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/AdjunctFull-Time (Temporary) Full or Part-TimeUnspecified

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 track

One-Fifth Assistant/Associate

Professor Non-tenured

One-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)

Educat

ional T

echnol

ogy

Instru

ctiona

l Techn

ology

Engine

ering

Archit

ecture

Const

ructio

n Mana

gement

Librar

ianshi

p

Inform

ation

Scien

ces

Instru

ctiona

l Desi

gn

Educat

ion

Learni

ng Te

chnolo

gies

Curric

ulum an

d Inst

ructio

n

Curric

ulum Em

phasis

Instru

ction

al Syst

ems D

esign

Compu

ter Sc

ience

Educat

ional

Resea

rch

Educat

ional

Leade

rship

Human

Resourc

es Dev

elopm

ent

Teachi

ng Eng

lish

Teache

r Edu

cation

Specia

l Educa

tion

Epide

miology

& Biostat

istics

Beha

vioral

& Health

Educa

tion

Enviro

nment

al Heal

th

Health

care A

dmini

strati

on

Elemen

tary E

ducati

on

Librar

y Med

ia

Relav

ent Fi

eld of

Stud

y

Unspeci

fied0

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 t

o Face

Comput

er Base

d Trai

ning

Web/Onli

ne/eL

earni

ng

Distance

Learn

ingHybr

id

Virtua

l Clas

sroom

0

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

Teachi

ng

Trainin

g

Theori

es of

Learni

ng

Adult

Learn

ing Th

eory

Curric

ulum Desi

gn

Leade

rship

Develo

pmen

t

Techni

cal W

riting

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

agemen

t Syst

ems (

LMS)

Course Rela

ted So

ftware

Smart

board

Prometh

ian Board

Tech

nologies

Unspecified

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

JOB TITLE

Associ

ate Pr

ofesso

r

Assista

nt Pro

fessor

Facult

y App

ointm

ent

Facult

y Asso

ciate

Chair

Field I

nstruc

tor

Instru

ctiona

l Desi

gn Lib

rarian

Post D

octora

l Fellow

Senior

Lectu

rer

Lectur

er

Instru

ctor

Adjun

ct Fac

ulty

Profes

sor

Profes

sorshi

p

Instru

ctiona

l Facul

ty0

1

2

3

4

5

6

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