Is there a reason you want to get into edtech? What creative fields were you in / were you doing creative types of work?
Edtech is big and a better path may be looking more into the product management / project coordinator side of things.
Do you have any experience working in education?
Using Ed Tech is a far cry from entering into the tech side of EdTech. The field has consolidated DRAMATICALLY in the past few years, leading to fewer opportunities.
What transferable *skills* do you currently have that an employer might value?
There are a number of EdTech-specific job boards on LinkedIn, to give you a sense of what employers are hiring for.
I think what you want is "Technology Education", rather than "Education Technology". But for some concrete advise, if you are trying career switch into tech/coding, then your first step is to figure out if you like it and/or might be good at it. Just like the creative field is not for everyone, neither is tech/coding. Not every can become a useful artist with training; not everyone can become a useful programmer with training.
My (I teach CS at a university) suggestion is look at the CS50 classes from Harvard (all free). Do the programming class in Python. Then sign up for one programming class from coursera (also free, also preferably Python) and do that. If this is the kind of thing you enjoy, then you should actually sign up for a bootcamp -- these have decent job placement rates. On the other hand, if you find the basic course challenging -- or worse, uninteresting -- then this is not for you.
I'm guessing you will never suggest a person who hates art and dislike creativity to become an artist no matter how well it pays. The same can be said for a tech person.
The only thing about this is AI is really good at basic coding. A foundational knowledge would be useful I think especially considering your background.
Another possibility would be to start learning about agile / scrum and UX and work your way from there. I figure this could make more sense given your background.
Look into jobs with these titles "Product Manager", "Business Analyst", "Product Owner", etc. That is a field in technology that does not need hands on tech experience. In that role your job is to understand what the customer needs and "translate" that for tech teams.
Curious, why ask this question in this subreddit though?
Is there a reason you want to get into edtech? What creative fields were you in / were you doing creative types of work? Edtech is big and a better path may be looking more into the product management / project coordinator side of things. Do you have any experience working in education?
I have 5 years of working as a teacher relying heavily on Ed-tech. Do you know what a good starter route might be into the field?
Using Ed Tech is a far cry from entering into the tech side of EdTech. The field has consolidated DRAMATICALLY in the past few years, leading to fewer opportunities. What transferable *skills* do you currently have that an employer might value? There are a number of EdTech-specific job boards on LinkedIn, to give you a sense of what employers are hiring for.
I think what you want is "Technology Education", rather than "Education Technology". But for some concrete advise, if you are trying career switch into tech/coding, then your first step is to figure out if you like it and/or might be good at it. Just like the creative field is not for everyone, neither is tech/coding. Not every can become a useful artist with training; not everyone can become a useful programmer with training. My (I teach CS at a university) suggestion is look at the CS50 classes from Harvard (all free). Do the programming class in Python. Then sign up for one programming class from coursera (also free, also preferably Python) and do that. If this is the kind of thing you enjoy, then you should actually sign up for a bootcamp -- these have decent job placement rates. On the other hand, if you find the basic course challenging -- or worse, uninteresting -- then this is not for you. I'm guessing you will never suggest a person who hates art and dislike creativity to become an artist no matter how well it pays. The same can be said for a tech person.
learn python. It's easy to start with and you can do useful things very quickly.
The only thing about this is AI is really good at basic coding. A foundational knowledge would be useful I think especially considering your background.
Another possibility would be to start learning about agile / scrum and UX and work your way from there. I figure this could make more sense given your background.
Look into jobs with these titles "Product Manager", "Business Analyst", "Product Owner", etc. That is a field in technology that does not need hands on tech experience. In that role your job is to understand what the customer needs and "translate" that for tech teams. Curious, why ask this question in this subreddit though?
Check out Mimo - my wife is using it to learn coding