JOB TITLE: INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER
DEPARTMENT: ONLINE EDUCATION
LOCATION: FULLY REMOTE
STATUS: EXEMPT
REPORTS TO: DIRECTOR, INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN & LEARNING INNOVATION
General Purpose Of The Job
This position is a full-time staff position for up to one year with the possibility of renewal. This position is a remote position throughout the year.
Occasional travel to the SCU campus may be needed for special situations. Travel costs will be covered by SCU.
Essential Duties And Responsibilities
This position is a full-time staff position for up to one year with the possibility of renewal. This position is a remote position throughout the year.
Occasional travel to the SCU campus may be needed for special situations. Travel costs will be covered by SCU.
Primary Responsibilities
- Work with faculty to develop course materials in Canvas LMS adhering to accepted instructional design principles.
- Perform quality assurance checks on completed courses
- Serve as a consultant to faculty on course design, development of course and program assessments, and assessment methods and tools to achieve student learning outcomes.
- Work with the ID team and other colleagues to create course development timelines, design and develop templates, and create lists of deliverables expected from faculty.
- Assist with the ongoing maintenance of existing courses from term to term, addressing the needs of individual faculty members, departments, Program Directors Deans, staff stakeholders, and others. Manage relationships with faculty members, departments, program directors, staff stakeholders, and others.
- Assist in overall operation of SCU’s online instructional technology infrastructure, including the LMS system, media content, assessment platforms, proctoring platforms, and course integrations with other technologies.
- Assist in a regular process of course review, updates, and enhancements to ensure ongoing relevance, pedagogical soundness, and accuracy. This process will be informed by stakeholder feedback, institutional initiatives, and changing educational needs.
- Assist and support faculty in the use of online course components and classroom technologies focused on achieving course goals, objectives, and learning outcomes
- Assist faculty in identifying, evaluating, developing, and implementing technologies to enhance teaching and learning.
- Assist the Online Education team with the development and delivery of group and one- on-one professional development activities for faculty, including trainings, workshops, courses, and presentations related to various instructional technology and design topics
- Training topics may include andrological best practices, course design, learning theory, effective use of instructional technology, online/distance learning strategies for student engagement, and accessibility standards.
- Collaborate with and support colleagues within the online education team, the SCU Office of Institutional and Academic Insights, SCU academic departments, and others.
- Collaborate with external vendors to support SCU’s mission
- Perform other related duties as required.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This position has no supervisory responsibilities.
Education And/Or Experience
A bachelor’s degree in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, Educational Technology or related field and 5 years of work experience as an Instructional Designer/Instructional Technologist in higher education settings
OR
A Master’s degree in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, Educational Technology or related field and 3 years of work experience as an Instructional Designer/Instructional Technologist in higher education settings.
OR
A Doctoral degree in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, Educational Technologies, Information Technology or a related field and 2 years Instructional Designer/Instructional Technologist experience.
Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
- Advanced knowledge and expertise in the use of Canvas LMS. HTML skills in Canvas course development required.
- Expert knowledge of Instructional Design and Delivery
- Extensive knowledge of online accessibility standards and experience adapting materials to meet those standards
- Understanding of Quality Matters, Online Learning Consortium and similar online learning standards.
- Experience in online classroom teaching or workshop facilitation
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Ability to work in cross-functional teams
- Ability to deal calmly with difficult users
- High flexibility and experience maintaining regular availability.
- Project management skills
Preferred Qualitifications And Skills
- Quality Matters Certification highly preferred.
- Video development, editing and production skills preferred.
Application Materials Required
- Cover Letter
- Resume/CV
- Sample Work
Selection Process
Selected applicants will be invited to a virtual interview, which will include a presentation by the applicant to showcase examples of their work and work process.
Expectations of SCU Employees
The SCU President’s Cabinet has identified a set of values and attributes that are bare minimums for employment, those that are core to who we are as a university, and values to which we aspire. Further identified are qualities and attributes desirable for employees in general, and senior leadership specifically. This is in harmony with principles found in The Advantage, by Patrick Lencioni.
SCU Core Values
- Integrative Health: We teach, learn, collaborate, and lead by creating an open environment for multiple disciplines and professionals to bring their shared and unique skills together for the benefit of patients and students.
- Evidence-based Practice: We value a culture of inquiry, assessment, research, scholarship, and judicious use of current best evidence to inform our decisions and work.
- Health Equity: We value people equally. We strive to educate graduates that are prepared to improve individual and community health.
- Inclusivity: We welcome everyone regardless of age, race, ethnicity, class, religion, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, or any other similar or protected status. We believe inclusivity leads to more diversity in our reasoning, better representativeness in our conclusions, more ingenuity in our problem solving, and greater equity in our care
Profile Qualities
- Customer service focused
- Willing to invest in student/client success by fostering positive relations, guidance, and assistance
- A belief that no task that improves the University is beneath us/servant leadership
- Be an ambassador of the brand
- Be a part of recruitment
- Resource innovator
Profile-Specific Qualities By Category
- They promote positivity and teamwork
- They actively work to build up teams and break down silos
- They actively work to be part of the solution
- They actively work to empower themselves and their teammates, working together in decision making processes
- They see how they can affect the bigger picture
- They understand how their role helps to build the future of integrative healthcare
- They pay attention to the details.
