elle9
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« on: February 02, 2009, 08:37:42 PM » |
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Hello all,
Am an Australian academic with Masters and no phd and I am actively lookiing for work in the emirates preferrably Dubai. I think I am up to my 15th online application and I have only heard back from 2 employers. Any advice re seekiing work there would be really useful as I have no networks in the UAE what so ever.
HELP
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sciencephd
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« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2009, 08:44:32 PM » |
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Assuming you are talking about faculty positions, the lack of a PhD is the problem.
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« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2009, 08:48:40 PM » |
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Given that English seems to be your first language, the typing skills are a problem.
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yellowtractor
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« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2009, 09:02:42 PM » |
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And, alas, these two problems together would probably sink any application, even in Dubai.
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« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2009, 09:12:06 PM » |
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Oh gosh, the text screams ESL, and thus I automatically read it as Austrian ! Yes, language may be a barrier as well.
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I just hate it that I constantly have to like everyone and everything. -- moonstone
O, what a hateful feminist concoction!
Jews, communists, "lesbians", feminists and marihuana addicts --Pyshnov
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yellowtractor
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« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2009, 09:14:22 PM » |
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Perhaps the OP is an Austro-Australian.
OP, I have tried to be moderately helpful over at your other post. I may have failed. Sometimes one goes down trying. The sharks feast on our bones.
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elle9
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« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2009, 09:15:14 PM » |
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Thanks for your honesty. I am very new to this forum and yet to learn all the posting protocols. I understand lack of PHD is a disadvantage, however I have over 12 years experience teaching in Higher education, I speak four languages and am currently an educational designer working across curriculum to translate face to face learning online. Am looking for some ideas and networks?
Cheers
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yellowtractor
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« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2009, 09:21:09 PM » |
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Well, the problem, you see, is that there is no Western university (that I know of) (Eastern either for that matter) with a department of "educational design working across curriculum to translate face to face learning online." It sounds as if your expertise is in the field of Education, broadly conceived. At the very least, you will have to build a bridge--in your c.v. and in your cover letter--between your actual experience and the academic post(s) to which you aspire.
Is your MA in fact in Education, or in some allied field? In what field(s) have you taught?
Speaking four languages is not in and of itself a sufficient requirement for any post, beyond working as a barrista in someplace like Amsterdam.
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« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2009, 09:30:29 PM » |
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My point, OP, is that we not only do not understand your primary field--and how your real-world credentials might or might not translate in academic terms--we also do not know what sort of job you want in "work." What jobs are you applying for? We need a little more information, before we can be of any serious service.
It is not about the typing (though the ability to communicate in competent typewritten English is requisite at most English-language schools).
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« Reply #9 on: February 03, 2009, 08:18:13 AM » |
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I'm not sure the OP is talking about faculty positions. Elle9, are you looking for work as a curriculum developer? A staff position rather than faculty? The trouble is that it sounds like your experience is in taking F2F courses and working with faculty to design the online equivalents. Is that a correct read of your situation? But most universities establishing a presence in UAE are trying to establish a traditional, classroom-based presence. They aren't as invested in distance coursework.
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« Reply #10 on: February 03, 2009, 08:49:10 AM » |
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I read this the same way as envisioneer. I think the OP is an instructional designer who works on converting face-to-face courses to online environments. There are definitely positions of that nature in many U.S. universities. I have no idea about the UAE.
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« Reply #11 on: February 03, 2009, 10:35:39 AM » |
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educational designer working across curriculum to translate face to face learning online
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« Reply #12 on: February 03, 2009, 11:57:51 AM » |
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educational designer working across curriculum to translate face to face learning online
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Is this English? Yeah, though probably not a native speaker. I translate it to mean the OP is an instructional designer who converts ftf courses for an online platform and is not part of a particular program or department. |
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