Adjunct Faculty - Instructional Design and Technology (Remote)

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Full Sail University’s Instructional Design and Technology Master of Science program provides students with a hands-on, project-based experience focused on research, learning theories, curriculum development, instructional design processes, and media asset creation. Students develop, design, and produce engaging instructional content using a variety of software applications for corporate training and academic environments as they simultaneously develop their writing, time management, and team-building skills.

Candidates for this position must be well-versed in graphic design, writing, and instructional design theories and practice. Professional experience in creating interactive media, podcasts, instructional video, and educational games is preferred. This position is part time working no more than 20 hours per week, online and must be resident in the state of Florida.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create an environment of learning through effective teaching skills, maintain student-centered focus, and stay current with relevant industry standards.
• Utilize a variety of teaching strategies and encourage active learning.
• Perform lectures for campus courses, and hold scheduled virtual course meetings for online courses. Teaching will be conducted through on-campus and online delivery.
• Interact positively with diverse student populations; provide all students with equal opportunities for learning.
• Demonstrate a commitment to the industry, maintain knowledge and skill relevancy through continuing education as defined in the faculty development plan.

Other Responsibilities:

• Adheres to the policies and procedures of Full Sail University
• Maintains strict confidentiality of student and company information
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to the mission and values of the organization
• Adheres to company attendance standards
• Performs other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities:

None

Competencies:

• Strong organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including proofreading and editing for grammar and punctuation
• Detail oriented
• Ability to multi-task while working independently and collaboratively with other teachers and university staff
• Ability to interact professionally and constructively with students and staff at all levels in an immersive, fast-paced environment

Education and/or Experience:

The ideal candidate must have a minimum of four (4) years related and verifiable work experience in instructional design for corporate training environments and electronic media asset creation with a focus on visual design and writing for instruction. A Doctorate degree in Instructional Design, Curriculum Development or Higher Education is required or a related terminal degree with at least 18 graduate semester hours in an appropriate combination from the following subject areas: Education, Instructional Design, Communication Design, and Training and Development.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Association for Talent Development certification or being a Certified Professional in Learning and Performance preferred.

Skills:

• Communication, teamwork, and flexibility/adaptability
• Empathy toward student issues/concerns
• Proficiency using software programs such as MS Word, Excel, Keynote/PowerPoint, Outlook, and in creating effective and engaging course assets using the Adobe Creative Cloud applications
• Experience in designing and presenting live and virtual training sessions

Environmental Factors/Physical Demands:

Work is performed in an office and classroom environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have the ability to maintain active student and employee communication; access, input and retrieve information from the computer system. May be subject to; bending, reaching, kneeling, stooping and lifting up to thirty (30) pounds.

Full Sail is an Equal Opportunity Employer.