RE: [Flashcoders] Job Openings at Bank of America for US/Canada

[Mendelsohn, Michael]

Hi Jason...

I have an OT response to your post.  Hope it's ok to respond here like this.  
For the record, I have a job that I enjoy, and I'm doing AS3 for much of my 
day.  

That said, I'm curious about your educational background.  You mentioned below 
"these people exist" with instructional technology.  I've never heard of a 
master's degree in that before, and a quick search didn't turn up the seemingly 
right things.  Do you have a degree in that?  I'm always thinking about how I 
can improve my skillset and it's something I'm curious to find out more about, 
especially from someone who seems so knowledgable.  I'm sure working with you 
would be an unparalleled opportunity.

I've been really thinking about what's best to focus on for my skillset now, 
given technologies are moving at light speed at present.

Thanks!
- Mike Mendelsohn

> Yes, I do - as well as several members of my team.  We do coding most of
the day in AS3, several of us are artists in their spare time and have
Master's degrees in instructional technology.  It's a hard mix to find,
but those people are out there.

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RE: [Flashcoders] Job Openings at Bank of America for US/Canada

[Merrill, Jason]

It's actually a large field.  Most major universities have a degree in
"Instructional Technology" - or something named similar to that.  It's
also called "Educational Technology", "Instructional Design", "Adult
Learning", "Educational Multimedia", "Information Design", etc.  Job
titles can range from "e-learning developer", "instructional
technologist", "multimedia developer", "adult learning specialist",
"education consultant", "e-learning designer", "education developer",
"instructional multimedia designer", etc. Programs focus on a range of
topics from the technical multimedia aspects over to the learning theory
and instruction design aspects and you can usually focus in different
areas.  Just depends. My title is "Instructional Technology Architect"
which is a senior type position compared to some others in my group,
called "Instructional Technology Designers".  We also have
"Instructional Designers" who don't use the technology as much - they do
more working with subject matter experts and write the storyboards.  My
Master's degree is in Instructional Technology from one of the top
instructional technology programs, Utah State University. I also have a
bachelor's in education with an emphasis in graphic design and
multimedia. Other top programs can be found at University of Indiana,
Penn State, and Georgia Tech (at least this is what the top schools were
back in the late 90's - may have changed since then).  One of my
co-workers is working on his PhD in the field from a university up in
Boston.  Several others on my team have post-graduate degrees in
instructional technology or a related field.  

Hope that helps,

Jason Merrill 

Instructional Technology Architect
Bank of America   Global Learning 

Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community  and visit our
Instructional Technology Design Blog
(Note: these resources are only available for Bank of America
associates)






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[mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of
Mendelsohn, Michael
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 3:36 PM
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Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Job Openings at Bank of America for US/Canada

Hi Jason...

I have an OT response to your post.  Hope it's ok to respond here like
this.  For the record, I have a job that I enjoy, and I'm doing AS3 for
much of my day.  

That said, I'm curious about your educational background.  You mentioned
below "these people exist" with instructional technology.  I've never
heard of a master's degree in that before, and a quick search didn't
turn up the seemingly right things.  Do you have a degree in that?  I'm
always thinking about how I can improve my skillset and it's something
I'm curious to find out more about, especially from someone who seems so
knowledgable.  I'm sure working with you would be an unparalleled
opportunity.

I've been really thinking about what's best to focus on for my skillset
now, given technologies are moving at light speed at present.

Thanks!
- Mike Mendelsohn

> Yes, I do - as well as several members of my team.  We do coding most 
> of
the day in AS3, several of us are artists in their spare time and have
Master's degrees in instructional technology.  It's a hard mix to find,
but those people are out there.

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RE: [Flashcoders] Job Openings at Bank of America for US/Canada

[Mendelsohn, Michael]

Thanks Jason!  As usual with you, a complete answer.  :-)  I'm really wanting 
to get better at what I do.

What university in Boston?  That's where I call home.

