Instructional System Design (ISD) Specialist (CDET)

Davis Defense Group, Inc.•Quantico, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Davis Defense Group, Inc. has secured a stellar reputation as one of the premier Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) in the aerospace and defense industry, steadfastly supporting the Department of Defense since 2002. A critical combination of vision and dedication to excellence has helped our customers achieve numerous significant milestones on schedule and within budget. Today we employ over 700 personnel around the globe in a mix of analytical, advisory, technical, and support positions. The common thread across our organization is our commitment to our customers and an unwavering dedication to our principle motto: “Mission Focused, Future Ready. Innovating today, Leading tomorrow.” DDG is seeking an Instructional System Design (ISD) specialist to support the U. S. Marine Corps College of Distance Education and Training (CDET). The ISD will be part of the management team responsible for the Marine Corps eLearning Ecosystem (MCeLE), providing evaluation, guidance, training and technical support to a wide variety of educators and organizations. The position will be on site in Government provided space at Marine Corps University, Quantico VA.

Requirements

Fundamental knowledge of educational theories and principles.
Effective written and oral communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment.
Experience with Learning Support Systems (e.g., Moodle) and Assessment Tools (e.g. Questionmark).

Nice To Haves

Experience with content creation tools/applications (e.g. Captivate, Creative Cloud Tools, Adobe Connect, Camtasia, DominKnow).
Moodle and Questionmark knowledge and experience.
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP), and MySQL programming skills.
Jira and/or Confluence experience.
Courseware development or similar academic support experience.
Prior military experience or experience supporting the military.

Responsibilities

Provide ISD expertise to SMEs and course directors regarding the validity and technical performance for instructor-led, synchronous, and asynchronous delivery via the MCeLE.
Develop training materials, provide guidance, and lead live instruction/demos for assigned component(s) within the MCeLE.
Provide ISD expertise to Academics Officers and Course Directors in conducting user testing.
Maintain and safeguard electronic files, EOC exams, and associated answer keys.
Review course content and assessments for electronic delivery via the LSS and government assessment tool.
Electronically track current MCeLE issues and status via the assigned application.
Inform MCeLE stakeholders of any changes to the MCeLE including functionality, updates to CDET policy and procedures, and new courses added to MarineNet.
Review and assist with daily service support requests.
Review MCeLE stakeholder requests to ensure they comply with CDET policy.
Provide operational expertise to TECOM programs as requested.
Review, in tandem with CDET Student Support, MCeLE roles and ensure compliance with CDET policies.