Great Lakes Evironmental Research Laboratory
In this internship John Cawood was a part of a working group in NOAA's Regional Collaboration team which assembled regional climate change training materials for all NOAA/SeaGrant employees. The final products, a series of webinars and a web portal, served as a pilot project for the working group, reaching over 10% of NOAA employees in the Great Lakes region. John performed an evaluation that was used to track the achievement of objectives and improve the program.
Internship Details
| Organization | Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory - Ann Arbor, MI |
| Employment Sector |
Government |
| Student's Field of Study |
Behavior, Education and Communication |
| Topic Areas of Internship |
Environmental Education, Climate Change/Global Warming, and Information Technology |
| Duration & Dates | 39 weeks, starting 5/4/2009 - ongoing project |
| Skills Gained |
Advanced Writing Knowledge, Program Evaluation Skills, and Group Facilitation |
| Duties Performed |
Create Original Designs, Serve on Multi-Stakeholder Committees, and Formal Program Evaluation (much more than just survey analysis) |
| How Student Obtained Internship | Faculty Member Referral |
| Paid or Unpaid? |
Paid |