Instructional Designer

The Evergreen State College Portal • Olympia, WA

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About The Position

Provide pedagogical and instructional design consultation and direct support to faculty and non-credit instructors to improve instructional delivery with technology, including needs assessment, online course building, and instructional material selection for asynchronous learning experiences that are well-suited to busy adult lives and compliant with state and federal accessibility standards. Collaborate with faculty to develop creative online instructional materials and support its implementation within Canvas (Evergreen’s LMS). Support onboarding and professional development of new PaCE faculty and CEU instructors. Collaborate with faculty and institutional partners (such as regional employers and business associations) to support the design of structured, credit-bearing internship programs for part-time students. Coordinate with campus staff, particularly academic computing, library services, access services, the technical support center, and academic deans to ensure alignment with technical, content, and policy requirements. Advise administrative and faculty policy-making groups to improve online course experience for students. Develop, maintain, and facilitate workshops and online training for faculty teaching online curriculum at Evergreen. Research technologies and practices that enable effective, accessible, and equitable methods of instruction. Analyze and provide feedback on courses and instructional materials using a quality framework.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in instructional design, educational technology, education, curriculum development, or related field from an institutionally accredited college or university; or 5+ years of professional experience as an instructional designer in an academic environment.
• Experience applying learning theory instructional design standards to a variety of teaching modalities (asynchronous online, hybrid, blended, etc.) and various delivery models.
• Experience using Learning Management Systems/learning platforms and e-learning tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide pedagogical and instructional design consultation and direct support to faculty and non-credit instructors to improve instructional delivery with technology, including needs assessment, online course building, and instructional material selection for asynchronous learning experiences that are well-suited to busy adult lives and compliant with state and federal accessibility standards.
• Collaborate with faculty to develop creative online instructional materials and support its implementation within Canvas (Evergreen’s LMS).
• Support onboarding and professional development of new PaCE faculty and CEU instructors.
• Collaborate with faculty and institutional partners (such as regional employers and business associations) to support the design of structured, credit-bearing internship programs for part-time students.
• Coordinate with campus staff, particularly academic computing, library services, access services, the technical support center, and academic deans to ensure alignment with technical, content, and policy requirements.
• Advise administrative and faculty policy-making groups to improve online course experience for students.
• Develop, maintain, and facilitate workshops and online training for faculty teaching online curriculum at Evergreen.
• Research technologies and practices that enable effective, accessible, and equitable methods of instruction.
• Analyze and provide feedback on courses and instructional materials using a quality framework.

What This Job Offers

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