UNIV - Instructional Designer, Team Manager - College of Health Professions

Medical University of South Carolina•South Park, WV

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The College of Health Professions at the Medical University of South Carolina seeks an innovative Instructional Designer to lead the development and support of online and hybrid courses for faculty, students, and staff. Under the general supervision of the Director of Education and Information Technology (DEIT), the Instructional Designer provides expertise and knowledge on various pedagogical approaches and best practices to support online and hybrid course delivery for 16 health professions programs. The Instructional Designer manages the appropriate use of online learning technologies/techniques to ensure the College of Health Professions (CHP) online curriculum meets the pedagogical goals, aligns with best practices, and is accessible to fulfill diverse learning needs. In this role, the Instructional Designer would demonstrate exceptional project management skills and serve as team manager for a growing 4-person faculty team. As Team Manager, this position provides day-to-day coordination, coaching, and work prioritization for the team in alignment with DEIT direction.

Requirements

Hold a terminal degree in education, education technology, instructional design, or a related field.
Have at least three years of experience in instructional design.
Have administrative, leadership, and teaching experience.
Experience in project management through formal training and demonstrated responsibilities.
Experience designing courses within an LMS (preferably D2L).
Experience working closely with SMEs in a higher education environment to design courses in online and hybrid formats.
Experience developing interactive course content utilizing digital creation tools such as Articulate and H5P.
Knowledge of best practices for supporting and/or integrating Universal Design for Learning, digital accessibility, and Open Educational Resources.
Experience with fundamental instructional, multimedia, and graphic design principles.
Must be responsive, team-oriented, reliable, and detail-oriented.
Excellent interpersonal communication and project management skills.
Thorough grasp of the challenges of integrating technology within professional degree programs including leading change, working successfully within teams, and project management is required.
Strong technical skills and grounding in the learning theories of adult learning and instructional design.
An understanding of the effective use of a variety of teaching models for both on-campus and distance learning.
Skills for facilitating educational technology scholarship.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership to the Instructional Design Team (35%)
Provide day-to-day oversight of the Instructional Design Team’s operations (intake, prioritization, task assignment, timelines, and status reporting).
Coordinate work across instructional and technical partners; assign/sequence tasks within the Instructional Design Team to meet academic timelines.
Lead the promotion, integration, and use of learning technologies
Oversee current instructional design and learning technology knowledge and share updates and recommendations with the team and DEIT.
Provide faculty, staff, and student support (25%)
Provide front-line support for the Learning Management System (LMS) and related teaching tools; triage issues and escalate as appropriate.
Co-teach and/or facilitate faculty development sessions (and, as needed, credit-bearing courses) related to academic teaching and learning technologies.
Create, maintain, and standardize instructional reference materials (guides, templates, job aids) for faculty and students to support consistent tool use.
Develop and manage faculty relationships to implement improvements to new and existing courses; coordinate team consultation (20%)
Consult with faculty on course revisions; coordinate updates to online course content based on feedback, outcomes, and best practices.
Lead quality assurance review of course materials using Quality Matters and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles; track findings to closure.
Guide faculty in creating accessible digital content; provide standards, examples, and remediation recommendations.
Coordinate with faculty (in person and remotely) and subject matter experts to design, develop, support, and evaluate high-quality online, hybrid, and face-to-face courses.
Support faculty in meeting course objectives by providing targeted lessons and resources on instructional design best practices.
Coordinate and lead instructional design projects in consultation with the Director of Education and Information Technology (DEIT) (15%)
Work with DEIT to establish a strategic roadmap and coordinate the Instructional Design Team’s efforts to support the successful launch of three semesters each year.
Consult regularly with faculty, staff, and students on their use of technology; solicit feedback, analyze trends, and recommend improvements.
Perform other duties as required.
Contribute to and promote the scholarship of teaching and learning (5%)
Work with faculty and DEIT to conduct scholarship and/or research in support of CHP programming.
Participate in leadership and service within professional organizations appropriate with the faculty member’s clinical experience and educational preparation.