Dig Lrn Trn & Spt Consultant

University of South Florida•Tampa, FL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Innovative Education (InEd) Digital Learning Training and Support Team (DLTS) develops and delivers award-winning, skill-building resources for USF online faculty through a variety of mediums including on-demand support, consultation, workshops, digital (PDF) guides, instructor certification, and more. DLTS spearheads the creation of institution-wide digital learning resources for faculty, students, and serves as an institutional leader in the research of enterprise-wide digital learning systems, the evaluation of new and existing digital learning platforms, and pedagogical best practices for digital teaching environments. The Digital Learning Training & Support (DLTS) Consultant is an expert in digital teaching and learning, specializing in providing USF faculty with the technical skills and pedagogical best practices to deliver effective digital learning experiences for USF students. In this multi-functional role, the DLTS Consultant provides exemplary support to faculty through on-demand Live Support, live and self-paced workshops, individual consultations, and assisting faculty in creating DIY content through the Faculty Production Room. Additionally, the DTLS Consultant is responsible for designing and developing effective, skills-based faculty training resources including (PDF) instructor guides, tutorials, workshops, and other resources. The DLTS Consultant is also responsible for optimizing the accessibility of digital teaching and learning content within Canvas courses and building the skills of USF faculty in digital accessibility while and embracing universal design for learning (UDL) best practices. This role requires exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to distill and deliver complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences. They must have a high-level of proficiency in digital learning technologies (i.e. Canvas), a solid understanding of online pedagogy, adaptability, keen attention to detail, an understanding of digital accessibility, and a proactive, can-do mindset.

Requirements

Exceptional interpersonal skills
Ability to distill and deliver complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences
High-level of proficiency in digital learning technologies (i.e. Canvas)
Solid understanding of online pedagogy
Adaptability
Keen attention to detail
Understanding of digital accessibility
Proactive, can-do mindset

Responsibilities

Provides exemplary support to faculty through on-demand Live Support, live and self-paced workshops, individual consultations, and assisting faculty in creating DIY content through the Faculty Production Room.
Designs and develops effective, skills-based faculty training resources including (PDF) instructor guides, tutorials, workshops, and other resources.
Optimizes the accessibility of digital teaching and learning content within Canvas courses.
Builds the skills of USF faculty in digital accessibility while embracing universal design for learning (UDL) best practices.