Description

Life University seeks an instructional designer (ID) for the university to execute our mission of providing a high-quality, global online educational experience through excellence in instructional design.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with faculty subject matter experts (smes) and other relevant stakeholders to systematically (re)design standardized online courses as well as a variety of resources related to the enhancement of online learning experiences;
• Guide faculty smes through the systematic analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of online instruction, assignments, assessments, interactions, and technologies;
• Ensure instructional alignment in online courses;
• Ensure that courses are designed at the appropriate level based on how they are mapped to the program-level curriculum;
• Ensure that online courses adhere strictly to Quality Matters instructional-design standards;
• Train and support faculty smes in the application of best practices in online course design;
• Promote a student-centered approach to instruction, assignments, assessments, interactions, and technologies;
• Promote active learning strategies;
• Promote instructional techniques that maximize transfer of learning to real-life professional contexts;
• Promote low- and no-cost instructional materials whenever possible;
• Promote inclusive, diverse, and accessible learning experiences;
• Conduct quality assurance checks on all faculty SME deliverables;
• Postproduce instruction in our Blackboard learning management system.

Requirements

Education, Training and/or Experience

• A Master’s degree in instructional design, instructional technology, or related field from an accredited College or University.
• Five or more years of related experience in higher education.
• Quality Matters peer reviewer training.
• Three or more years of experience using Blackboard or similar LMS.
• Experience using authoring tools such as Camtasia, SoftChalk, and Articulate.

Preferred

• Professional certification in online course design.
• Experience teaching online and/or face-to-face courses
• Experience using Adobe creative software such as Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrate, etc.