- MM

>  One of my
co-workers is working on his PhD in the field from a university up in
Boston.  Several others on my team have post-graduate degrees in
instructional technology or a related field.  

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RE: [Flashcoders] Job Openings at Bank of America for US/Canada

[Merrill, Jason]

Can't recall offhand, I tried pinging him when I was writing my
response, but he's gone for the weekend.  I'll let you know next week.


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[mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of
Mendelsohn, Michael
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 4:10 PM
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Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Job Openings at Bank of America for US/Canada

Thanks Jason!  As usual with you, a complete answer.  :-)  I'm really
wanting to get better at what I do.

What university in Boston?  That's where I call home.

- MM

>  One of my
co-workers is working on his PhD in the field from a university up in
Boston.  Several others on my team have post-graduate degrees in
instructional technology or a related field.  

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Re: [Flashcoders] Job Openings at Bank of America for US/Canada

[Matt Perkins]

You can also learn as you go, but it's not as complete. I'm one of 
Jason's coworkers - and while my instructional background isn't nearly 
as good as Jason's I manage to muddle through :)
My degree is in graphic design/illustration and I've been self teaching 
Flash/multimedia since '95.  Been working in the corporate elearning 
industry since 2001 and managed to pick up what I know by osmosis.



On 6/18/2010 3:53 PM, Merrill, Jason wrote:

It's actually a large field.  Most major universities have a degree in
"Instructional Technology" - or something named similar to that.  It's
also called "Educational Technology", "Instructional Design", "Adult
Learning", "Educational Multimedia", "Information Design", etc.  Job
titles can range from "e-learning developer", "instructional
technologist", "multimedia developer", "adult learning specialist",
"education consultant", "e-learning designer", "education developer",
"instructional multimedia designer", etc. Programs focus on a range of
topics from the technical multimedia aspects over to the learning theory
and instruction design aspects and you can usually focus in different
areas.  Just depends. My title is "Instructional Technology Architect"
which is a senior type position compared to some others in my group,
called "Instructional Technology Designers".  We also have
"Instructional Designers" who don't use the technology as much - they do
more working with subject matter experts and write the storyboards.  My
Master's degree is in Instructional Technology from one of the top
instructional technology programs, Utah State University. I also have a
bachelor's in education with an emphasis in graphic design and
multimedia. Other top programs can be found at University of Indiana,
Penn State, and Georgia Tech (at least this is what the top schools were
back in the late 90's - may have changed since then).  One of my
co-workers is working on his PhD in the field from a university up in
Boston.  Several others on my team have post-graduate degrees in
instructional technology or a related field.

Hope that helps,

Jason Merrill

Instructional Technology Architect
Bank of America   Global Learning

Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community  and visit our
Instructional Technology Design Blog
(Note: these resources are only available for Bank of America
associates)






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[mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of
Mendelsohn, Michael
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 3:36 PM
To: Flash Coders List
Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Job Openings at Bank of America for US/Canada

Hi Jason...

I have an OT response to your post.  Hope it's ok to respond here like
this.  For the record, I have a job that I enjoy, and I'm doing AS3 for
much of my day.

That said, I'm curious about your educational background.  You mentioned
below "these people exist" with instructional technology.  I've never
heard of a master's degree in that before, and a quick search didn't
turn up the seemingly right things.  Do you have a degree in that?  I'm
always thinking about how I can improve my skillset and it's something
I'm curious to find out more about, especially from someone who seems so
knowledgable.  I'm sure working with you would be an unparalleled
opportunity.

I've been really thinking about what's best to focus on for my skillset
now, given technologies are moving at light speed at present.

Thanks!
- Mike Mendelsohn

   

Yes, I do - as well as several members of my team.  We do coding most
of
 

the day in AS3, several of us are artists in their spare time and have
Master's degrees in instructional technology.  It's a hard mix to find,
but those people are out there.

