Instructional Design Specialist
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Job Location:
Philadelphia, PA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Details
This position works in a team environment to support the teaching and learning of JCN faculty staff and students in traditional hybrid and online learning environments. Under the direction of the Assistant Dean of Academic Strategy and Operations the person in this position is responsible for course design and development learning content creation and instructional technology training and support. This position is also responsible for providing instructional technology support to JCN staff.Job Description
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Work collaboratively as part of the team to train and support JCN faculty and staff in the use of instructional technologies to enhance learning materials and environments.
- Assist in the design and development of online programs and courses as well as associated eLearning content instructional materials and assessments.
- Assist in the planning creation and facilitation of training and workshops for JCN faculty and staff on effective teaching practices instructional technologies course design and assessment.
- Interact with co-workers visitors and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
OTHER FUNCTIONS AND COMPETENCIES:
- Participation as a member of the JCN Academic Technology & Design team. This includes assisting faculty as needed with the classroom technologies and other Center for Teaching & Learning equipment.
- Keep abreast of advances and innovations in teaching learning and instructional technology.
- Prepare written documentation reports and papers for presentations and publications in support of external funding.
- Participate in JCN committees and team meetings
- Perform other duties as assigned.
EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelors degree required with teaching or education background preferred.
- Training in instructional design or related educational technology field preferred.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
- Previous experience in creating editing and organizing digital materials is required.
- Multimedia and eLearning content development preferred.
- Experience as a teacher/trainer in any environment desired but not required.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
With guidance and supervision the Instructional Design Specialist will be expected to create digital content including documents and multimedia and design and develop materials and courses for both multiple teaching modalities. Experience with Learning Management Systems (Canvas in particular) eLearning authoring tools (e.g. Articulate Storyline Adobe Captivate) and video editing applications (Camtasia Adobe Premiere) a definite plus.
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL CONTACTS:
Under the direction of the Director of Academic Technology & Design this position works closely with the staff in the Center for Teaching and Learning and IS&T as needed and development teams of Deans/leadership faculty information specialists librarians programmers staff and graphic designers.
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Thomas Jefferson UniversityPrimary Location Address
901 Walnut Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania United States of AmericaNationally ranked Jefferson which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65000 people strong dedicated to providing the highest-quality compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrows professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College Jefferson College of Nursing and the Kanbar College of Design Engineering and Commerce dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8300 students. Jefferson Health nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.
Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age race color religion creed sexual orientation gender gender identity marital status pregnancy national origin ancestry citizenship military status veteran status handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
Benefits
Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues including medical (including prescription) supplemental insurance dental vision life and AD&D insurance short- and long-term disability flexible spending accounts retirement plans tuition assistance as well as voluntary benefits which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues including those who work less than part-time(including per diemcolleagues adjunct faculty and Jeff Temps) have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.
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Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- System Design
- Classroom Experience
- Learning Technology
- Instructional Design
- Adult Education
- SCORM
- LMS
- Training & Development
- Adobe Dreamweaver
- Adobe Captivate
- Curriculum Development
- Web Accessibility
About Company
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