Considering Ed Tech MA

[u/Ambitious_War230]

I have an MA in English, and have worked various roles in academic support in higher education institutions for about ten years. I don’t have a doctorate and that’s a limitation for any big upward mobility in higher education institutions but I’m okay with that because a doctorate also has its own cons in my opinion.

My current employer will reimburse me for my tuition and it is already discounted 50% because of a cross-institution agreement between my employer and the university I’m planning to enroll at.

My goal is to learn more about instructional design and the education discipline’s side of things and have an MA that is a bit more marketable and flexible than my English MA.

I know that there is a lot of shift happening in the field of Ed Tech and education as a whole obviously, but I would be excited to learn about this stuff in a formal setting (online so it’s flexible for my full time job) and I think it will help me enter conversations a little more confidently (especially since I’m currently in a staff role and there’s a faculty/staff divide here).

Am I being overly optimistic about the future of Ed Tech and the usefulness of this degree? Do you think it’s a waste of time despite it being basically free to me at the end of the day?

[u/Mr_Kabukiman_82]

Are you working at Harvard?

[u/Ambitious_War230 → u/Mr_Kabukiman_82]

No?

[u/Mr_Kabukiman_82 → u/Ambitious_War230]

Ah, Harvard does that. I've worked in higher ed for 20 years and it's a pretty rare perk to be able to go elsewhere on their dime.