Experience of Students from Virtual Internship Training in Pandemic of Covid-19

The aim of the present study was to investigate the lived experiences of student-teachers of virtual training of internships in Covid19 epidemic. This research was performed qualitatively and phenomenological. For this purpose, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 18 student-teachers of Farhangian University of Isfahan. Purposeful sampling was continued until data saturation was achieved. The criterion for selecting students was to have a purely virtual internship experience. Thus, students who had completed internships 1 and 2 virtually and had no experience of in-app training in internships were selected. Data analysis was performed using the seven-step Colaizzi method. Peer review strategy was used to ensure the validity of the research. The results showed that there were two general themes of challenges and opportunities of virtual internship training in the lived experience of students and teachers. These challenges include lack of infrastructure, curriculum problems and organizational problems that have made students ineligible. Acquire internships and teaching skills. At the same time, virtual internship training has provided opportunities such as removing time constraints, increasing access to content, and developing students' technological literacy. According to the results, it is necessary to emphasize the benefits of e-learning and provide the necessary support to mitigate the challenges of virtual internships.