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This blog post and podcast was created and edited by d.Tech High School Interns, Monica Shannon and Jemma Schroder.

In this bonus episode of Shift Your Paradigm, we talked with Jemma Schroder and Monica Shannon, interns from Design Tech High School. We designed an internship in which our learners have the opportunity to learn the inner workings of podcast production by working to support our TLTalkRadio and Shift Your Paradigm podcasts. Our two participants—Jemma and Monica—have been working with us this week. During this episode, we checked-in, reflected on their progress, and shared more about the process with our listeners.

Here’s what we talked about:

1. How has this week been?
2. What have you learned or what skills have you built in this internship so far?
3. What is one challenge you have encountered in this internship?
4. Has anything surprised you during this week?
5. As mentors, how have we helped make this experience successful for you?
6. Do you feel you are to make your own podcast or host an episode of a podcast?
7. Going into next week, how do you feel? Would you change anything about this internship?

Resources

• Bonus Episode 13
• Bonus Episode 13 Script
• Audacity Audio Editing Software
• Podcast Welcome Letter

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

This blog post and podcast were created and edited by dTech High School Interns, Monica Shannon and Jemma Schroder.

In this bonus episode of Shift Your Paradigm, we talked to Jemma Schroder and Monica Shannon, interns from Design Tech High School. We designed an internship in which participants will have the opportunity to learn the inner workings of podcast production by working directly on supporting TLTalkRadio and Shift Your Paradigm podcasts. Our two participants — Jemma and Monica — will also have the opportunity to plan and design their own passion project podcast for future publication.

Internship activities might include:

• Researching guest author’s books and/or learning environments
• Developing questions for podcast guests
• Writing bios for guests
• Preparing the podcast script
• Editing recorded episodes for production
• Intern also has the opportunity to create his.her own podcast/elements of a podcast

Here’s what we talked about:

1. Give us some background on your learning experience at Design Tech High School and what interests you about this internship opportunity?
2. What specific facets of podcasting are interesting to you?
3. We believe you will need specific Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities to be successful.  How can we help you develop these skills?
4. How can we best support you as mentors?
5. If this is a highly successful experience, what will it look like?
6. How might this experience connect to your future goals?

Resources

• Podcast Welcome letter