Emily Pulham

Companies and Schools:
Mountainland Technical College

Job Titles:
Instructional Designer, Office of Teaching and Learning Coordinator

Why did you pursue a career in the instructional design and technology field?
It aligns with my interests in technology and education.

What are some of your day-to-day responsibilities in your roles?

• Designing curriculum
  
• Designing employee training
  
• Giving webinars
  
• Troubleshooting LMS issues
  
• Strategizing about creating blended programs
  
• Learning how to use new technologies
  
• Collaborating with stakeholders
  
• Project management (seriously I do so much of this)
  
• Consulting directors and instructors on technology related issues
  
• Managing other people and their permissions in the LMS space

How have you found your jobs? What advice do you have for someone trying to find a job in the instructional design and technology field?
Online job searches. I advise people to get a job that requires not too long of a commute, and also to ask about work culture in job interviews. Flexibility is so important to have for family life and it also is one way that instructional design is a great field to work in for families.

In what ways did your graduate program prepare you for your career?
Projects and internships gave real world experience! I don’t do research in my current job so those skills are more on hold. In general IP&T helped me learn how to think critically and how to find answers to my questions.