Internships/ Volunteer Opportunities

Posted May 7th

Instructional Design Internship- Walsh Construction, Chicago

The Walsh Construction Department of Career Development is seeking an individual to assist with our instructional design and training initiatives.  This person will assist in the design of classroom and eLearning training opportunities, and be expected to work 40 hours per week through the Summer.  An opportunity for part time work continuing after the Summer period also exists.

 Applicants should be majoring in Training and Development, Instructional Design, or a closely related field.  Knowledge of instructional design and adult learning principles is preferred.  Knowledge of Experience with Articulate software is desired, but not required. 

 Interested applicants should forward their resume and cover letter to:

 Michael Quinlan

mquinlan@walshgroup.com 

More information about Walsh can be found at www.walshgroup.com

E-Learning for Kids: Professional Instructional Design Volunteers Needed

Do you have time to volunteer your instructional design skills over a three-month period? If so, e-Learning for Kids, a global nonprofit foundation who reached over 4.5 million children in 190 countries in 2012 (with approximately 50 percent usage in the U.S.) with its free courseware, needs your help. The goal is to finish 20+ lessons for Mathworld—a virtual world for learning Math in the context of different countries and continents—and to begin the development of 200+ courses for Scienceworld. To date more than 300 lessons have been launched from volunteers who have similarly contributed in the past! To learn more and participate, please fill out the volunteer form, or visit http://www.e-learningforkids.org to learn more about the foundation.

Instructional Design Intern-Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago- Chicago, IL

he Technology Training Services (TTS) department provides targeted technology training programs that support employees in effectively using technology to perform their work. As an Instructional Design Intern, you will begin working on instructional projects starting from Day 1 and will get a chance to provide support services that enable functional work teams to effectively adopt technology to improve the way they work using technology applications.

Duties and Responsibilities

You will get to:
• Assist with instructional design and development of job support aids, online courseware for delivery on our Intranet and Learning Management System.
• Use instructional design and adult learning principles to design and deliver instructional programs to employees
• Develop technical assets for training projects in standard e-learning development technologies
• Write and edit instructional content in storyboard
• Manage customizations and enhancements to internal SharePoint site
• Manage the design, delivery and execution of a technology training project delivered to employees

Intern- Instructional Design- McDonald’s Corporation, Chicago, IL

McDonald’s Hamburger University is a world-class provider of corporate training. It exists for the purpose of maximizing employees’ abilities and potential through leadership training and development. It is located on the McDonald’s Campus in Oak Brook, IL. During your internship with the US Training, Learning, and Development Department, you will have a variety of developmental opportunities in addition to the opportunity to work on exciting projects.
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Spring 2013 Internship Opportunity

Training Development

 

The Arlington Heights Park District is seeking a Training Development intern to assist in the development of a variety of training modules and related materials.

Internship applicants should be majoring in Training and Development, Instructional Design, or a closely related field.  A good knowledge of instructional design and training development software is needed. Experience with Articulate software is preferred.

The internship is paid ($8.25 per hour) and will run 10-12 weeks, depending on the intern’s school semester. The daytime hours can be flexible and will average about 16 hours a week.

Interested internship applicants should submit their resumes and a short (up to one page) letter explaining what they hope to gain through this internship opportunity.

Please send your resume and letter by January 31, 2013 to:

                   Ms. Nancy Aldrich

                   Superintendent of Human Resources

                   Arlington Heights Park District

                   410 N. Arlington Heights Rd

                   Arlington Heights, IL  60004

Or, you may email your materials to naldrich@ahp.org.