Instructional Designer

Palm Beach State College • Lake Worth, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Responsible for developing instructional strategies, course material and assessment techniques, to ensures appropriate integration of instructional technologies into courses. Responsible for providing faculty consultation and guidance on the best pedagogical course content delivery and instructional methods. Provides faculty training and workshops on the Learning Management System (LMS) and other various integrated systems. Ensures online course certification reviews and existing course certification reaffirmations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Four years of related experience
• Knowledge of: Online Course Management systems (i.e., Canvas or similar)
• Knowledge of: Online authoring tools (i.e., Adobe Creative Cloud, Respondus or similar)
• Knowledge of: Content Management System (CMS), website builder and application software
• Knowledge of: Current instructional design tools and software.
• Skilled in: Creative thinking and problem solving to explore new technology, processes, and approaches
• Skilled in: Attention to detail while maintaining effective time and task management
• Ability to: Research information for problem-solving
• Ability to: Organize and prioritize multiple, competing priorities to maximize personal and team effectiveness
• Ability to: Effectively communicate verbally and in writing on a regular basis with internal and external customers, build relationships, manage customer expectations, and take responsibility for a high level of service
• Ability to: Work independently and effectively on multiple tasks
• Ability to: Research information for problem-solving
• Ability to: Demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of diverse socioeconomic, cultural, disability and ethnic backgrounds.
• Regular physical attendance required

Responsibilities

• Manages course projects from inception to completion, in addition to consulting with faculty on optimal design of curriculum, instruction, and effective uses of multimedia.
• Collaborates with faculty to prepare and develop curriculum.
• Maintains records on status of template course development progress and of status and availability of college-owned courses.
• Maintains course shells and distributes templates for instruction.
• Promotes the effective use of distance learning technologies and online education, to include maintaining current knowledge of industry trends.
• Oversees searches for reusable learning objects, identifies appropriate learning objects meeting fair use standards and works with faculty in the design of such objects.
• Develops evaluation products and methods and assesses the validity and appropriateness of instructional design to instructional objectives.
• Researches and recommends advances in multimedia and course delivery software for use by faculty and others to improve delivery methods and operations with the assistance of faculty, vendors, and development team members.
• Conducts needs assessment to identify knowledge, skills, behaviors, and competencies required in selecting or designing curriculum, and to incorporate technology into the teaching and learning environment.
• Coordinates the scheduling of distance learning courses to include maintenance of course development schedule for college-developed course shells for distance learning.
• Evaluates, researches, self-studies, and develops using new technologies and methodologies.
• Develops or conducts internal training in technical or professional skills. Includes personal computer training.
• Supervises or participates in the selection, development, and coordination of the use of course materials and instructional media including videoconference courses, online courses, and interactive classrooms.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Tuition fee waiver at PBSC
• tuition reimbursement
• degree recognition award
• educational leave
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, parental leave
• Vacation, sick leave, holidays, and spring and winter breaks offering additional paid time off.
• wellness programs, and apps related to stress management, nutrition, meditation, and more.
• Leadership programs, professional learning workshops
• State retirement plan options and voluntary 403(b) and 457 plans.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level