'Academics and established professionals'

According to Beetham, H., Jones, S. and Gornall, L. (2001), I would fit myself quite nicely into the category of 'Academics and established professionals'.  I would like to think I had a secure positions in the institutional infrastructure, I am an 'individual that has incorporated an interest and formal responsibility for learning technologies into my existing professional identity although I perhaps would not class myself as a learning technology specialist.

However the more I read on H808 the more I am inclined to feel the more knowledge I am aquiring but having been involved in education for so many years I have naturally embrassed some of this technology.

In contrast a  They tend to be younger, 20s and 30s (thats good, make me feel old) but the more I read about their role the more I can see myself. Within my discipline I have developed, researched  and produced elearning material. It has been a gradual progression from using powerpoint, web pages and now content management systems and a virtual learning environment all this whilst still performing the role of a Senior Lecturer. (Sounds quite good I might put that on my CV).

'New specialist' was a 'true' learning technologists: multi-skilled and peripatetic but with learning technology work at the core of their professional identity.

Whilst I perhaps would not go so far as to say I am a 'new specialist', maybe I could say I am an 'old specialist'.


References
Beetham, H., Jones, S. and Gornall, L. (2001) ‘Career development of learning technology staff: scoping study final report’ (online), JISC. Available from: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/uploaded_documents/cdss_final_report_v8.doc (accessed 18 August 2009).