LOTS OF PEOPLE ON THIS LIST ARE LOOKING FOR JOBS.  If all get to
post their self-advertisements, that will distort the content of this list
and it will become useless--people looking for other types of museum
information will drop away and soon no one will be reading the job
postings, especially if they are written in the immature and amateurish
style seen below.


>Hi all,
>
>I will be finishing school next may (2002--watch out world here I come).
>At that point I would
>like to transition into a museum educator job as well.  However, I have
>two strikes against me.
>1.) a degree in Public History not museum studies (ok thats more of a foul
>than a strike) 2.) no
>formal educational degree (although I have lots of informal education stuff).
>
>But my homerun in my pocket is my knowledge of distance learning.  I know
>thats a big hot topic
>for museums.  I have expereince in web design (hire me!) and online
>learning so I think that will
>help me perk up some administrators ears.  Plus, going into a history
>museum will be a bit easier
>than an art museum or science museum because history museums (on the
>whole) tend to have less
>knowledge of computers.
>
>I will probably be getting one more degree/certificat though.  I have the
>option of an offical web
>designer certificate from Sessions.edu or a certificate in Distance
>Education from Capella.edu.  I
>dont know if they are good places or not (anyone had experience dealing
>with or attending
>either?), but it can't hurt.
>
>One of the easiest ways to make youself a web head is to have your own
>site with your resume
>(www.aaronmarcavitch.com--visit me!).  It wont be alot, but it will at
>least make you techno
>savvy.  Saying that you can e-mail and such wont really cut it.
>
>So--if anyone is in New England and really wants to hire a techno savvy
>guy who is also a
>preservationist in 2002, keep me posted!  HA!  Just kidding...no
>spam...please!
>
>Aaron
>--- "Ellen B. Cutler" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> I would be very cautious about pursuing an addition degree at this time
>> UNLESS it is something you really want to do for yourself.  If you want
>> extra credentialing, look into computer certification programs, especially
>> ones that focus on website design and management, or maybe into an education
>> specialty that aligns well with the visual arts, like reading.
>
>
>=====
>www.aaronmarcavitch.com
>
>Graduate Student Caucus Chair
>American Association of History and Computing
>
>M.A. (Public) History
>Middle Tennessee State University
>
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