Academic Technology Specialist

Santa Fe College Employees•Gainesville, FL

About The Position

The Academic Technology Specialist provides instruction, coaching, and customized support to faculty across disciplines in the area of academic technologies that promote student engagement, learning, accessibility and success. This position is responsible for delivering training on Learning Management Systems (LMS), accessibility tools, and other related software systems and tools. Additionally, this role will deliver workshops and faculty professional development opportunities that promote student engagement and success through the integration and use of appropriate technologies.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in an appropriate field with two (2) years of relevant experience working with learning management systems and/or other software systems, or a combination of education and/or experience equal to six (6) years.
A criminal background check will be conducted.

Nice To Haves

A master’s degree, PhD, or equivalent in an appropriate field, as well as higher education experience teaching online and using engaging technologies.

Responsibilities

Plans, develops, and delivers curriculum and instruction to faculty on the use of different instructional technologies as a tool for face-to-face, hybrid, or online instruction.
Ensures curriculum and instruction to faculty is aligned with the delivery modality utilized (face-to-face, hybrid, or online).
Provides follow-up coaching and instructional feedback to faculty that is designed to improve student engagement, success, and learning.
Plans, develops, and delivers faculty training workshops on academic technologies as needed and requested.
Analyzes institutional needs related to instructional delivery, student engagement, and accessibility to identify future professional development opportunities for faculty, utilizing metrics such as interactions with faculty, solicited feedback, and data tracking.
Identifies and reviews cases where there may be a deficit in course design, delivery, or instruction to assess deficiencies and provide recommendations for improvement; refers cases to supervisor, as appropriate.
Collaborates with supervisor and peers in areas of instructional design, video production, and course assessment to make recommendations, provide solutions, and serve as a subject matter expert.
Stays abreast of new and emerging technologies and maintains knowledge of current practices and trends.
Creates and manages training courses, LMS user accounts, and user enrollments; disseminates technology related information as appropriate.
Provides technical assistance on LMS and applicable software systems to faculty, staff, and students.
Collects and analyzes applicable data to prepare reports as it relates to academic technologies and areas of responsibility and develops and participates in assessments.
Networks with internal and external constituents locally, statewide, and nationally to develop and implement best practices and acquire common fixes for technology issues.
May be assigned duties related to website maintenance, database coordination, and other appropriate and applicable tasks.
Keeps a record of operating procedures and may share position specific knowledge, including use of collegewide ERP and related system processes, by providing guidance on standard operations and established departmental procedures as needed.
Provides service to the college through participation in events, committees, and other college activities.
Complies with all published College Rules, procedures, guidelines, and laws/regulations governing public employees, including but not limited to those related to document retention and destruction, FERPA, and confidentiality.
Strictly honors the privacy, security, and confidentiality of records and other sensitive information according to appropriate state, federal, and college regulations, policies, and procedures.
Provides service excellence through courteous, informed, accessible, and professional engagement.
Performs other duties as assigned.