Crikey - ILEA!! There's a blast from the past - I seem to recall that
ILEA produced those fantastic 'little red books' on Word, Excel,
Logistix(?) - saved my bacon a few times... 8-)
best
simonf
On Wednesday, March 17, 2004, at 10:00 AM, Malcolm Ryan wrote:
> I was trained as an 'educational technologist' in the manner of Derek
> Rowntree
> (an educationalist foremost and technologist second) and became a
> 'media
> resources officer' with the ILEA during the 1970's and early 80's -
> before
> computers were much in evidence. The term learning technologist
> appears to be in
> vogue at moment - the focus as I perceive it on learning enhancement
> through the
> appropriate use of technology.
>
> We have a learning technologist in our unit - he was originally a media
> resources technician and trained during the 1980's in all manner of
> media - much
> of what he now does is accomplished via a computer rather than the
> plethora of
> audio visual equipment he originally used.
>
> During the past few years I have had a real sense of deja vu as the
> principles
> and approaches of the 70/80's appear to be resurfacing in support of
> this 'new'
> concept of eLearning. I am probably doing more educational technology
> work now
> than when I originally trained - an interesting thought - as I trained
> nearly 30
> years ago is this how long it takes for the new ideas to become
> accepted, modern
> day practice?
>
> On 17/03/2004 09:41:49 wrote:
>
>> Hi, colleagues
>>
>> Those of us on the senior end of the sector age spectrum remember
>> that (for
>> example) Becta's original predecessor was called the National Council
>> for
>> Educational Technology (later CET), founded in (I think) 1977. The
>> title and
>> role of 'educational technologist' was associated with a substantial
>> body of
>> wide expertise and professional development and activity. ATTI (now
>> NATFHE),
>> for example, had a professional section called AVCET (audio-visual
>> communications and educational technology).
>>
>> For some ancient history have a look at
>> http://www.ericfacility.net/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed387117.html and,
>> if you
>> can unearth it, 'Learning resources in colleges: their organisation
>> and
>> management' (CET, London, 1981)
>>
>> Kevin Donovan
>> LSDA
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Marianne Green [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: 16 March 2004 18:49
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: [VLES] VLE roles and titles
>>
>>
>> We use the title 'Curriculum On-line Co-ordinator' but there is a new
>> emerging title called 'Educational Technologists' which is used by
>> JISC and
>> role covers all areas of e-learning and blended learning including the
>> co-ordination of VLEs.
>>
>> Marianne
>>
>> Head of ICTD & CPD
>> Newton Campus
>> Room F2
>> Ext 3812
>>
>> ________________________________
>>
>> From: Virtual Learning Environments on behalf of Rebecca Barrington
>> Sent: Tue 16/03/2004 12:00
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: [VLES] VLE roles and titles
>>
>>
>>
>> What titles do colleges currently have for their VLE staff? We are
>> currently trying to distinguish between the 'technical'
>> responsibilities and
>> the administration of the system (adding users, courses, training
>> etc). We
>> need job titles for these roles but only 'techies' are allowed to be
>> called
>> administrators in college!
>>
>> Anybody have any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Becky
>>
>> Rebecca Barrington
>> ILT Facilitator
>> South Devon College
>>
>>
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