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Re: [Flashcoders] Job Openings at Bank of America for US/Canada

[jared stanley]

g AGGIES! :)




On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Matt Perkins  wrote:

> You can also learn as you go, but it's not as complete. I'm one of Jason's
> coworkers - and while my instructional background isn't nearly as good as
> Jason's I manage to muddle through :)
> My degree is in graphic design/illustration and I've been self teaching
> Flash/multimedia since '95.  Been working in the corporate elearning
> industry since 2001 and managed to pick up what I know by osmosis.
>
>
>
> On 6/18/2010 3:53 PM, Merrill, Jason wrote:
>
>> It's actually a large field.  Most major universities have a degree in
>> "Instructional Technology" - or something named similar to that.  It's
>> also called "Educational Technology", "Instructional Design", "Adult
>> Learning", "Educational Multimedia", "Information Design", etc.  Job
>> titles can range from "e-learning developer", "instructional
>> technologist", "multimedia developer", "adult learning specialist",
>> "education consultant", "e-learning designer", "education developer",
>> "instructional multimedia designer", etc. Programs focus on a range of
>> topics from the technical multimedia aspects over to the learning theory
>> and instruction design aspects and you can usually focus in different
>> areas.  Just depends. My title is "Instructional Technology Architect"
>> which is a senior type position compared to some others in my group,
>> called "Instructional Technology Designers".  We also have
>> "Instructional Designers" who don't use the technology as much - they do
>> more working with subject matter experts and write the storyboards.  My
>> Master's degree is in Instructional Technology from one of the top
>> instructional technology programs, Utah State University. I also have a
>> bachelor's in education with an emphasis in graphic design and
>> multimedia. Other top programs can be found at University of Indiana,
>> Penn State, and Georgia Tech (at least this is what the top schools were
>> back in the late 90's - may have changed since then).  One of my
>> co-workers is working on his PhD in the field from a university up in
>> Boston.  Several others on my team have post-graduate degrees in
>> instructional technology or a related field.
>>
>> Hope that helps,
>>
>> Jason Merrill
>>
>> Instructional Technology Architect
>> Bank of America   Global Learning
>>
>> Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community  and visit our
>> Instructional Technology Design Blog
>> (Note: these resources are only available for Bank of America
>> associates)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com
>> [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of
>> Mendelsohn, Michael
>> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 3:36 PM
>> To: Flash Coders List
>> Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Job Openings at Bank of America for US/Canada
>>
>> Hi Jason...
>>
>> I have an OT response to your post.  Hope it's ok to respond here like
>> this.  For the record, I have a job that I enjoy, and I'm doing AS3 for
>> much of my day.
>>
>> That said, I'm curious about your educational background.  You mentioned
>> below "these people exist" with instructional technology.  I've never
>> heard of a master's degree in that before, and a quick search didn't
>> turn up the seemingly right things.  Do you have a degree in that?  I'm
>> always thinking about how I can improve my skillset and it's something
>> I'm curious to find out more about, especially from someone who seems so
>> knowledgable.  I'm sure working with you would be an unparalleled
>> opportunity.
>>
>> I've been really thinking about what's best to focus on for my skillset
>> now, given technologies are moving at light speed at present.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> - Mike Mendelsohn
>>
>>
>>
>>> Yes, I do - as well as several members of my team.  We do coding most
>>> of
>>>
>>>
>> the day in AS3, several of us are artists in their spare time and have
>> Master's degrees in instructional technology.  It's a hard mix to find,
>> but those people are out there.
>>
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RE: [Flashcoders] Job Openings at Bank of America for US/Canada

[Merrill, Jason]

Sounds like a true Aggie! :) 


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[mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of jared
stanley
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 4:47 PM
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Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Job Openings at Bank of America for US/Canada

g AGGIES! :)




On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Matt Perkins 
wrote:

> You can also learn as you go, but it's not as complete. I'm one of 
> Jason's coworkers - and while my instructional background isn't nearly

