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Posting Title
Instructional Designer
Department
DAL-Distance Learning-513200
Job Location
Dallas
Full Time/Part Time
Retirement Eligibility
TRS Eligible
Additional Retirement Information
For more information on retirement plan options, please visit https://hr.untsystem.edu/benefits/retirement-plans/index.php.
Salary Information
Commensurate with experience
Department Summary
The Office of Distance Learning and Instructional Design (DLIT) is a diverse team of professionals supporting all distance-learning efforts at UNT Dallas. Distance learning is an umbrella term referring to courses offered:
100% online courses do not require students to step foot on campus. Fully online course have mandatory face-to-face sessions totaling no more than 15 percent of the instructional time, where face-to-face sessions may include orientations, laboratory activities, exam reviews, or an in-person tests.
Hybrid or blended refers to courses in which a majority (more than 50 percent but less than 85 percent) of the planned instruction occurs when the students and instructor(s) are not in the same place ( Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board).
100% online courses do not require students to step foot on campus. Fully online course have mandatory face-to-face sessions totaling no more than 15 percent of the instructional time, where face-to-face sessions may include orientations, laboratory activities, exam reviews, or an in-person tests.
Hybrid or blended refers to courses in which a majority (more than 50 percent but less than 85 percent) of the planned instruction occurs when the students and instructor(s) are not in the same place ( Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board).
Position Overview
This position is responsible for the systematic design and development of hybrid/online courses as well as related training and faculty support. Serves as project manager working with faculty, academic leadership, and the senior instructional designer.
Additional Posting Details
Minimum Qualifications
Master’s Degree in Instructional Design, Education, Library Science, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Working knowledge of learning and instructional design theories and adult theory.
- Working knowledge of ADDIE Model, Backward Design, educational design, and curriculum development.
- Working knowledge of college level courseware and ability to apply that understanding to course development.
- Knowledge of Fair Use and copyright issues that apply to online course delivery.
- Ability to design, develop, and implement instructional multimedia products.
- Demonstrated skill in application of current technologies (desktop applications, internet, multimedia).
- Analytical skills in project management and assessment knowledge.
- Ability to apply proficient writing skills to author courseware.
- Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in instructional design.
- Accessibility training.
- Copyright training.
- Online Learning Consortium Instructional Designer Certificate Program.
- Two or more years of experience designing with the Canvas LMS.
- Two or more years of experience with our institution’s supported technologies.
- Two or more years of experience conducting systematic instructional design in a higher education eLearning setting;
- One or more years of experience with the OSCQR higher education rubric;
- Two or more years of experience with a mainstream learning management system;
- Two or more years of experience with mainstream project management;
- Two or more years of experience training faculty;
- Two or more years of experience teaching hybrid/online courses in higher education
- Website and graphic design.
Required License / Registration / Certification
Work Schedule
|Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm
Driving University Vehicle
No
Security Sensitive
This is a security sensitive position.
EEO Statement
The University of North Texas System and its component institutions are committed to equal opportunity and comply with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University of North Texas System and its component institutions do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its application and admission processes, educational programs and activities, and employment practices.
Classification Title
Instructional Designer
Physical Requirements
Lifting up to 10 pounds, Pulling , Pushing, Reaching, Sitting, Twisting, Writing, Talk or Hear, Ability to communicate
Job Duties
- growth mindset and critical thinking skills;
- strong verbal/written communication skills;
- ability to effectively interact with a diverse group of faculty, staff, and students in virtual and face-to-face environments;
- netiquette skills;
- success at individual & team performance;
- demonstrated analytical and conceptual skills;
- ability to prioritize and handle multiple complex projects of a highly technical nature;
- ability to apply learning science, universal design for learning, and accessibility best practices to the selection and use of educational technologies;
- expertise with MS Office (particularly Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint);
- expertise with the Adobe Creative Cloud Pro (particularly Abobe Pro);
- expertise with the OSCQR higher education rubric;
- expertise in building training materials and conducting faculty and student training;
- expertise with mainstream exam management tools;
- expertise with mainstream academic integrity tools;
- expertise with mainstream collaborative video-conferencing tools;
- expertise with mainstream video capture and editing tools;
- expertise with mainstream collaboration tools;
- expertise with mainstream website design tools;
- expertise with mainstream multimedia design tools;
- expertise with mainstream multimedia social media platforms;
- expertise with mainstream accessibility tools;
- expertise with mainstream project management tools.
Experience working in a higher education environment.
To apply for this job please visit jobs.untsystem.edu.