New job posting: School of Webcraft Product Manager
Matt Thompson
http://bit.ly/ilNOsG
Job description: help provide free and open web developer training for the world.
Harnessing the power of peer-learning, mass participation and the open web.
On a global scale.
Sound like you? Or people you know?
Please forward, circulate and shout from the rooftops.
--Matt
Matt Thompson,
Chief Storyteller & Education Team Lead
Mozilla Drumbeat
www.drumbeat.org
blog: openmatt.ca twitter: OpenMatt
Product Manager, School of Webcraft
Mozilla & Peer 2 Peer University
Responsibilities
Wake up every morning focused on making the School of Webcraft awesome.
Shape the School of Webcraft's overall curriculum goals and learning map. Identify and help deliver the skills web developers need in today's world.
Own the School of Webcraft user experience. Be an advocate for users. Make sure the learning process is clear and feels good for learners.
Promote industry acceptance and recognition for the School of Webcraft.
Identify the key skills and competencies web developers need, and work with P2PU and Mozilla staff to implement badges and certification to recognize them.
Link with internal Mozilla partners (like the Mozilla Developer Network) to drive content development.
Link with other organizations and initiatives working on web developer training and curricula (like OWEA, Opera, WaSP).
Co-ordinate with Peer 2 Peer University staff, provide input on the online platform technology roadmap, assessment models and badges to support learners and learning outcomes.
Enable community participation. Work with the course and curriculum coordinator to identify and support volunteers with leadership potential in the School of Webcraft community.
Outreach to the web development community. Speak at developer conferences, engage with related networks, etc.
Work in the open. Share and document work through regular blog posts and other public media.
Drive regional expansion into new communities. Spread School of Webcraft to new locales and languages.
Manage the course and curriculum coordinator.
Metrics. Help set metrics for success and evaluate whether we're reaching those goals.
Attributes
Has a web development background. Speaks web developers' language.
Understands the industry perspective. Comfortable communicating with employers.
Passionate about web skills training and curriculum. Has some experience with learning and educational innovation.
Excellent communication and community-building skills. Comfortable with a peer learning environment that's all about community participation.
Passionate about open source. Understands and loves the open web.
Details
This position reports to the P2PU Executive Director.
Full time Mozilla employee with full benefits, on an initial one-year term.
The position is not bound by location. Open to remote work.
The job requires some travel, within North America and internationally.
About the School of Webcraft
http://p2pu.org/webcraft
The School of Webcraft is a joint venture between Mozilla and Peer 2 Peer University (P2PU). Together we're building a grassroots learning community focused on web development based on open standards.
Our mission:
The problem: Web developer training is expensive, out of reach, and out of touch with how the internet is evolving.
The solution: Peer learning powered by mentors and learners like you. Self-organized study groups that leverage existing open learning materials, with a smart social layer over top.
The goal: Make web developer training free, open and globally accessible. Offer skills and certification that build careers around the open web.
See the draft School of Webcraft charter for more background: http://bit.ly/iivvub
Apply or learn more: http://bit.ly/ilNOsG