> as good as Jason's I manage to muddle through :) My degree is in 
> graphic design/illustration and I've been self teaching 
> Flash/multimedia since '95.  Been working in the corporate elearning 
> industry since 2001 and managed to pick up what I know by osmosis.
>
>
>
> On 6/18/2010 3:53 PM, Merrill, Jason wrote:
>
>> It's actually a large field.  Most major universities have a degree 
>> in "Instructional Technology" - or something named similar to that.  
>> It's also called "Educational Technology", "Instructional Design", 
>> "Adult Learning", "Educational Multimedia", "Information Design", 
>> etc.  Job titles can range from "e-learning developer", 
>> "instructional technologist", "multimedia developer", "adult learning

>> specialist", "education consultant", "e-learning designer", 
>> "education developer", "instructional multimedia designer", etc. 
>> Programs focus on a range of topics from the technical multimedia 
>> aspects over to the learning theory and instruction design aspects 
>> and you can usually focus in different areas.  Just depends. My title
is "Instructional Technology Architect"
>> which is a senior type position compared to some others in my group, 
>> called "Instructional Technology Designers".  We also have 
>> "Instructional Designers" who don't use the technology as much - they

>> do more working with subject matter experts and write the 
>> storyboards.  My Master's degree is in Instructional Technology from 
>> one of the top instructional technology programs, Utah State 
>> University. I also have a bachelor's in education with an emphasis in

>> graphic design and multimedia. Other top programs can be found at 
>> University of Indiana, Penn State, and Georgia Tech (at least this is

>> what the top schools were back in the late 90's - may have changed 
>> since then).  One of my co-workers is working on his PhD in the field

>> from a university up in Boston.  Several others on my team have 
>> post-graduate degrees in instructional technology or a related field.
>>
>> Hope that helps,
>>
>> Jason Merrill
>>
>> Instructional Technology Architect
>> Bank of America   Global Learning
>>
>> Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community  and visit our 
>> Instructional Technology Design Blog
>> (Note: these resources are only available for Bank of America
>> associates)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com
>> [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of 
>> Mendelsohn, Michael
>> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 3:36 PM
>> To: Flash Coders List
>> Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Job Openings at Bank of America for 
>> US/Canada
>>
>> Hi Jason...
>>
>> I have an OT response to your post.  Hope it's ok to respond here 
>> like this.  For the record, I have a job that I enjoy, and I'm doing 
>> AS3 for much of my day.
>>
>> That said, I'm curious about your educational background.  You 
>> mentioned below "these people exist" with instructional technology.  
>> I've never heard of a master's degree in that before, and a quick 
>> search didn't turn up the seemingly right things.  Do you have a 
>> degree in that?  I'm always thinking about how I can improve my 
>> skillset and it's something I'm curious to find out more about, 
>> especially from someone who seems so knowledgable.  I'm sure working 
>> with you would be an unparalleled opportunity.
>>
>> I've been really thinking 

RE: [Flashcoders] Job Openings at Bank of America for US/Canada

[Merrill, Jason]

True, and Matt's pretty awesome.  It is pretty hard to break in some
companies without the formal education, but if you're able to pick up
on-the-job experience like Matt has, you're golden.


Jason Merrill 

Instructional Technology Architect
Bank of America   Global Learning 

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From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com
[mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Matt
Perkins
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 4:39 PM
To: Flash Coders List
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Job Openings at Bank of America for US/Canada

You can also learn as you go, but it's not as complete. I'm one of
Jason's coworkers - and while my instructional background isn't nearly
as good as Jason's I manage to muddle through :) My degree is in graphic
design/illustration and I've been self teaching Flash/multimedia since
'95.  Been working in the corporate elearning industry since 2001 and
managed to pick up what I know by osmosis.


