I guess I'm golden then. :-) My AS3 is solid, but the world is changing so
fast that it's hard to keep up with everything else.
True, and Matt's pretty awesome. It is pretty hard to break in some
companies without the formal education, but if you're able to pick up
on-the-job experience like
Right now I'm AS3 specialized and able to make it look nice w/ Photoshop
(ui design). I know a lot about SCORM/AICC also - I programmed my own
Flash LMS/APIs in AS2 a few years ago.
At points during my career I was pretty great with Director Lingo,
Javascript and AS1/2 - but don't use it and
What university in Boston? That's where I call home.
To answer your question, he is getting is degree from Northeastern
University... Doctor of Education Ed.D.
Jason Merrill
Instructional Technology Architect
Bank of America Global Learning
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Matt and Jason, you guys are great! Great site Matt.
I'm a lingo person too, but haven't used it much lately. OK, I feel I'm on the
right track. Your story is similar to mine, although I have no SCORM/AICC
knowledge. If I get to go to Max this year and you guys are out there, let me
know
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
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
Thanks Jason! As usual with you, a complete answer. :-) I'm really wanting
to get better at what I do.
What university in Boston? That's where I call home.
- MM
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
Can't recall offhand, I tried pinging him when I was writing my
response, but he's gone for the weekend. I'll let you know next week.
Jason Merrill
Instructional Technology Architect
Bank of America Global Learning
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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
g AGGIES! :)
On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Matt Perkins nudoru.m...@gmail.com wrote:
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
Sounds like a true Aggie! :)
Jason Merrill
Instructional Technology Architect
Bank of America Global Learning
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True, and Matt's pretty awesome. It is pretty hard to break in some
companies without the formal education, but if you're able to pick up
on-the-job experience like Matt has, you're golden.
Jason Merrill
Instructional Technology Architect
Bank of America Global Learning
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I am a developer. I code. I can barely design buttons. Layout is not as
hard.
Are there actually people out there who are Instructional Technology
Architects (senior-level positions) in there ability to code and who also
consider yourself a good graphic interface designer, not just have a
mastery
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.
Jason Merrill
Instructional Technology
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