Educational Developer

ROLE OVERVIEW:

The broad mandate of the Educational Developer position is to support the implementation across XJTLU of learning and teaching. This is mainly achieved through the delivery of institutional academic development programmes; primarily the PGCert programme and other Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes. Other areas of support include providing assistance and guidance on peer review and curriculum and assessment design as well as collaborating with departments to develop specific learning and teaching strategies events or activities. As appropriate the Educational Developer will conduct research on teaching and learning develop pedagogical resources and lead workshops and other events for faculty students and staff.
Supporting the teaching and learning practices of XJTLU staff are the primary responsibility and this position is open only as a teaching and practice position not a teaching and research position.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
Support the implementation across the institution of the Universitys vision for Learning and Teaching.
Delivery of modules on the PGCert programme.
Support the development of an institutional CPD framework and ready relevant documentation for approval by the respective committees at XJTLU and the University of Liverpool as well as accreditation by the Higher Education Academy (HEA).
Provide expert and specialist advice and guidance to academic staff in developing excellence in teaching with a primary view of enhancing the student learning experience at XJTLU.
Develop collaborative networks to identify and disseminate good practices in teaching and learning and evaluates their effectiveness.
Recommend lead and facilitate the effective sharing of good practices in assessments and other student evaluation.
Act as a consultant/coach to academic staff seeking to enhance the quality of their teaching.
Maintain and develop resources including websites and other tools that facilitate national and international good practice in learning and teaching.
Work closely with staff in other professional services to promote the use of appropriate technologies facilities and methods in learning and teaching.
Work collaboratively with departments schools and centres to contribute to achieving the strategic ambitions of the University in relation to academic enhancement and excellence in learning teaching and research and to contribute to achieving the Universitys ongoing operational objectives.
Keep up-to-date with changes and developments in related policies and procedures.
Reflect on personal professional practice and keep abreast of current developments in learning and teaching through engagement with the wider community via subject associations attendance and presentations at conferences colloquiums and personal development days.
Willing to engage in personal development and training and change the focus of the role where appropriate to meet the changing needs of the University.
Engage with relevant university and departmental committees working groups and forums to raise awareness of pedagogic principles share examples of best practice and highlight developments in the field.
Carry out any other duties as required commensurate with the role position.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:
A collaborative and collegial sprit.
A flexible approach to working and agile problem solving abilities.
Proactivity and the ability to work independently and also as part of a team.
A commitment to lifelong learning and development.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate:

• A minimum of 5 years experience in post-secondary education and 3 years experience in educational development.
• Recent and substantial experience in influencing staff to enhance their teaching practice with AI.
• Excellent knowledge of current theories and practices in education particularly with respect to post-secondary teaching and learning (e.g. student-centred active learning large classes small groups team-based learning blended and online learning flipped classrooms transnational education etc.) and educational development.
• The ability to create and deliver programming (informal and formal stand-alone or embedded activities) for teaching development.
• Collegiality and a willingness to work with others.
• The ability to effectively lead and collaborate on cross-functional and multi-disciplinary teams multi-tasking and establishing priorities and meeting deadlines with minimal direction.
• Knowledge of and experience in Quality Assurance processes including accreditation requirements of professional bodies and understanding of approaches to quality enhancement.
• Strong computer skills including a high degree of facility with the use of all Microsoft applications and the use of Web 2.0 technologies for educational purposes using a VLE (Moodle preferred).
• A Masters in Education or related field PhD in Education EdD or related field preferred.