Well I was on the verge of responding, then I got plenty of off list responses that were
supportive.  Well back to being amateurish.

Aaron
--- Adrienne DeAngelis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>         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.
> >
> >
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> >
> >Graduate Student Caucus Chair
> >American Association of History and Computing
> >
> >M.A. (Public) History
> >Middle Tennessee State University
> >
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Middle Tennessee State University

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