Instructional System Designer (ISD)

Oneida Professional Services•FORT MEADE, MD

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Oneida Professional Services (OPS) is actively seeking a highly motivated, full-time Instructional System Designer (ISD) to support the Defense Information School at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. This role involves performing analyses for training courses, designing and developing instructional programs and content, creating competency-based assessments, and developing 'Train the Trainer' materials. The ISD will ensure training products are Section 508 compliant, meet production deadlines, and collaborate with Subject Matter Experts and stakeholders. The position requires excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to recommend course improvements based on feedback. The ISD will also track course lifecycle updates, plan and facilitate reviews, input course information into the DINFOS Management System (DMS), and manage course content within the Blackboard LMS. Responsibilities include conducting course evaluations, analyzing student performance data, and participating in academic team meetings to review feedback and implement revisions. The role also involves adhering to records management policies, providing ISD expertise for content development, supporting accreditation reviews, and delivering various customized training solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, Adult Learning, Education, or a related discipline
2+ years' experience Curriculum Development & Instructional Design using ADDIE framework
Available to provide full-time on-site support
Experience using Learning Management Systems (LMS)
All applicants must meet strict federal, military, and security standards

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with military training and education standards
Proficiency in developing instructor-led, virtual, and web-based training using eLearning authoring tools
Technically proficient in technical writing, documentation, needs analysis, learning analytics, Adobe Express, Blackboard, & Google Classroom
Accessibility & Differentiation (UDL, Section 508, IEP Alignment)

Responsibilities

Perform analyses for training courses based on Service training requirements, the Military Communicator Competency Model, and Training Task Inventories resulting from Training Task Selection Boards.
Design and develop instructional programs and content that delivers performance and/or project based outcomes.
Develop competency-based assessments and design valid quantitative and qualitative performance metrics.
Develop “Train the Trainer” materials for large scale course revisions and new courses and produce content and materials to facilitate instructor training in the use of instructional materials, including the application and use of rubrics designed to assess student performance/learning outcomes.
Provide experienced input on creating training products and content that are Section 508 compliant.
Meet production deadlines established in government accepted delivery schedules for the given project.
Work with Subject Matter Experts and stakeholders to gather data and extract required information needed to perform informed analysis, make recommendations and decisions in each phase of the ISD process.
Possess excellent written and oral communication skills, and create products with extremely high attention to detail and accuracy.
Recommend course improvements based on inputs from student end-of-course surveys and instructor feedback.
Work within a team environment; interact with team members and stakeholders in a problem- solving, constructive manner.
Concurrently track and maintain course lifecycle updates on multiple courses within the assigned portfolio.
Plan, develop course analysis documentation, and facilitate In Progress Reviews (IPRs) and Training Task Selection Boards (TTSBs); prepare after-action reports to document decisions.
Input course information, design and revisions within the DINFOS Management System (DMS).
Archive and manage course content within the DINFOS Learning Management System (LMS); DINFOS currently uses Blackboard as its LMS, which is the official content repository for all courseware.
Conduct course evaluations, analyze results, and prepare reports with recommendations for DINFOS leadership.
Capture data and evaluate student performance on course assessments, and perform item analysis on exams and rubrics. Make recommendations for changes to ensure validity and reliability of assessments and rubrics as they relate to student ability to meet learning outcomes.
Regularly meet with academic teams through the established adjudication process to review instructor and student feedback, prioritize and plan course improvements, and implement revisions to ensure course effectiveness and relevance to training objectives, as well as industry-standard and best practices. Ensure identified issues are resolved.
Adhere to DINFOS records management policies, processes, and procedures.
Perform instructional systems design duties across multiple courses, portfolios or strategic efforts.
Provide occasional ISD expertise to support PAVILION content development efforts (as needed).
Support DINFOS efforts conducting accreditation reaffirmation and American Council of Education CREDIT reviews.
Deliver customized training solutions that include, but are not limited to the following examples: classroom-based training, interactive/multimedia content, print-based instructional materials; web- based instructional programs; job aids and performance support strategies, and mobile learning tools.
Assist development teams in selection of content references, with emphasis on current, credible and relevant resources that support content, delivery and learner resources.