Learning Technology – more learning or more technology?
4 weeks left on my 3 and half year weekendless MA and naturally I’m getting busy looking for jobs. I can’t say I’m feeling too encouraged. There are lots of jobs out there with titles like Instructional Designer, E-learning Product Manager, E-learning Development Consultant and varying combinations of the same words. While some of them demand a bit of line managing or finance or programming, all of them seem to want a person to consult with stakeholders and help them decide what they want by advising on the educational potential of the technologies available. So I think – great! I’ll apply for this one… and then I scroll down to the person specification and they want degrees in IT. As I don’t have a degree in IT, I don’t apply but as I’m about to have an MA in Online and Distance Education, I think I should. Am I alone in thinking the balance is a little off? What do you think?
Hi Deirdre, I would definitely apply for the roles you outline, unless it’s clear that the job has a deeply technical component that you are not confident in. But beware, I’m coming from my own corporate perspective and have no HE recruitment/employment experience. good luck, Gabriele
Thanks Gabriele!
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where job hunting and coursework on presentations combine… http://www.ted.com/talks/view/lang/eng//id/70