Educational Technologist

Austin Community College • Austin, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

To provide support services related to instructional technology applications for Austin Community College (ACC) faculty and staff; provides training assistance in in use of media as needed, and maintains equipment inventory for technology used by faculty and staff in support of instruction at the College. This is an on-campus ACC District position that is anticipated to serve one of the ACC Campuses during the following hours: Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm.

Requirements

• Media equipment and instructional technology, operating techniques, and quality industry standards.
• Computer and multimedia software application packages (for Windows and IOS) and instructional development techniques (such as Adobe Creative Suite, Camtasia, and lecture capture, desktop web conferencing tools).
• Current principles and practices of multimedia presentations.
• Knowledge of and familiarity with working in an academic environment.
• Maintaining an established work schedule, including occasional evenings and weekends as needed.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
• Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills, including tact and diplomacy.
• Effectively using organizational and planning skills.
• Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
• Inventory and property management.
• Operating and maintaining a variety of media equipment safely and competently.
• Using basic tools, equipment, and procedures for repairing media equipment and peripheral devices.
• Assessing and prioritizing multiple tasks, projects, and demands.
• Applying problem-solving techniques.
• Use a variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software.
• Familiarity with Learning Management Systems.
• Two years of related work experience.
• Associate degree.
• Valid Texas Driver's License and reliable transportation for local Austin area travel.
• Work safely and follow safety rules.
• Report unsafe working conditions and behavior.
• Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

Nice To Haves

• Work experience in a higher educational institution.
• Degree in Education, Communication, Information Technology, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Creates and maintains training videos and documentation for instructional technologies supported within the College.
• Provides end-user training, consultations, and technical support on the use of various instructional technologies, including lecture capture, web conferencing, learning management system, etc.
• Provides consultation with faculty to recommend applicable media, multimedia equipment use, design, and production techniques for instruction, materials, and presentation.
• Conducts train-the-trainer workshops for internal teams on the use of instructional technologies within the College.
• Creates media and multimedia, in partnership with subject matter experts, for use in various instructional formats.
• Facilitates one-on-one instruction and group workshops, either on request or as part of campus-wide special events.
• Maintenance and tracking of instructional technologies for short-term loan to faculty & staff.
• Supports the use of in-classroom audio-visual technologies through end-user training, documentation creation, and technical support.
• Performs routine maintenance of in-classroom audio-visual technologies and makes recommendations on repairs and/or replacements.
• Provides assistance to partnering production teams in the support of faculty/guest presentations and special events.
• Assists and/or leads media production projects, in coordination with the Instructional Media Production team, including video and audio projects for faculty and staff as well as digital data conversions.
• Researches trends in instructional technology and provides recommendations on instructional technology for use & support within the College.
• May provide training to and oversee work of hourly staff.

Benefits

• Benefits include medical, dental, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, retirement plans, and AD&D.
• ACC does not participate in Social Security.
• ACC participates in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) and the Optional Retirement Program (ORP-Faculty and Administrators Only).
• Hourly employees participate in the ACC Money Purchase Plan (ACCMPP) as a retirement program required by federal law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree