Expeditionary Warfare School Blended Seminar Program (EWSBSP) Instructor (CDET)

Expeditionary Warfare School Blended Seminar Program (EWSBSP) Instructor (CDET)

Davis Defense Group (DDG) is seeking an EWS Blended Seminar Instructor supporting the College of Distance Education and Training (CDET) Program at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The EWS Blended Seminar Program executes in three parts, with an initial resident seminar period, a non-resident (online) seminar period and a final resident period. The full program is executed once per Academic Year (AY).

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Complete required Faculty Orientation prior to teaching and periodically afterwards per CDET policy.
• Conduct Socratic style onsite and online seminars using CDET approved curricula (teaching materials, faculty guides and faculty LSS sites) and following the approved teaching schedule.
• Grade students' papers, essays, planning products and other subjective grading requirements as specified in CDET course close-out policies and timelines using CDET prescribed rubrics.
• Remediate students who fail exams by providing additional personal instruction.
• Enforce the CDET academic integrity policy and ensure strict enforcement of test security and integrity.
• Ensure LSS enrollment of eligible students into courses and provide students limited basic LSS support.
• Complete a faculty end of course (EOC) survey for each course and encourage completion of student EOC surveys via the LSS at the completion of each course.
• Participate in local faculty development each AY, as determined by the Regional Director.
• Attend the annual CDET Faculty workshop (normally 5 consecutive days) at Quantico VA in the summer months.

Required Experience:

• U.S. Marine Corps service as a field grade officer with experience as a commanding, executive, or primary staff officer at the battalion/squadron level or above.
• A graduate of the U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary Warfare School (resident school, distance education or blended seminar programs).
• Teaching experience, preferably using the Socratic method.

Desired Experience:

• A graduate of the U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College (resident school, distance education or blended seminar programs), other Intermediate Level School (ILS), School of Advanced Warfighting (SAW) or Top Level School (TLS).
• Experience with onsite and both asynchronous and synchronous online teaching techniques and strategies.
• Experience with Learning Management/Support Systems (LMS/LSS, e.g., Moodle).

Education Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree desired, with emphasis on Military, American, European, or Diplomatic History; or in Strategic Studies, International Relations, or related field.