What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instructional Designer - Technology Solutions position at uic?
Position Summary
Reporting to the Assistant Director of Instructional Design and Academic
Technology for Learning Technology Solutions, the Instructional Designer will
be responsible for educating and advising colleges, departments, and
instructors through on-campus and online consultations on digital resources and
applications that support, course design, development, and the delivery of
instruction in various course modalities; organizing and delivering
professional development programs; training and developing TA's and GA's,
collecting data on surveys and pilots as they relate to educational
technologies, and creating content for and deploying pedagogical and
instructional resources such as teaching guides, newsletter/website content,
and on-demand videos.
Duties & Responsibilities
Educational Application Support
- Support testing, piloting, and implementation of new releases and upgrades for educational technology applications.
- Create and edit comprehensive documentation/resources for all educational technologies supported by TS and LTS.
- Test new features and applications for functionality and accessibility, aligning with the latest version of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and Title II.
- Create, edit, and review content and deliverables in various formats to ensure the production of user centric and accessible guides/assets/toolkits.
- Support the analysis of confidential data on student engagement and application usage, usability, etc., summarizing findings to recommend changes and/or improvements.
- Partner with the LTS Infrastructure Team to address accessibility concerns and assist with the rollout of new LTI/applications.
Consultation and Training
- Develop, support, and facilitate training sessions and workshops focused on the technologies supported by LTS for teaching and learning.
- Collaborate with various units and departments to enhance content delivery during workshops and training_x000d_ sessions.
- Collaborate with colleges, departments, instructors and other subject matter experts to support the use and integration of digital applications appropriate for on-campus, online, hybrid, and/or synchronous distributed instructional modalities.
- Collaborate with colleges, departments, instructors and other subject matter experts to support quality course design and best practices as they relate to our digital applications and LMS.
Administration
- Serve as a liaison for LTS by participating in cross-campus meetings.
- Keeps current with new instructional technologies available to students and faculty and relevant academic_x000d_ and social issues by participating in workshops and training provided by multiple sources.
- Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.
Supervisory Experience
- Manage and Train Ta's and GA's for course support.
