Building a Model for Virtual Internships with Nikki James

IMPACT LEARNING

Production team:

Host : Maria Xenidou

Producer: Julie-Roxane Krikorian

Introduction Voice: David Bourne

Contact us:

impactlearningpodcast(at)gmail.com

Music credits:

Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals

Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks

Where to find more about Nikki James, Practera and Northeastern University:

Nikki James on LinkedIn

Contact Nikki at ni.james(at)northeastern.edu

Practera

Northeastern University

Mentioned in this episode:

Nikki James on Impact Learning Podcast - Episode 53

National Science Foundation

Center for the Future of Higher Education and Talent Strategy (CFHETS)

Resources on the Virtual Internship Model that Nikki is working on:

Article on EdSurge

Article on Springer

Listen to this episode and explore:

Nikki’s favorite internship experience (3:05)

The impact of the pandemic on internships this summer (5:04)

Nikki’s research project: building a virtual Internship model (8:01)

How Nikki and her team found institutions to collaborate with on this project (11:44)

How they help and support institutions and colleges during this project (13:33)

The Project Library: a resource connecting higher ed institutions to industry to better serve students' learning (16:10)

The virtual Internship model: researching and creating ways to measure progress in developing 21st-century skills (21:54)

The current state of the research on virtual Internships (30:59)

Maria’s experience working remotely on global teams and during internships (34:38)

How to expose interns to the company's culture in a remote setting (36:10)

Words of wisdom and guidance for institutions and industry partners looking to implement virtual Internships (39:56)

How to reach Nikki if you want to participate in this research project (43:21)