Instructional Designer I

St. Louis Community College•Florissant Valley, MO

10d

About The Position

STLCC is seeking a part-time Instructional Designer I to develop and design courses and curriculum for healthcare accelerated training programs in partnership with local health organizations. The role applies performance-based instructional design principles and models, adult learning principles, and appropriate instructional strategies to create effective learning experiences and materials. The designer works with clients, subject matter experts, and instructors throughout needs analysis, design, development, piloting, implementation, and evaluation.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and at least 1 year of experience, or an associate degree or equivalent and at least 3 years of experience.
Demonstrated experience and training in instructional design.
An industry-recognized credential may be required.

Responsibilities

Consult with clients to explore needs, conduct research, and collaborate with subject matter experts to identify content.
Identify performance, skills, knowledge, information, and other gaps for targeted audiences, then create, select, or modify instruction and learning experiences.
Develop a scope of work defining the target audience, outcomes, course length, formats, content or delivery approaches, assessments, success criteria, deliverables, and other relevant details.
Complete needs analysis or other preliminary high-level design based on the approved scope of work, using data collection methods as appropriate.
Design content delivery approaches and use instructional strategies and adult learning principles to optimize learning.
Develop training and job aids when they better serve the desired outcomes.
Define performance objectives based on business outcomes and identify related learning objectives.
Create or select instructional materials, including courses, curricula, student guides, training manuals, or textbooks.
Develop class activities, exercises, case studies, simulations, and other interactive activities, along with instructor answer keys or guides.
Develop student handouts, instructor manuals, rubrics, course outlines, and other teaching tools.
Design handouts such as course outlines and expectations or client-specific information.
Create or select visual, audio, and interactive learning tools.
Create interim and final student assessment materials and provide answer keys and grading guides.
Design transfer-of-learning activities, guides, or other materials for use before or after class.
Work with clients or instructors as needed to facilitate implementation.
Design course evaluation and feedback forms.
When appropriate, review designs and materials with clients for input or approval before the first delivery.
Consult with clients as needed during development.
Participate in piloting materials and work with assigned instructors to familiarize them with the course.
Attend pilot-course sessions as requested.
Analyze pilot feedback and update or change the design or materials as needed.
Keep current on instructional design best practices.
Write scripts for video and audio content and/or produce online content when required by a project.
Perform other duties as assigned.