Educational Technologist (71101)

Pratt Institute•Ny, NY

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) at Pratt supports faculty in teaching within and across all schools at the Institute, in face-to-face, online, and hybrid classroom and studio settings. The Center aims to advance and sustain a creative culture of teaching and learning while equipping faculty with the resources and strategies needed to support all students. The Center for Teaching and Learning seeks a full-time Educational Technologist to work closely with a dynamic CTL team, partnering and collaborating with faculty to integrate digital tools and emerging technologies into teaching and learning within art, design, and architecture contexts. This person will be responsive to educational technology questions from faculty, hold office hours, create resources, and research and present on emerging educational tools to enhance teaching and learning. The Educational Technologist will liaise with the IT department to help faculty utilize Canvas, our Learning Management System (LMS), design instructional materials, and facilitate effective training workshops for faculty on media production and online learning tools. Working alongside faculty and other institutional partners, and offices, the Educational Technologist will also help embed accessibility standards into instructional design, ensuring that digital learning materials support equitable pedagogical practices. This role will increasingly focus on augmenting the capacity of instructors, providing AI-related professional development, and facilitating evidence-based discussions about the ethical integration, benefits, and challenges of AI tools in learning environments. In this role, they will coordinate CTL programs focused on teaching with technology and supporting Canvas usage across the Institute. They must stay updated on evidence-based practices in educational technology, including AI within higher education, especially in art and design contexts, in order to provide support and advice to faculty. The Educational Technologist will also be responsible for maintaining and updating the CTL website (WordPress), collecting and analyzing CTL data throughout the year, and supporting CTL use of collaborative and community-building tools (Miro, Milanote, etc.) and resources. As part of the CTL team, the Educational Technologist will also contribute to CTL operational activities, including planning, coordination, and support of current and future initiatives as needed. The Educational Technologist reports to the CTL Director.

Requirements

Master's degree in Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Learning Sciences, or related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
Minimum 3 years of professional experience in educational technology, instructional design, or faculty development.
Demonstrated expertise with Learning Management Systems (LMS), particularly Canvas.
Working knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG, Section 508) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles.
Familiarity with OLC or Quality Matters (QM) guidelines for online teaching.
Proven experience facilitating professional development workshops for faculty or academic audiences.
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
Ability to establish and maintain respectful, cooperative, productive work relationships.
Strong organizational and program management capabilities, including the ability to manage a variety of complex projects and priorities, coordinate with others, and follow projects through to completion.
Initiative to organize, prioritize, plan, and manage own work activities according to necessary timelines and schedules.
Ability to operate comfortably in a wide variety of roles, whether behind the scenes or publicly representing the CTL in a professional manner.
Tact and discretion with sensitive/confidential information.
Basic understanding of reflective pedagogical practices.
Ability to design, create, and maintain web pages.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated interest in art & design education is strongly preferred.
Appreciation for and experience with practices and processes in the field of art, design, or architecture.

Responsibilities

Provide responsive consultation to faculty on educational technology integration through individual meetings, office hours, and collaborative sessions.
Design and deliver professional development workshops and create tutorials on Canvas usage, media production, online learning tools, and emerging technologies.
As a Canvas Administrator in collaboration with partner offices and faculty, manage Canvas LMS academic initiatives.
Develop and maintain instructional resources, guides, and best practice documentation for technology integration.
Facilitate learning communities and small group sessions to support faculty adoption and advancement of various technologies.
Apply instructional design principles to support technology integration across face-to-face, online, and hybrid learning environments.
Collaborate with faculty to select, implement, and evaluate digital tools that enhance teaching and learning.
Research, evaluate, and present emerging educational technologies with evidence-based recommendations.
Provide Pratt faculty with guidance regarding digital accessibility across learning materials and platforms.
Collaborate with various offices as necessary, including but not limited to: IT, the Pratt Library, Director of Assessment, and Learning Access Center.
Coordinate CTL programs focused on teaching technologies and generative AI.
Maintain and update the CTL site and collaborative tools.
Collect, analyze, and report on CTL program data to inform strategic decisions.
Contribute to CTL operational activities, including planning, coordination, and team collaboration.