This post on What Makes a Learning Technologist popped up on the ALT blog the other day (h/t Stephen Downes). Up until this point, I can only think of Clint Lalonde bringing up the title Learning Technologist.
Right out of the gate, we have interesting responses from their responses to a questionnaire (n=38). What’s not presented here is the relationships between some of these questions. How many from the Wanted a different title response comprise the Got a different title response, etc?
Learning design is mostly perceived as facilitating and coordinating the creativity, collaboration and communication of the vision and development of online courses and resources. But some learning design roles are more technical based, i.e. producing learning and teaching materials.
The post ends with a list of current and desired job titles. What will be interesting to see (at least I hope we get to see them in future posts) are what some of the daily activities, or accountabilities would be for each of these roles. A giant Venn diagram may be in order.
- Academic Course Developer
- Associate Professor
- Blended Learning Project Coordinator
- Chief Learning Officer
- Co-Manager (Administration)
- Development Manager (Learning Technology)
- Digital Learning Advisor
- Digital Learning Coordinator
- Digital Learning Designer
- Digital Learning Manager
- Digital Learning Technologist
- Digital Practice Adviser
- Digital Project Manager
- Director of Digital Learning
- Educational or Academic Developer (TEL)
- Educational Technologist
- Educator
- eLearning Officer
- Head of Digital Learning and Teaching
- Head of Technology Enhanced Learning
- Information Specialist
- Instructional Designer
- Lead Internal Training Content Specialist
- Learning Design and Technology Manager
- Learning Designer
- Learning Developer
- Learning Innovation Advisor
- Learning Technologies Lead
- Learning Technologist
- Learning Technology Coordinator
- Learning Technology Specialist
- Library Learning & Skills Manager
- Online Development Officer
- Research Technology Specialist
- Senior Digital Learning and Teaching Developer
- Senior Educational Technologist
- Senior Learning & Teaching Consultant
- Senior Learning Technologist
- Senior Manager: Digital Education
- Senior Systems Developer – Learning Teaching and Research
- Teaching Fellow in Technology Enhanced Learning
- Head of Practical Imagineering and Applied Aesthetics
- Technologist
- Technology Enhanced Learning Advisor
- Technology Enhanced Learning Consultant
- Technology Enhanced Learning Manager