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From the The Educational Technology: ICT in Education website Articles on e-learning and information & communication technology containing practical advice Using & Teaching Educational Technology I
It's interesting to see how the term "IT consultants" has different meanings depending on the context in which they operate, and their company's size. According to this business start-up guide, there are four types of IT consultant:
I'm in the wrong job. It's clear that what this article means by "IT consultant" is not the same as what we mean -- at least, not in the UK education sector. But it does explain why sometimes, when I tell somebody that I work as a consultant in educational technology, their reaction is to ask me if I can fix their hard drive or their monitor connection. With these kind of interpretations of the term "IT consultant", it's important when talking to people to not merely give them your job title, but a kind of thumbnail sketch of what you do as well. A couple of years ago I wrote a series of articles about my work as an independent consultant, in the form of a diary over a week. I may do something like that again soon, because feedback I received suggested that people found it useful (especially those considering doing something similar themselves). Out now: the September edition of Practical ICT:
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& © Terry Freedman Mon, 6 Oct 2008 |
