Title: Redesigning Experiential Learning in Business Schools - Online Aspects
Author(s) : Daniel Hebert, Katie Matt
Internships are a longstanding opportunity in education for students to have access to real-world learning opportunities. Traditionally, this has been an on-site opportunity where students seek out organizations who are hiring interns and try to coordinate with their faculty advisor. Yet, with an increase in online course offerings, as well as online careers, there is a shift in academia and industry. Based on this shift, internships must adapt to allow students these real-world opportunities that often lead to careers, and allow for students to have the benefit of interning in the online environment. This current article discusses the increase in online learning, the literature to support the need for online internship opportunities and also next steps that business schools can take to successfully facilitate online internships.