On 6/18/2010 3:53 PM, Merrill, Jason wrote:
> It's actually a large field.  Most major universities have a degree in

> "Instructional Technology" - or something named similar to that.  It's

> also called "Educational Technology", "Instructional Design", "Adult 
> Learning", "Educational Multimedia", "Information Design", etc.  Job 
> titles can range from "e-learning developer", "instructional 
> technologist", "multimedia developer", "adult learning specialist", 
> "education consultant", "e-learning designer", "education developer", 
> "instructional multimedia designer", etc. Programs focus on a range of

> topics from the technical multimedia aspects over to the learning 
> theory and instruction design aspects and you can usually focus in 
> different areas.  Just depends. My title is "Instructional Technology
Architect"
> which is a senior type position compared to some others in my group, 
> called "Instructional Technology Designers".  We also have 
> "Instructional Designers" who don't use the technology as much - they 
> do more working with subject matter experts and write the storyboards.

> My Master's degree is in Instructional Technology from one of the top 
> instructional technology programs, Utah State University. I also have 
> a bachelor's in education with an emphasis in graphic design and 
> multimedia. Other top programs can be found at University of Indiana, 
> Penn State, and Georgia Tech (at least this is what the top schools 
> were back in the late 90's - may have changed since then).  One of my 
> co-workers is working on his PhD in the field from a university up in 
> Boston.  Several others on my team have post-graduate degrees in 
> instructional technology or a related field.
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> Jason Merrill
>
> Instructional Technology Architect
> Bank of America   Global Learning
>
> Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community  and visit our 
> Instructional Technology Design Blog
> (Note: these resources are only available for Bank of America
> associates)
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com
> [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of 
> Mendelsohn, Michael
> Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 3:36 PM
> To: Flash Coders List
> Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Job Openings at Bank of America for 
> US/Canada
>
> Hi Jason...
>
> I have an OT response to your post.  Hope it's ok to respond here like

> this.  For the record, I have a job that I enjoy, and I'm doing AS3 
> for much of my day.
>
> That said, I'm curious about your educational background.  You 
> mentioned below "these people exist" with instructional technology.  
> I've never heard of a master's degree in that before, and a quick 
> search didn't turn up the seemingly right things.  Do you have a 
> degree in that?  I'm always thinking about how I can improve my 
> skillset and it's something I'm curious to find out more about, 
> especially from someone who seems so knowledgable.  I'm sure working 
> with you would be an unparalleled opportunity.
>
> I've been really thinking about what's best to focus on for my 
> skillset now, given technologies are moving at light speed at present.
>
> Thanks!
> - Mike Mendelsohn
>
>
>> Yes, I do - as well as several members of 

RE: [Flashcoders] Job Openings at Bank of America for US/Canada

[Mendelsohn, Michael]

I guess I'm golden then.  :-)  My AS3 is solid, but the world is changing so 
fast that it's hard to keep up with everything else.

> True, and Matt's pretty awesome.  It is pretty hard to break in some
companies without the formal education, but if you're able to pick up
on-the-job experience like Matt has, you're golden.


So Matt, what would you say are your strengths?  Are you purely AS3?

You can also learn as you go, but it's not as complete. I'm one of
Jason's coworkers - and while my instructional background isn't nearly
as good as Jason's I manage to muddle through :) My degree is in graphic
design/illustration and I've been self teaching Flash/multimedia since
'95.  Been working in the corporate elearning industry since 2001 and
managed to pick up what I know by osmosis.

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[Matt Perkins]

Right now I'm AS3 specialized and able to make it look nice w/ Photoshop 
(ui design). I know a lot about SCORM/AICC also - I programmed my own 
Flash LMS/APIs in AS2 a few years ago.


At points during my career I was pretty great with Director Lingo, 
Javascript and AS1/2 - but don't use it and it goes away.  I've been in 
multimedia/web for 15 years now, so I've done a lot over the years.


