Education Consultant 3 - Instructional Designer
About The Position
This position exists to develop learning experiences that ensure participants in Minn State courses and training programs have a quality learning experience that aligns with the desired learning outcomes and drives them to take additional Minn State courses or recommend them to others. Under limited supervision, provide instructional design expertise and project management to instructors and subject matter experts in the design, selection, and/or development of appropriate instructional content, methods, materials, and delivery systems of flexible course modules for credit, non-credit, and customized training. Design could include researching customer usability, developing evaluation instruments, and creating/modifying activities for virtual, asynchronous online, synchronous high-flex or hybrid learning.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 3 - 5 years of work experience as an instructional designer in on-line teaching environment.
- 3 - 5 years of work experience with an eLearning authoring system such as Adobe Captivate and/or Articulate Storyline.
- Experience working in e-learning platforms such as Desire2Learn Brightspace.
- Experience managing projects to completion within budget and time constraints in a virtual team environment.
- Experience leading stakeholders through coaching and educating on the need for quality course design.
Nice To Haves
- Demonstrated instructional design and development skills (e.g. portfolio, online examples) including: needs analysis, applied adult learning principles, systematic instructional design processes, graphic design and visual support, evaluation, and impact assessment.
- Experience applying the theory and practice of curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation processes to develop online course modules.
- Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships with instructors and other subject matter experts and lead projects without authority.
- Knowledge of educational theory and best practices in online learner success.
- Experience with quality assessment tools and other data to guide the development and revision of online courses and programs.
Responsibilities
- Partner and consult with instructors and subject matter experts to: assess learner needs and situational factors; design goals and objectives, assessments, and activities to meet learner and institutional needs using current instructional design methods. develop and continuously improve courses and programs in support of web-enhanced and online instruction using a variety of tools that include but are not restricted to: eLearning authoring, collaboration tools, media, interactive case studies, low-fidelity simulations, and remote proctoring, with emphasis on curriculum design and the andragogy of teaching generate work plans, course content, and learning objects for online and web-enhanced courses.
- Create training materials for online and web-enhanced courses and programs including: computer-based training materials, classroom training materials, quick reference guides, tutorials, templates, and other job aids along with developing a standardized process for flexible course module design.
- Work with a variety of staff to assist instructors with launching and managing courses.
- Research and work with online learning team members to develop technology and process solutions that support development and delivery of online and web-enhanced courses.
- Perform other duties as assigned to ensure the smooth functioning of the departments and maintain the reputation of the organization as a viable business partner.
Benefits
- 11 paid Holidays
- Vacation Time
- Sick Time
- six weeks of Paid Parental Leave
- low cost medical and dental insurance with low deductibles ($250 - $1500)
- a Pension Plan
- 457(b) and 403(b) retirement plans and other retirement investment options
- pre-tax medical and dental expense (with roll-over option) and dependent care accounts
- employer paid life insurance
- short and long term disability
- professional development
- a tuition waiver program for employees and their dependents
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
