop uses of instructional technology in their teaching. The graduate intern will work with several instructional consulting teams for particular courses and faculty members and will participate in guiding and organizing workshops. The internship will offer valuable experience incorporating technology into teaching and learning in at the undergraduate college level. Projects vary from just-in-time consulting with clients to extensive, team-based course development projects.

The FITS graduate intern will assist with all services provided by FITS, including:
  • Developing websites for on-campus courses
  • Designing and developing multimedia projects
  • Planning and presenting workshops about instruction and teaching to faculty
  • Researching online databases and search engines to find resources in instructional design, pedagogy and/or course content
  • Researching new technology options (hardware and software) related to teaching and education
  • Consulting with faculty to develop methods and techniques for using technology in teaching
  • Mentoring and supervising student interns employed by the department
  • Developing documentation and web sites
  • Performing setup, testing and maintenance of equipment in FITS center
  • Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

  • New or recent GLCA or CLAC college graduate or 2nd year masters/doctoral student in Instructional Systems Technology or related field
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • User support or equivalent experience working with people
  • Technical proficiency with software and hardware for graphical design or page/screen layout, written documentation, computer programming, and setting up and maintaining PC and Macintosh platforms
  • Interest in the areas of instructional consulting in higher education and/or multimedia production for education is useful, but not required.

Graduate internships are typically 10-month academic year positions at a minimum of 30 hours per week, with the possibility of extension through summer. Each intern is provided with 6 credit-hours per semester of graduate course tuition payments in an instructional technology program at Indiana University, employee benefits (including health insurance and eligibility to participate in retirement plan), and a monthly stipend of $1,800-$1,950 dependent on experience and qualifications

Founded in 1837, DePauw University is a selective, undergraduate, national liberal arts college of 2,100 students with a separate School of Music. The University, which has an endowment of $430 million, is located in Greencastle, Indiana, a town of 10,000 people, within an hour's drive of Indianapolis, Terre Haute and Bloomington.

DePauw University announced March, 2001, the creation of a national eLearning center on its campus, a first-of-its-kind model for learning using technology to enhance liberal arts education. Lilly Endowment Inc. awarded a $20 million grant to DePauw to support this new educational initiative which links traditional liberal arts with the need for new world skills. The Endowment grant in part supports the expansion of FITS.

Applicants should provide a letter of interest, résumé or vita, and three letters of reference to:

Carol Smith,
Associate CIO for Instructional & Learning Services,
Library & Information Services
FITS Center, Roy O. West Library
(765) 658-4580
clsmith@depauw.edu

DePauw University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.
Applications are encouraged from women and members of under-represented minority groups.