My personal site has a decent representation of what I've done: 
http://nudoru.com/


When I went to school (95-00) there really wasn't any multimedia 
education beyond intro classes but I'd been teaching myself Photoshop 
2.5/3 from a warez'd copy I got from a BBS. So I learned everything on 
the job as I went and during long support calls with Macromedia as I 
needed it (bonus to acually buying the software). The late 90's was 
Joshua Davis/Praystation/Kioken/Dreamless/k10k envy so I did a ton of 
experimentation and and learned from that. After that I went after the 
hard projects at work and learned what I needed from books, sites and 
peers to get it done.


On 6/21/2010 9:54 AM, Mendelsohn, Michael wrote:

I guess I'm golden then.  :-)  My AS3 is solid, but the world is changing so 
fast that it's hard to keep up with everything else.

   

True, and Matt's pretty awesome.  It is pretty hard to break in some
 

companies without the formal education, but if you're able to pick up
on-the-job experience like Matt has, you're golden.


So Matt, what would you say are your strengths?  Are you purely AS3?

You can also learn as you go, but it's not as complete. I'm one of
Jason's coworkers - and while my instructional background isn't nearly
as good as Jason's I manage to muddle through :) My degree is in graphic
design/illustration and I've been self teaching Flash/multimedia since
'95.  Been working in the corporate elearning industry since 2001 and
managed to pick up what I know by osmosis.

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RE: [Flashcoders] Job Openings at Bank of America for US/Canada

[Merrill, Jason]

>> What university in Boston?  That's where I call home.

To answer your question, he is getting is degree from Northeastern
University... Doctor of Education Ed.D.


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[mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Merrill,
Jason
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 4:14 PM
To: Flash Coders List
Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Job Openings at Bank of America for US/Canada

Can't recall offhand, I tried pinging him when I was writing my
response, but he's gone for the weekend.  I'll let you know next week.


Jason Merrill 

Instructional Technology Architect
Bank of America   Global Learning 

Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community  and visit our
Instructional Technology Design Blog
(Note: these resources are only available for Bank of America
associates)






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[mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of
Mendelsohn, Michael
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 4:10 PM
To: Flash Coders List
Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Job Openings at Bank of America for US/Canada

Thanks Jason!  As usual with you, a complete answer.  :-)  I'm really
wanting to get better at what I do.

What university in Boston?  That's where I call home.

- MM

>  One of my
co-workers is working on his PhD in the field from a university up in
Boston.  Several others on my team have post-graduate degrees in
instructional technology or a related field.  

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RE: [Flashcoders] Job Openings at Bank of America for US/Canada

[Mendelsohn, Michael]

Matt and Jason, you guys are great!  Great site Matt.

I'm a lingo person too, but haven't used it much lately.  OK, I feel I'm on the 
right track.  Your story is similar to mine, although I have no SCORM/AICC 
knowledge.  If I get to go to Max this year and you guys are out there, let me 
know and I will buy a round.

- Michael M.


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[mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Matt Perkins
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 10:15 AM
To: Flash Coders List
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Job Openings at Bank of America for US/Canada

Right now I'm AS3 specialized and able to make it look nice w/ Photoshop 
(ui design). I know a lot about SCORM/AICC also - I programmed my own 
Flash LMS/APIs in AS2 a few years ago.

At points during my career I was pretty great with Director Lingo, 
Javascript and AS1/2 - but don't use it and it goes away.  I've been in 
multimedia/web for 15 years now, so I've done a lot over the years.

My personal site has a decent representation of what I've done: 
http://nudoru.com/

When I went to school (95-00) there really wasn't any multimedia 
education beyond intro classes but I'd been teaching myself Photoshop 
2.5/3 from a warez'd copy I got from a BBS. So I learned everything on 
the job as I went and during long support calls with Macromedia as I 
needed it (bonus to acually buying the software). The late 90's was 
Joshua Davis/Praystation/Kioken/Dreamless/k10k envy so I did a ton of 
experimentation and and learned from that. After that I went after the 
hard projects at work and learned what I needed from books, sites and 
peers to get it done.

