Command and Staff College Blended Seminar Program (CSCBSP) Instructor (CDET)

Davis Defense Group•Camp Pendleton, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Davis Defense Group, Inc. (“DDG”) is seeking a CSC Blended Seminar Instructor to support the College of Distance Education and Training (CDET) Regional Office in Camp Pendleton CA. The CSC Blended Seminar Program executes in three parts, with an initial resident seminar period, a non-resident (online) seminar period and a final resident period. The program at Camp Pendleton is executed twice per Academic Year (AY).

Requirements

DoD service as a field grade officer or civilian.
A graduate of the U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College (resident school, distance education or blended seminar programs), other service Intermediate Level School (ILS), School of Advanced Warfighting (SAW) or Top Level School (TLS).
Teaching experience, preferably using the Socratic method.
Bachelor’s Degree required.

Nice To Haves

Joint Qualified Officer or Joint duty background.
Experience with wargaming tools in historical and future, naval and joint scenarios to examine tactics, operations, and strategy.
Experience with onsite and both asynchronous and synchronous online teaching techniques and strategies.
Experience with Learning Management/Support Systems (LMS/LSS, e.g., Moodle).
Master’s Degree desired, with emphasis on Military, American, European, or Diplomatic History; or in Strategic Studies, International Relations, or related field.

Responsibilities

Complete required Faculty Orientation prior to teaching and periodically afterwards per CDET policy.
Conduct Socratic style onsite and online seminars using CDET approved curricula (teaching materials, faculty guides and faculty LSS sites) and following the approved teaching schedule.
Grade students’ papers, essays, planning products and other subjective grading requirements as specified in CDET course close-out policies and timelines using CDET prescribed rubrics.
Remediate students who fail exams by providing additional personal instruction.
Enforce the CDET academic integrity policy and ensure strict enforcement of test security and integrity.
Ensure LSS enrollment of eligible students into courses and provide students limited basic LSS support.
Complete a faculty end of course (EOC) survey for each course and encourage completion of student EOC surveys via the LSS at the completion of each course.
Provide research and evaluation support to CSCDEP/BSP curriculum development efforts.
Participate in local faculty development each AY, as determined by the Regional Director.
Attend the annual CDET Faculty workshop (normally 5 consecutive days) at Quantico VA in the summer months.