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Assistant/Associate Professor in Education Technology
College of Education
 
The School of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education at the University of Florida (Gainesville, FL), a comprehensive land-grant research university and member of the Association of American Universities, invites applications for an Assistant or Associate Professor in Educational Technology to begin August 2010. This is a nine-month tenure-track position with a strong possibility of supplementary summer employment. The Educational Technology program facilitates studies and disseminates the ways in which innovative technologies and emerging physical, virtual and blended learning environments empower educators and learners and impact society. 
 
The University of Florida is strongly committed to the diversity of its workplace. The School of Teaching and Learning shares this commitment and eagerly invites applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply for the position.
 
Responsibilities
·      Scholarly activities commensurate with expectations of a tenure-track faculty member at a research intensive university
·      Active participation in the Educational Technology program team and the larger STEM faculty
·      Pursuit of external funding in collaboration with colleagues within and outside of the College of Education
·      Recruiting, advising and mentoring graduate students
·      Involvement in program/course development and refinement
·      Online and on-campus teaching
·      Supervision of instructors
·      Service to program, department, college, university, profession

 
Required Qualifications
·      Completed doctorate in Educational Technology or closely related field
·      Demonstrated commitment to teamwork and competence as a collaborator
·      Established and recent record of scholarly productivity commensurate with rank
·      Record of writing, securing and successfully managing grants
·      Strong knowledge of research methods
·      Understanding of and respect for the professional practice doctoral mission
·      Record of teaching excellence
·      Experience teaching in online environments
·      Ability to contribute to quality and national reputation of program

 
Desired Qualifications
·      Faculty experience in an Educational Technology or related program
·      Record of mentoring graduate students
·      Record of mentoring PhD students to degree completion
·      Experience working with diverse student populations
·      Active leadership in professional organizations

 
Application Procedures
Applicants should send (1) letter of application describing required and desired qualifications, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) three examples of written scholarship, (4) three letters of recommendation that address the candidate’s qualifications, and (5) contact information for up to three additional references who may be contacted during the search process.  Applicants should reference requisition 0803108, position 00005129 and apply to: Dr. Kara Dawson, Search Chair, (dawson@coe.ufl.edu ) School of Teaching and Learning, College of Education, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117048, Gainesville, FL 32611-7048. Inquiries regarding the position can be directed to Dr. Dawson or Dr. Elizabeth Bondy, School Director (bondy@coe.ufl.edu).
 
To ensure full consideration, vitas, dossiers and statements of intent to apply should be submitted by Nov. 16, 2009, when the search committee will begin reviewing applications. Applications received after this date may be considered at the discretion of the committee and/or hiring authority. 
 
The University of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  The selection process will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of “Florida’s Government in the Sunshine” and Public Records Laws.  Search Committee meetings and interviews will be open to the public, and applications, resumes and many other documents related to the search will be available for public inspection.
 
ABOUT THE COLLEGE. The UF College of Education, founded in 1906, ranks among the top 25 public education colleges in the elite Association of American Universities. The college has three nationally ranked programs in the 2010 US News & World Report survey of America’s Best Graduate Schools: Counselor Education (No. 3), Special Education (No. 5) and Educational Administration (No. 26). The college’s 105 distinguished faculty members engage in Innovative research and public scholarship that enhance school improvement, student achievement, school readiness and leadership development in the numerous education disciplines. Nearly 1,900 students are enrolled in 20 bachelor’s and advanced degree programs, offered within the academic areas of Teaching and Learning, Special Education and Early Childhood Studies, Counselor Education, School Psychology, Educational Administration and Higher Education, and Research and Evaluation Methodology.
 
ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY.  The University of Florida is the nation’s fourth largest university with more than 50,000 students, 4,000 faculty and 340,000 alumni throughout the world. UF offers one of the most comprehensive academic programs in the country. Students can choose from more than 100 undergraduate degree programs in 16 colleges, while the Graduate School coordinates some 200 graduate and professional degree programs. The Carnegie Commission on Education rates the University of Florida among the nation’s leading research institutions. UF is home to more than 150 research centers and institutes and its distinguished faculty conducts more than $580 million of research annually. It is one of only 17 land-grant universities in the Association of American Universities (AAU), and the U.S. News and World Report ranked UF 17th in its 2009 survey of America’s top public universities.

 The University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication is seeking a New Media Consultant to join its team.
 
The New Media Consultant (NMC) will troubleshoot and provide first line of user support for online technologies such as blogs, wikis, social networks, Blackboard and Qualtrics via e?mail, phone or in person for Annenberg faculty, staff and students. The NMC also assists the Director with technical workshops and boot camps for faculty and students and is available during weekly office hours to answer questions and provide additional support for new media assignments. The NMC will set up, configure and provide account management for blogs, wikis, social networks and other Web technologies. The NMC will also assist with the capture, live streaming and Web production of courses and academic lectures/panels as part of Annenberg’s distance learning initiative.
 
