You can also learn as you go, but it's not as complete. I'm one of
Jason's coworkers - and while my instructional background isn't nearly
as good as Jason's I manage to muddle through :)
My degree is in graphic design/illustration and I've been self teaching
Flash/multimedia since '95. Been working in the corporate elearning
industry since 2001 and managed to pick up what I know by osmosis.
On 6/18/2010 3:53 PM, Merrill, Jason wrote:
It's actually a large field. Most major universities have a degree in
"Instructional Technology" - or something named similar to that. It's
also called "Educational Technology", "Instructional Design", "Adult
Learning", "Educational Multimedia", "Information Design", etc. Job
titles can range from "e-learning developer", "instructional
technologist", "multimedia developer", "adult learning specialist",
"education consultant", "e-learning designer", "education developer",
"instructional multimedia designer", etc. Programs focus on a range of
topics from the technical multimedia aspects over to the learning theory
and instruction design aspects and you can usually focus in different
areas. Just depends. My title is "Instructional Technology Architect"
which is a senior type position compared to some others in my group,
called "Instructional Technology Designers". We also have
"Instructional Designers" who don't use the technology as much - they do
more working with subject matter experts and write the storyboards. My
Master's degree is in Instructional Technology from one of the top
instructional technology programs, Utah State University. I also have a
bachelor's in education with an emphasis in graphic design and
multimedia. Other top programs can be found at University of Indiana,
Penn State, and Georgia Tech (at least this is what the top schools were
back in the late 90's - may have changed since then). One of my
co-workers is working on his PhD in the field from a university up in
Boston. Several others on my team have post-graduate degrees in
instructional technology or a related field.
Hope that helps,
Jason Merrill
Instructional Technology Architect
Bank of America Global Learning
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Hi Jason...
I have an OT response to your post. Hope it's ok to respond here like
this. For the record, I have a job that I enjoy, and I'm doing AS3 for
much of my day.
That said, I'm curious about your educational background. You mentioned
below "these people exist" with instructional technology. I've never
heard of a master's degree in that before, and a quick search didn't
turn up the seemingly right things. Do you have a degree in that? I'm
always thinking about how I can improve my skillset and it's something
I'm curious to find out more about, especially from someone who seems so
knowledgable. I'm sure working with you would be an unparalleled
opportunity.
I've been really thinking about what's best to focus on for my skillset
now, given technologies are moving at light speed at present.
Thanks!
- Mike Mendelsohn
Yes, I do - as well as several members of my team. We do coding most
of
the day in AS3, several of us are artists in their spare time and have
Master's degrees in instructional technology. It's a hard mix to find,
but those people are out there.
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