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Learning Experience Designer
Job Description
Position Number:
126217Title:
Inst DesignerFunctional Title:
Learning Experience DesignerCategory Status:
33-Exempt RegularApplicant Search Category:
StaffUniversity Authorized FTE:
1.0Unit:
SVPAAP-Teaching and Learning Transformation CenterCampus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
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Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
The Learning Experience Designer will provide coaching, administrative, and instructional design support to build capacity on campus for evidence-based teaching and learning practices. This role will support instructors and collaborate with other units on campus regarding course and program design, development, implementation and evaluation. As a member of a dynamic and highly skilled team of education developers, this individual will host workshops, provide 1:1 consultations, develop resources, coordinate programs, and host learning communities. We are looking for a passionate, highly creative individual who can inspire others to explore innovative and technology-enhanced approaches to teaching for students at the University of Maryland. This learning experience designer will be a member of the Teaching and Learning Transformation Center.
Minimum Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
- A Master’s degree in an education related field, or an Instructional Systems Design certificate, plus 3 or more years of experience in faculty development or instructional design.
Or
- A Bachelor’s degree in an unrelated field, with 7 or more years of experience conducting faculty development programs, developing instructional resources, or providing. instructional, curriculum, and technical design consulting services to subject matter experts.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Experience in designing authentic assessments and engaging course content.
- Experience with authoring tools such as Adobe Captivate or Articulate Storyline for the creation of sophisticated adaptive learning.
- Experience in collaborating with teams and clients to manage expectations.
- Extremely well-versed in the application of design methodologies including but not limited to: ADDIE model, SAM, backward design, and interactive learning experiences.
- Ability to be creative, flexible, and innovative in course design.
- Highly proficient computer skills to include MS Office Suite and G-Suite.
- Ability to provide instructional, curriculum, and technical design consulting services to subject matter experts (faculty).
- Excellent English-language verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, superior organizational skills, self-direction, and motivation.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize, and meet strict deadlines.
Other Required Qualifications:
- Demonstrated commitment to customer satisfaction: exceptional skills in collaboration, consultation, communication, customer support, data analysis, and time management.
- Driven by standards of excellence and committed to continuous improvement.
Preferences:
Preferences:
- Master’s degree in instructional design, distance education, or instructional technology.
- Experience supporting blended, flipped, or online courses in a higher education environment preferred.
- Training in design, psychology, and data science will be beneficial but not necessary.
- Knowledge of Canvas learning management system preferred.
- Proficient in HTML.
- Demonstrated expertise in using authoring tools such as Captivate and Storyline to create sophisticated adaptive learning content.
- Experience using and supporting a wide variety of multimedia development tools such as Audacity, Camtasia, Kaltura, SlideShare, PowToon, and streaming services.
- Knowledge of instructional software such as TurningPoint, Respondus, Panopto, etc.
- Demonstrated commitment to customer satisfaction: exceptional skills in collaboration, consultation, communication, customer support, data analysis, and time management.
- Driven by standards of excellence and committed to continuous improvement.
- Ability to foster faculty enthusiasm for and engagement in the use of innovative technologies for teaching.
Additional Information:
The salary range for this position is $73,600 – $92,000.
Job Risks
Not Applicable to This PositionPhysical Demands
- Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
- Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
Posting Date:
03/15/2023Closing Date:
04/05/2023Open Until Filled
NoDiversity Statement:
The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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