ID&T JOB ADS DATA

COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS

EME 610 – Trends and Issues in Instructional Design and Technology

By: Quentin Johnson, David Ramnarine, Tracy Wiles

JOB SOURCE• Multiple Sources

• Majority of jobs found HigherEdJobs.com

• Limited number of faculty positions available

83%

3%

3%

7%3%

HigherEd Jobs Instructional Design Central usf.edu indeed

SimplyHired

TYPE OF APPOINTMENT

73%

17%

3%3%

3%

Full-Time Part-Time/Adjunct

Full-Time (Temporary) Full or Part-Time

Unspecified

Multiple types of positions offered

Majority of positions were full-time

Part-time/ Adjunct, second most desired position

Tenure vs. non-tenure track

TENURE TRACK

Tenure trackOne-Fifth

Assistant/Associate Professor

Non-tenuredOne-Third

Part-time/Adjunct Faculty/Instructors Post Doctoral

Fellowship

Tenure17%

Non-Tenure33%

Unspecified50%

Tenure Track

TYPE OF DEGREE REQUIRED• Various types of degrees

required• Majority of the positions

require a Doctoral degree• Differences in job title• Preferences depending on

job title• Bachelors?

7%

57%

23%

10%

3%

Masters or Doctoral Doctoral Masters

Masters, but Doctoral is preferred Bachelors

NAME OF DEGREE REQUIRED-Most Popular

1.Unspecified2.Educational Technology & Instructional Technology (tie)

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Info

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of S

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0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

RESEARCH SKILLS Yes No Preferred, but

not required Surprising?

24%

70%

6%

Yes No Research Preferred

ID&T SKILLS NEEDED-Most Needed

1.Development2. Design & Evaluation (tie)3. Learner Analysis

Needs Analysis Task Analysis Learner Analysis Design Storyboarding Development Evaluation Project Management0

5

10

15

20

25

30

PERCENTAGE OF SKILLS USED

Needs Analysis8%

Task Analysis7%

Learner Analysis15%

Design20%

Storyboarding1%

Development21%

Evaluation20%

Project Management7%

DELIVERY SKILLS Face to face

teaching is still the most popular teaching method

Increase need in other methods

Desirability to be flexible in teaching methods

Which do you prefer?

Face

to Fa

ce

Compu

ter B

ased

Tra

inin

g

Web

/Onl

ine/

eLea

rnin

g

Dista

nce

Lear

ning

Hybrid

Virtua

l Cla

ssro

om0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

PERCENTAGE OF DELIVERY METHODS

Face to Face45%

Computer Based Training6%

Web/Online/eLearning

20%

Distance Learning8%

Hybrid15%

Virtual Classroom6%

KNOWLEDGE & THEORIES-Most Needed

1.Teaching2.ID&T3.Curriculum Design

IDT

Teac

hing

Trai

ning

Theo

ries of

Lea

rnin

g

Adult

Lear

ning

The

ory

Curric

ulum

Des

ign

Lead

ersh

ip D

evel

opm

ent

Tech

nica

l Writ

ing

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

KNOWLEDGE & THEORIES PERCENTAGES

IDT22%

Teaching24%

Training7%

Theories of Learning7%

Adult Learning Theory7%

Curriculum Design20%

Leadership Devel-opment

8%

Technical Writing6%

SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE-Most jobs do not mention any specific software experience needed-Surprising?-Is it automatically expected that educators are familiar with certain software programs?

CAEP EP

P Assessm

ent S

ystem

Microso

ft Office

Applications

New So

ftware Adap

tibility

Blackb

oard

Learn

ing Man

agem

ent S

ystem

s (LM

S)

Course Rela

ted So

ftware

Smart

board

Prometh

ian Board

Tech

nologies

Unspeci

fied0

5

10

15

20

25

30

JOB TITLE

Assoc

iate

Pro

fess

or

Assist

ant P

rofe

ssor

Facu

lty A

ppoi

ntm

ent

Facu

lty A

ssoc

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Chair

Field

Inst

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or

Inst

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Libr

aria

n

Post

Doc

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Seni

or Le

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Lect

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JOB TITLEAssociate Professor

11%

Assistant Professor18%

Faculty Appointment4%

Faculty Associate4%

Chair4%

Field Instructor4%

Instructional Design Librarian4%Post Doctoral Fellow

7%

Senior Lecturer4%

Lecturer7%

Instructor18%

Adjunct Faculty11%

Professor4%

Professorship4%

• Job title depends on degree required

• Differences in salary• Dependent on specific

institution