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Re: [Flashcoders] Job Openings at Bank of America for US/Canada and UK candidates

[Ktu]

I am a developer. I code. I can barely design buttons. Layout is not as
hard.
Are there actually people out there who are "Instructional Technology
Architects (senior-level positions)" in there ability to code and who also
"consider yourself a good graphic interface designer, not just have a
mastery of Photoshop and Illustrator or Fireworks?

I've always been curious.:\

Ktu

On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Merrill, Jason <
jason.merr...@bankofamerica.com> wrote:

> Once again, we have some job openings on my team at Bank of America. We
> have at least one job for a North American-based candidate and one or
> more for positions in London, UK.
>
> These are not entry level positions, nor do we seek intermediate level
> candidates. We have one of the best internal e-learning organizations in
> the industry and we have many instructional technology developers in our
> larger team, but these positions are for the "special ops" team of
> Instructional Technology Architects (senior-level positions) I am on. We
> don't just do the simple page-turner WBTs all the time - we build
> re-usable e-learning solutions, components, and systems.  We are looking
> for what we call "e-learning rock stars" - candidates with the following
> REQUIRED skills and talents (if you don't have these, then you probably
> shouldn't apply).
>
> 1.  Advanced knowledge of Actionscript 3.0 - meaning, you are
> comfortable writing all of your Actionscript in classes using
> object-oriented methods. You can do things like create and dispatch
> custom events, work with XML, create a code architecture, etc. You can
> create rich e-learning experiences in Flash or Flex and have a portfolio
> you can show that demonstrates this.
> 2.  You have a good visual portfolio of work you have done. Meaning,
> you consider yourself a good graphic interface designer, not just have a
> mastery of Photoshop and Illustrator or Fireworks.
> 3.  You have e-learning background and experience. An advanced
> degree in a related field is preferred.  You understand adult learning
> theory and could switch into the role of an instructional designer if
> you had to (not that you would in this position, you wouldn't, but there
> is some collaboration with IDs where this helps immensely)
>
> Those three skills are required.  Other desired skills would be (not
> necessarily required- obviously, we can't expect all of these, but some
> would be nice):
>
> 1.  Knowledge of the Adobe Flex framework
> 2.  Knowledge of HTML/Javascript/AJAX
> 3.  Knowledge of SCORM, LMS and LCMS systems
> 4.  Knowledge of Lectora / Saba Publisher
> 5.  Knowledge of Adobe's video and sound editing tools
> 6.  Knowledge of Microsoft Sharepoint - especially if you know CAML
> and using Sharepoint Lists and Webservices
> 7.  Knowledge of utilizing Webservices
> 8.  Knowledge of OOP design patterns
> 9.  Knowledge of the other tools in Adobe's Creative Suite
> 10. Knowledge of micro architectures like Cairngorm and Pure MVC
> 11. Knowledge of third party Actionscript libraries like
> Papervision3D or Away3D
> 12. Knowledge of 3D modeling tools like Blender or Swift3D
>
> Of course, we would prefer candidates located in the Charlotte, NC area
> where we are headquartered, but being remote is completely OK as well.
> The London position(s) are located in London - no remote candidates for
> those. This is a GREAT job working on a TALENTED team at a FATASTIC
> Fortune 10 company.
>
> Send me your resumes if you're interested!
>
>
>
> Jason Merrill
>
> Instructional Technology Architect
> Bank of America   Global Learning
>
> Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community
>    and
> visit our Instructional Technology Design Blog
> 
> (Note: these resources are only available for Bank of America
> associates)
>
>
>
>
>
>
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RE: [Flashcoders] Job Openings at Bank of America for US/Canada and UK candidates

[Merrill, Jason]

Yes, I do - as well as several members of my team.  We do coding most of
the day in AS3, several of us are artists in their spare time and have
Master's degrees in instructional technology.  It's a hard mix to find,
but those people are out there.


