About the role

  • Instructional Designer supporting the development of online courses and faculty programs at the University of the Cumberlands. Focused on ensuring quality online education aligned with in-person offerings.

Responsibilities

  • Support the instructional design of online courses and programs
  • Assist with the oversight of accreditation and regulatory requirements for online learning
  • Collaborate with faculty to implement unified course format and packaging for seamless online learning
  • Provides assistance to faculty in all stages of course development and implementation
  • Design courses to meet accessibility guidelines for online environments
  • Integrate the use of active learning strategies to enhance interaction and engagement
  • Communicate with other university offices to coordinate support for online faculty and students
  • Keep abreast of new developments in online education and share updates with faculty
  • Provide training related to LMS usage to enhance the student’s online experience

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree required, master's preferred
  • Significant Instructional Design and faculty development experience
  • Experience directly related to distance learning and/or instructional technology
  • Experience in online course development and/or in teaching in an online environment, including assessment of student outcomes
  • Demonstrated experience with one or more of the major LMS, including Blackboard, Desire2Learn, Moodle, or Canvas. Preference is given to Blackboard experience
  • Experience implementing distance-learning initiatives and/or creating a strategic vision for integrating new technologies for better learning outcomes for students
  • Significant experience with the integration of pre-packaged publisher content into online courses, including Cengage, Pearson, and McGraw Hill
  • Experience with accessibility guidelines in the online environment
  • Strong work ethic with demonstrated collaborative and coordinative skills
  • Excellent communicator in both oral and written communication
  • Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.

Benefits

  • Professional development opportunities
  • Faculty development initiatives

Job title

Instructional Designer

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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