As Assay Depot is proving that virtual internships aren’t just for PR companies looking for someone to run their social media, Professor David Williamson Shaffer of the University of Wisconsin-Madison is preparing to launch the next generation of virtual internship. Shaffer, the director of the Games and Professional Simulations research group in the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, is working on creating simulated internships that will allow companies to train would-be interns in the exact skills they’re looking for before they ever start a real internship, and to track the skill acquisition of interns as they progress through the program.
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