Jason Merrill 

Instructional Technology Architect
Bank of America   Global Learning 

Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community  and visit our
Instructional Technology Design Blog
(Note: these resources are only available for Bank of America
associates)






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[mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Ktu
Sent: Friday, June 11, 2010 1:45 PM
To: Flash Coders List
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Job Openings at Bank of America for US/Canada
and UK candidates

I am a developer. I code. I can barely design buttons. Layout is not as
hard.
Are there actually people out there who are "Instructional Technology
Architects (senior-level positions)" in there ability to code and who
also "consider yourself a good graphic interface designer, not just have
a mastery of Photoshop and Illustrator or Fireworks?

I've always been curious.:\

Ktu

On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 12:18 PM, Merrill, Jason <
jason.merr...@bankofamerica.com> wrote:

> Once again, we have some job openings on my team at Bank of America. 
> We have at least one job for a North American-based candidate and one 
> or more for positions in London, UK.
>
> These are not entry level positions, nor do we seek intermediate level

> candidates. We have one of the best internal e-learning organizations 
> in the industry and we have many instructional technology developers 
> in our larger team, but these positions are for the "special ops" team

> of Instructional Technology Architects (senior-level positions) I am 
> on. We don't just do the simple page-turner WBTs all the time - we 
> build re-usable e-learning solutions, components, and systems.  We are

> looking for what we call "e-learning rock stars" - candidates with the

> following REQUIRED skills and talents (if you don't have these, then 
> you probably shouldn't apply).
>
> 1.  Advanced knowledge of Actionscript 3.0 - meaning, you are
> comfortable writing all of your Actionscript in classes using 
> object-oriented methods. You can do things like create and dispatch 
> custom events, work with XML, create a code architecture, etc. You can

> create rich e-learning experiences in Flash or Flex and have a 
> portfolio you can show that demonstrates this.
> 2.  You have a good visual portfolio of work you have done.
Meaning,
> you consider yourself a good graphic interface designer, not just have

> a mastery of Photoshop and Illustrator or Fireworks.
> 3.  You have e-learning background and experience. An advanced
> degree in a related field is preferred.  You understand adult learning

> theory and could switch into the role of an instructional designer if 
> you had to (not that you would in this position, you wouldn't, but 
> there is some collaboration with IDs where this helps immensely)
>
> Those three skills are required.  Other desired skills would be (not 
> necessarily required- obviously, we can't expect all of these, but 
> some would be nice):
>
> 1.  Knowledge of the Adobe Flex framework
> 2.  Knowledge of HTML/Javascript/AJAX
> 3.  Knowledge of SCORM, LMS and LCMS systems
> 4.  Knowledge of Lectora / Saba Publisher
> 5.  Knowledge of Adobe's video and sound editing tools
> 6.  Knowledge of Microsoft Sharepoint - especially if you know
CAML
> and using Sharepoint Lists and Webservices
> 7.  Knowledge of utilizing Webservices
> 8.  Knowledge of OOP design patterns
> 9.  Knowledge of the other tools in Adobe's Creative Suite
> 10. Knowledge of micro architectures like Cairngorm and Pure MVC
> 11. Knowledge of third party Actionscript libraries like
> Papervision3D or Away3D
> 12. Knowledge of 3D modeling tools like Blender or Swift3D
>
> Of course, we would prefer candidates located in the Charlotte, NC 
> area where we are headquartered, but being remote is completely OK as
well.
> The London position(s) are located in London - no remote candidates 
> for those. This is a GREAT job working on a TALENTED team at a 
> FATASTIC Fortune 10 company.
>
> Send me your resumes if you're interested!
>
>
>
> Jason Merrill
>
> Instructional Technology Architect
> Bank of America   Global Learning
>
> Join the Bank of America Flash Platform Community
> <http://sharepoint.bankofamerica.com/sites/tlc/flash/default.aspx>
and
> visit our Instructional Technology Design Blog 
> <http://sharepoi