Abstract
This semi-structured qualitative study maps out the diversity of career paths of Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) learning designers (LDs) and summarises their career advice for those aspiring to be LDs. It identifies that, among the 92 participants, there were many different pathways into the profession both from an academic and from professional backgrounds. It identified that the most common entry points into the postsecondary LD profession come through previously working: as a primary and secondary teacher; in higher education student services, as an English as a Second Language (ESL) professional, a sessional academic seeking job stability; in private industry, such as in film and television and in the area of training and development. Most career transitions into LD were serendipitous, or a natural progression rather than a deliberate and planned process. The study further identified a paucity of LD and associated professions career information in ANZ public domain, which held some back from entering a Learning Design career earlier. This paper concludes with some recommended strategies to address this, to the extent that it is hoped that this paper will aid aspiring LDs in planning their career transitions more effectively.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Conference Proceedings: Back to the Future |
Subtitle of host publication | 38th International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education |
Editors | Sue Gregory, Steve Warburton, Mark Schier |
Place of Publication | NSW, Australia |
Publisher | ASCILITE |
Pages | 22-31 |
Number of pages | 10 |
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Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Event | 38th International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education : Back to the Future - Virtual, Armidale, Australia Duration: 28 Nov 2021 → 1 Dec 2021 Conference number: 38 https://2021conference.ascilite.org/ |
Conference
Conference | 38th International Conference of Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education |
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Abbreviated title | ASCILITE 2021 |
Country/Territory | Australia |
City | Virtual, Armidale |
Period | 28/11/21 → 1/12/21 |
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