Learning Management Systems Course Specialist

• Shall have knowledge skills and experience with developing and sustaining Learning Management System capabilities.
• Shall be required to acquire and maintain SECRET clearance to support development of classified training sites.
• Shall provide proof of experience associated with the ARMY Disturbed Learning Systems.
• Proof of experience to be submitted for consideration: Two (2) or more years of experience developing courses with LMS.
• Two (2) or more years of experience administering courses in LMS.
• Two (2) or more years of experience managing community engagement with LMS.
• Two (2) of more years of experience managing content in LMS.
• Two (2) or more years of experience developing and sustaining online training sites.
• LMS Course Specialist Blackboard Certification requirements:
• Complete Online Army Blackboard 101 Instructors Basic Training (10 hours).
• Complete Online Army Blackboard 201 Exemplary Course Design Training (14 hours).
• Complete Online Army Blackboard 301 Domain Administrator Training (four hours).
• Complete Online Army Blackboard Institutional Hierarchy Training (three hours).
• Complete Online Army Blackboard Learning Content Management System (LCMS) Interface to Army Training Requirements and Resource System (ATRRS) Training (two hours).
• Complete Online Army Blackboard Certificate Management Tool Training (two hours).
• All Army Online Blackboard courses are no cost to the contractor and are to be completed within 30 days of contract award.
• Blackboard is the current LMS system used to support Army Distributed Learning.
• Other LMS usage may be required once directed by the Army.
• Must complete any requisite training to support Army Distributed Learning if a system other than Blackboard is used during the period of this contract.
• Monitor the ATIS to ensure the stability and performance for USAFCOEFS courses.
• All courses shall have a dedicated ATIS manager throughout the entire course lifecycle.
• The course manager will be responsible for the creation and sustainment of new courses using the approved Blackboard Naming Convention.
• Recommend new technologies and capabilities including ATIS updates and mobile applications.
• Approved Army Training Support Center (ATSC) upgrades shall be planned and coordinated with USAFCOEFS LMS users to minimize loss of availability.
• Serve as the ATIS subject matter expert (SME) to assist the Government in the development and customization of LMS course frameworks.
• Each course requires a specific LMS based on its program of instruction (POI) blended learning requirements complexity and intensity.
• Attend developmental and In Process Review (IPR) meetings as required to discuss user ATIS requirements and concerns.
• Assist Government users (e.g. instructors course managers) by providing training on LMS functions in support of efficient and productive usage.
• Through training events the contractor shall train users to perform user-level functions such as course design test development survey use and gradebook functions.
• Shall provide training to new users within 10 working days of arrival to the Organization.
• Shall assist instructors with class facilitation.
• Perform manager-level technical remedies of all ATIS issues.
• These issues include database management content management system availability software/hardware compatibility functionality network security conflicts and system efficiency.
• Shall collaborate with local USAFCOEFS agencies and ATSC as applicable to remedy issues.
• Serve as the primary point of contact (POC) for enrollment and disenrollment of Government users as well as authorizing required access.
• Users to include students instructors and writers shall have access through specified terminals (e.g. government furnished equipment personal electronic devices) as directed by the Government.
• Monitor analyze and report Blackboard LMS usage and availability for Government assessment and analysis.
• At least once per month the contractor shall provide a written report and meet with the Organizations and COR to discuss strategic vision future enhancements and upgrades software version status updated capabilities and add-ons and long-term recommendations.
• Safeguard all course testing material not specified in the non-disclosure agreement to include all users not authorized by the COR.
• Authorized users shall be identified on official memorandum as test control officers (TCO) and signed by the Approval Authority for the Organization.
• Blackboard is the current LMS system used to support Army Distributed Learning.
• Other LMS usage may be required once directed by the Army and contractor personnel must complete any requisite training to support Army Distributed Learning if a system other than Blackboard is used during the period of this contract.

• Security & Computing Environment Certification

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