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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Interview with an Adult Educator


Attached is a video of my interview with Scott Uhrig, founder and CEO of On Target.

OnTarget was created by Scott and launched in June 2010 as a service to help people navigate career transitions and find great jobs.

OnTarget is predicated on the premise that the best way to conduct a successful job search is to:

  • follow a step-by-step process
  • utilize job search techniques that align with how jobs are filled
  • meet regularly with a small group to keep you focused, on track, and provide accountability and support

Scott uses a blended approach to teach his members the On Target job search process that includes online materials (learning modules, book links, etc), a blog, and face-to-face weekly meetings.   In this interview, Scott shares with me his rationale and experiences with integrating technology with adult learning in a creative way.  He also shares his insights on the barriers that one can encounter when working with adults and new technologies.

You can visit Scott’s site and blog at…

ONTARGETJOB.COM


Click below to watch interview on youtube....
Interview with Scott Uhrig






REFERENCES:

The follow resources were used as reference when designing, executing, and editing this interview.

King, K. & Cox, T. (2011).  The Professor’s Guide to Taming Technology.  Charlotte, NC. Information Age Publishing.  ISBN: 9781617353338

Oravec, J. A. (2002). Bookmarking the world: Weblog applications in education. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 45(7), 616-621.

Santos, A. (2001). Blogs As A Learning Space: Creating Test of Talks. Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 4(6), 15-19.

West, J. & West, M. (2009). Using Wikis for Online Collaboration: The Power of the Read-Write Web. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. ISBN: 978047034333

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4 comments:

  1. CarolynTechBlogOctober 17, 2013 at 8:15 PM

    Very nice interview, Holly. I have never heard of On Target. Using technology to help with career placement is a wonderful idea. Thank you for sharing.

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    1. UnknownOctober 19, 2013 at 5:49 PM

      Thank you for your comments Carolyn. Good luck in future classes!

      Holly

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  2. Gary'sAdultEd October 18, 2013 at 5:24 AM

    Holly,

    I think your video was very professionally done.

    Since it is obvious that you and Scott were not in the same location when you conducted the interview, would you be able to explain how the interview was conducted, i.e. what technology did you use?

    Thanks,

    Gary

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    1. UnknownOctober 19, 2013 at 5:52 PM

      HI Gary,

      I conducted the interview via a Zoom web conference. There is an option when you start your zoom meeting to record it. Its a button on the lower right corner of the screen. The recording creates a mp4 file on the computer you do the zoom call from. I then imported the video into imovie and added transitions and such.

      Good luck in future classes!
      Holly

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