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DLINQ Intern

Employer
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Location
Middlebury, VT

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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Classification Number:

901307

Classification Title:

Summer DLINQ Intern

Department:

Office of Digital Learning and Inquiry

Level:

Level B (Skilled)

Job Description:

General description of the position and department

The mission of the Office of Digital Learning & Inquiry (DLINQ) is to explore and create digital practices and spaces that advance the transformative potential of education in students’ lives, and to advance digital fluency and critical engagement with the digital at Middlebury.


Student interns play a key role in the Office of Digital Learning & Inquiry’s (DLINQ) student engagement program which centers student learning that, as an extension of the mission and reach of our office, applies equally to and serves to unify and connect students across Middlebury programs. DLINQ interns actively engage with DLINQ staff, project partners, and one another as peer mentors in ways that engage their curiosity, advance and prioritize their learning, and foster their sense of cross-institutional community.


Under supervision of an assigned DLINQ staff member, DLINQ interns will work to support the academic work of faculty and students, on-going strategic instructional design projects, departmental logistics and communications related to support of programs, as well as on-going digital fluency projects sponsored by DLINQ studios.


Interns work autonomously and in collaboration to assist community members with digital technologies, tools, environments and practices. At the start of employment, interns work through an on-boarding training program that explores digital fluency and critical engagement with the digital. Over the course of their employment, interns are also expected to deepen their knowledge of digital tools.



Responsibilities and duties

Under supervision of an assigned DLINQ staff member, intern responsibilities and duties include:


Inquiries
  • Participating in individual and group inquiries on topics of digital fluency.
  • Supporting or co-leading one and one or small group learning sessions on topics relevant to DLINQ’s areas of focus.

Digital Fluency Teaching Assistance

  • Facilitating peer-to-peer consultations with other students, faculty, and staff.
  • Partnering with faculty and staff to develop digital fluency activities for courses.

DLINQ Project Work
  • Writing and updating website posts, calendar events, as well as documentation for common digital tools, environments and practices.
  • Contributing to the development, progress, and success of DLINQ sponsored as well as community partner projects and initiatives. Projects are assigned by DLINQ supervisors based on interns’ experience, skills, interest, or professional/academic development goals.


Knowledge, abilities, skills and prior experience

Interns will bring a unique set of skills to the team and have opportunities to develop new knowledge and skills. Successful interns will be self-motivated and creative problem solvers, curious about digital practices and tools while continuing on their own learning curve, and work well in a remote working supervisory setting. Though DLINQ Interns may not possess all of these skills and areas of expertise, they may be asked to develop and deepen the following:


  • strong verbal and written communication skills including writing for the web
  • excellent customer service and the ability to communicate clearly and patiently about complex technical issues
  • ability to effectively coordinate and collaborate in geographically-dispersed and team-based environments
  • ability to think creatively and critically about digital tools, practices, and environments
  • taking initiative to investigate problems and work through viable solutions autonomously
  • troubleshooting or researching solutions to technical issues
  • adopting a partnering mindset with faculty, staff, and other students to move projects forward
  • learning new technologies and developing new skills independently that benefit personal growth or the intern team
  • familiarity with multimedia production tools and processes including video and audio editing and digital storytelling
  • familiarity with website development
  • familiarity with Canvas, Panopto, Wordpress, MiddCreate tools, and Domain of One’s Own movement
  • familiarity with visual presentation practices and various graphic design tools, for example the Adobe creative suite
  • experience with digital collaboration tools like Google docs and communicating with tools like Zoom web conferencing and Slack


Typical Schedule demands

Regular attendance at mandatory meetings is expected as is contribution and follow-up to tasks and topics discussed at the meeting. Interns will often be called upon to complete professional presentations of services and tools.

Posting Number:

STU01306

Location:

Middlebury, VT Campus

Is this an academic year or summer position?:

Summer Position

Open Date:

03/31/2021

Open Until Filled:

No

Quicklink for Posting:

https://middlebury.peopleadmin.com/postings/23092

Organization

Working at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, a graduate school of Middlebury College, provides international professional education in areas of critical importance to a rapidly changing global community, including international policy and management, translation and interpretation, language teaching, sustainable development, and non-proliferation. We prepare students from all over the world to make a meaningful impact in their chosen fields through degree programs characterized by immersive and collaborative learning, and opportunities to acquire and apply practical professional skills. Our students are emerging leaders capable of bridging cultural, organizational, and language divides to produce sustainable, equitable solutions to a variety of global challenges.

In 2010, the Institute became a graduate school of Middlebury College. Middlebury is known worldwide for its leadership in undergraduate language instruction and international studies, and features both summer language immersion programs and Schools Abroad in 16 countries and 37 cities around the globe. Middlebury is also home to the oldest environmental studies program in the nation.

Monterey and Middlebury share much more than a common interest in cross-cultural communication and the environment, though—we share a commitment to making a difference in the world, and are building a truly global network of programs for future leaders in areas from translation and interpretation to environmental policy, economic development to language education, conflict resolution to sustainable business.

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey offers graduate programs that prepare innovative professionals to provide leadership in cross-cultural, multilingual environments. Practical skills, collaborative processes, and innovative approaches are defining features of a Monterey Institute education. The Institute’s unique "Monterey Way" learning model ensures that students are learning through firsthand experiences in more than one language. Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey learners are problem solvers and process masters, building sustainable, equitable solutions for a global community through our interdisciplinary blend of business, policy, and language.

 

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