documenting the experience is necessary for student and employer in order to meet goals

Interships are beneficial to intern and employer, this helps connect students to real work situations and helps to reduce turn over rates for employers. 

Comment on Maria Victoria Zimmer's post: I agree Maria, evaluating their learning gives them the opportunity to reflect on the value of the learning and compare how far they've come along.

Service learning gives the opportunity to practice skills just learned while providing a service. This can further verbal communication skills while building self esteem.

Comment on adrian smith's post: I agree Adrian, in a world now guided by cell phones, it helps interact with the community to relearn verbal communication skills. Along with mastering physical skills learned.

It's important that students need to be supervised in order to maintain discipline and build foundation 

Feedback is important for students. This helps determine if objectives and goals were met. Feedback is also important to the instructor and supervisors to help improve programs for future years. Exit interviews would be something I can consider adding to my program next year. 

Supervisor roles are teaching, supporting, and managing. Clear guidlines for the supervisor should be provided by the education institution for student success. 

Internships should have a student contract. Weekly journals are beneficial to track progress and expectations. 

Internships should be 10-12 weeks long for students to get the maximum benefit. Supervisors should immerse the students in real world projects, not just the grunt work. Supervisors should be provided with guidelines for student success