Skills Needed:
·        Strong knowledge of cloud computing and social networking software like Ning, Facebook and Twitter is essential.
·        Video editing and production for the Web preferred.
·        Proficiency with Adobe CS software like Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver and Acrobat as well as FTP and other Web editing related tools.
·        Experience using content management systems, blogs, and wikis is essential.
·        Help desk and user support experience desirable.
·        Knowledge of HTML and CSS beneficial.
 
For more information or to apply: https://jobs.usc.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails.jsp?time=1254322928898

 The University of the Pacific has an excellent opportunity for a university-wide Instructional Designer and Coordinator of E-Learning Initiatives. This position is within the Center for Professional and Continuing Education reporting directly to the Associate Provost for Professional and Continuing Education working closely with the Assistant Provost for Faculty Development and the Faculty Center staff. The successful candidate will provide instructional design support for hybrid and fully online courses and programs to be delivered both domestically and internationally. He/She will work with subject matter experts to design, develop and deliver courses that include best practices for academic and training formats integrating multiple technologies and incorporating new media such as audio, video and interactive media. The successful candidate will also coordinate university e-learning initiatives lending guidance and expertise based on online and traditional teaching and learning research.

http://web.pacific.edu/x8634.xml

Seeking Graduate Student Applications
for The American Evaluation Association (AEA)
Pipeline Opportunity Program (POP)

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This is an opportunity for graduate students to be funded to attend the
The American Evaluation Association (AEA) Annual Meeting
in Orlando, November 11-14, 2009 and to also receive other benefits.
 
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Deadline for applications: Oct 9, 2009
 
This is only for students who are in the pipeline and enrolled
at local universities in the central Florida area.
Please read the attached overview for details -- along with the brief application.
 
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This is a competitive program based on the application you submit –
no prior experience in evaluation is required. The program provides many benefits:

·        Free Annual Meeting registration
·        Free AEA student membership
·        Complimentary AEA-sponsored publication subscription and
·        Lunch with others in the program (including a conference orientation.)
 
Complimentary Annual Meeting workshop registration is also included!

Among the workshop presenters featured on the flyer-- you will see
David Fetterman, Donna Mertens, Michael Quinn Patton,
Liliana Rodriguez-Campos, and Hazel Symonette,
plus there are 45 other workshops to choose from.

Attention Graduate Students - AEA 09 Pipeline Flyer 9-15-09 Due 10-9-09.doc ">See the attached file

Questions ? Please contact
susan@eval.org or call 1-888-232-2275
 
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The American Evaluation Association (AEA) is an international professional association of evaluators devoted to the application and exploration of program evaluation, personnel evaluation, technology, and many other forms of evaluation. Evaluation involves assessing the strengths and weaknesses of programs, policies, personnel, products, and organizations to improve their effectiveness. AEA has approximately 5500 members representing all 50 states in the US as well as over 60 foreign countries.

 An Instructional Designer is needed to work with the VIVO project's National Educational Technology Team Leader to create a comprehensive suite of instructional materials to be used by the institutions implementing VIVO to assist in basic implementation as well as innovative uses of the software application. The position will design and develop instructional material for the grant, "VIVO: Enabling National Networking of Scientists," utilizing effective needs analysis, project management, course development, and evaluation skills, and will collaboratively develop entry and advanced level courses for both internal and external audiences. This position will serve as liaison between the grant's Research & Development and Instructional Design team and the National Implementation team in determining instructional needs and appropriate method of delivery, providing instructional and program design expertise for the development, and support of online courses and specialized educational delivery modes.

The duties of this position include:
Creates a comprehensive suite of instructional materials including FAQs, quick-start guides, manuals, and both text-based and video tutorials ranging in complexity from basic implementation needs to more complicated or innovative uses of the application to be used at a national level. Using industry standard best practices designs and develops instructional materials for VIVOweb, a nationally linked network of locally installed semantic web applications, (U) utilizing effective needs analysis, project management, course development, and evaluation techniques. Develops entry and advanced level courses for both internal and external audiences.
Serves as liaison between the research & development components of the VIVO production team and determines instructional needs and appropriate methods of delivery, providing instructional and program design expertise for the development, and support of online courses and specialized educational delivery modes.
Provides face-to-face instruction to key persons involved in the VIVOweb community on the use of VIVOweb and the promotion of its' innovative features and advantages of the tool. Gathers feedback from end-users to aid in the design of instructional materials and forward to VIVOweb interface designers.
Works with Webmasters, Programmers, and other VIVOweb team members as needed to apply evidence-based solutions to the development and maintenance of the VIVOweb product.

