Dean of Online Learning

Job Summary

Reporting to the Vice President for Academic Affairs of the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI), the Dean of Online Learning plays a vital role in the development, management, and quality assurance for online courses and programs. The Dean serves as the primary administrator responsible for ensuring that online courses and programs meet quality assurance metrics, accreditation standards of the regional accreditor NECHE, and national regulatory compliance requirements including NC-SARA. The Dean will lead the development, implementation, and assessment of online courses and will focus on both quality and innovation in online learning. Building on a small number of programs that can already be completed fully online, the Dean will establish and lead a new online academic division at the college. This role will be involved in the strategic planning for online programs and will implement market research in collaboration with key stakeholders to review future program opportunities.

Duties And Responsibilities

Commitment to CCRI’s Mission:

• Demonstrate a commitment to the philosophy and mission of a comprehensive community college.
• Work collaboratively in a diverse, inclusive and student-centered environment, with students of various learning styles, cultures, identities, and life-experiences.

Academic Development

• Lead the development, implementation, and assessment of online courses and programs with a focus on both quality and innovation in online learning.
• Formulate and execute an effective development strategy for online courses and programs.
• Participate in the college’s strategic planning by engaging in market research to review future program opportunities.
• Ensure that online courses and programs meet quality assurance metrics, accreditation standards of the regional accreditor NECHE, and national regulatory compliance requirements including NC-SARA.

Departmental Support

• Evaluate and make recommendations regarding new tools and technologies to support and enhance the development and delivery of online and hybrid courses.
• In collaboration with Information Technology, review educational technology tools such as the Learning Management System and related software, to ensure that faculty have the necessary support for teaching online.
• Ensure that faculty and student online support functions are aligned to promote student success.
• Connect and collaborate with constituents across relevant departments to manage program development and to ensure accessibility of content.

Professional Development

• Develop and lead training programs designed with best practices for online learning.
• Promote instructional innovation in the use of educational technologies that enhance teaching and learning.

Required Qualifications

• A Master’s degree in a related area of expertise.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in oversight of online learning.
• A minimum of 3 years of managerial experience.
• Demonstrated experience in instructional design and online pedagogy.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders in the delivery of online education.
• Knowledge of the compliance standards associated with online learning.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building and marketing online degree and certificate programs.
• An earned doctorate.
• Experience teaching online at the college level, with further preference given to experience teaching at the community college level.
• Collective bargaining experience. Experience with accreditation associations.
• Expertise using key technologies including learning management systems, Microsoft Office, analytical tools, and educational technologies.
• The ability to analyze data to improve online enrollments, student outcomes, and the design and delivery of online instruction and programming.

All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of any employment visa including student visas.

CCRI participates in E-Verify.