Project Look Sharp is IC's Media Literacy initiative under the Division of Interdisciplinary and International Studies. We host an average of 10 internships per semester and attract students from all majors! View our diverse list of internships for Spring 2011 below.
Spring 2011 Internship Descriptions:
Media Construction of Sustainability:
Research and obtain media documents for our new media literacy curriculum kit entitled Media Construction of Sustainability: Food, Water and Agriculture. Responsibilities will evolve over the term, including background research, document identification and some curriculum drafting, This internship will help deepen your understanding of the concept of media literacy and help you to acquire media literacy skills through the application of document-based questioning techniques. This internship will allow you to study the topic of sustainability as defined now and in the past, and you will practice research skills in the area of still and moving image document search.
Media Literacy, Critical Thinking and Science:
Research and create educational materials for an initiative that is developing models for integrating information literacy and critical thinking into K-12 science education. Tasks will include: researching web resources and creating an annotated web-based resource listing; researching examples of accurate, questionable and bogus science in TV and Film; assisting in the creation of short videos of teacher presentations; attending trainings and supporting the needs of teachers and librarians across upstate New York who are developing these models.
Website Design Internship:
For this internship, an intermediate to advanced understanding of HTML, Dreamweaver or other web editing software is required. Basics of web design and construction along with previous experience is preferred. The tasks for this internship are the following: create and implement meta-tags for search engine optimization; Research and implement interactive site features, e.g., forms and surveys; research & report on password and restricted section for members only program; seek out, research, recommend, and implement new design tweaks. This internship will allow you to learn how to manage and maintain a professional organization’s website; learn about search engine optimization and website analytics software; learn to collaborate within a non-profit organization, and how to design web pages.
Video Production:
Gain internship experience in video production while working to promote critical thinking about media messages nationally through Ithaca College’s award-winning educational initiative, Project Look Sharp. Work with raw footage to create short but complex instructional videos for teachers that demonstrate different aspects of leading a classroom media-decoding lesson. These short videos will be used in workshops and posted on the web. Experience with Final Cut Pro or equivalent is needed.
Promotion and Marketing:
Gain experience and skills in marketing and promotion and an understanding of media literacy education through implementing many aspects of the marketing plan for Project Look Sharp. Tasks may include: learning to use web site analysis tool Urchin/Google Analytics and presenting data to staff, learning to design e-blasts and other online promotions, researching referral sites and contacts for our marketing database, using email templates to make and reply to contacts, developing and distributing email and hard-copy flyers, advising on and contributing to PLS social networking site and website, producing press releases, and proposing additional promotional activities.
Advertising, Health and Violence Prevention Curriculum for K-5:
Research media (commercials and other advertising, TV programs, films, internet websites) for the development of elementary media literacy lessons on advertising, nutrition, body image, bullying and safety issues, and gender stereotypes. Help design, edit and format lessons; learn to digitize visual and video content, and upload files to the Project Look Sharp channel on YouTube; assist in pilot testing and evaluating lessons taught to children in local school districts.
If interested, go to www.projectlooksharp.org and complete the online form,
or download the hardcopy application.
When complete, send to: Sherrie Szeto at sszeto@ithaca.edu, or drop off application to 104 Williams Hall. Call 274-3471 for further questions.