For additional information, please refer to: http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/pers/careers.htm

 

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Opportunity for Instructional Design Specialists at the FAA's Center for
Management and Executive Leadership. (Palm Coast , FL)
We are in the process of revising "old style" distance learning into
engaging web based instruction.  We are also in the process of
taking traditional classroom courses and converting them to an interesting
web based format.  We are looking for people with good
applicable software experience and practical experience in creating these
types of products.  Great place to work and lots of potential.
For more information please contact:
John.CTR.Shelver@faa.gov   or  John Shelver  386 447 2011

Our small and growing company is seeking a new full-time employee and accepting inquiries by email. This is an unusual position, and we are expecting to find an exceptional candidate to fill it. To understand the position you first have to know a bit more about the companies.

Evergreen Consulting Associates: www.evergreenassoc.com
Focus on the online learning section, which although outdated is the relevant part of the site. One of the cornerstone projects of the company is our annual Keeping Pace with K-12 Online Learning report which can be found at its own web site, www.kpk12.com.  Environmental consulting has become less of a focus for us, as our energies have been required by the start-up of our second company:

Aventouras: www.aventouras.com
Aventouras is smaller than Evergreen by most measures; we expect to have about 120 people on trips in 2010. The website is up to date.

So what’s the job?
A simple question—but the answer is not so easy because of the varied nature of the two companies. Here are the varieties of tasks that a new hire might take on:
•    Lead researcher and writer for Keeping Pace
•    Surveys and interviews for evaluations of state virtual schools and other online programs
•    Research and writing of white papers similar to the Promising Practices series found on the iNACOL website
•    Conducting focus groups in K-20 and administrative educational settings
•    Answering RFPs and developing new online learning projects
•    Participating in or preparing conference and webinar presentations
•    Marketing Aventouras trips through website development, newsletters, press, and other outlets
•    Developing a presence for Aventouras and/or Evergreen Consulting on Facebook, twitter, blogs, and other outlets
•    Handling Aventouras trip logistics from our office—everything from taking bookings and payments to customizing trips to our destinations across Latin America
•    Standardizing Aventouras business processes and improving our efficiency

The above list is a starting point. If we hire well, we expect that the new position will be taking on roles within a few months that we have not yet anticipated. The position might be 100% consulting and no Aventouras work, or it might be as much as 50% Aventouras, but no more.

What skills and experience do we expect?
This is only a slightly easier question than “what’s the job?” Necessary skills are:
•    Excellent writing, speaking, interpersonal, and analytical skills
•    Ability to work independently, to pursue projects when given a goal but limited direction, and to interact professionally with educators, policymakers, media, and travelers

Other skills and experience that would be useful but are not required:
•    Knowledge of K-12 online learning policy and practice
•    Statistical fluency as relates to surveys and evaluations
•    Editing/copyediting/proofreading skills
•    Entrepreneurial drive to take ownership of and build aspects of our businesses
•    Software proficiency: MS Office, a statistics program, database, and similar (MS Office skills required, the rest useful)
•    Knowledge of and travel experience in our Aventouras destinations
•    Spanish fluency
Because no candidate is going to have the full set of skills and experience that we are seeking, the best candidate is one who recognizes his/her skills and knowledge limitations and is strongly motivated to fill the gaps.

Other details:
•    Salary will be dependent on experience, but this is neither an entry-level position nor a senior level position. We expect the salary to be in the range of $35,000 to $45,000, with the possibility of significant increases over time for a motivated and entrepreneurial individual. Benefits include health insurance and retirement contributions.
•    We offer paid holidays and vacation days. However, if you or we are closely counting vacation days and holidays we’ll not consider that a good working relationship. We value both hard work and time off, but success in this job is based much more on the Florida Virtual School funding model (successful completion) than the usual public education approach (show up and be counted).
•    The position is located in Evergreen, CO. The ideal candidate will be in the office most days (aside from work-related travel). A candidate who can be in the office 3-4 days per week will be considered, but this position will not be filled remotely. Evergreen has the advantage of being an hour from some of the best downhill skiing in the country and is surrounded by nearly limitless hiking and mountain biking trails. It is not an easy place for a spouse or partner to find a professional job in the immediate area, but downtown Denver is about 45 minutes away. Local schools are excellent.
•    Start date is flexible, with our ideal start date likely in mid to late September.
•    Position is open until filled

To apply:
Letter of interest and resume to johnw@evergreenassoc.com, cc to jennr@.... For your letter, look at what we do and tell us how you want to fit in. This description doesn’t cover all the possible roles and tasks, so feel free to be creative in telling us what your role will be and how you’ll be an indispensable part of the group within three months. You might think of the above information as an RFP instead of a job description; give us a proposal for what you’ll do to help one or both companies grow and for all of us—the companies, online learning students and educators, and/or travelers to Latin America—improve upon our successes.

Our program now has official shirts. Order yours today: http://embroidered4u.com/logo.htm (Scroll to the bottom for our logo). THANKS to Dr. Cavanaugh for organizing this.

This site is hosted by the UF Libraries about possible  funding sources for graduate students:
http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/funding/. Given that many sources of external funding often go untapped, we hope many will find it helpful.