Instructional Designer

Instructional Designer

General Description:
Under the direction of the Director of Instructional Design and Development, this position provides instructional design expertise for NOVA Online (NOL), NOVAs distance learning program. The Instructional Designer serves as part of the instructional design team, focusing on assisting faculty in the design of online courses and instructional practices, creation of online learning resources, and piloting/implementing new technologies for teaching and learning. The Instructional Designer works with faculty to design and develop quality online courses based on sound adult learning pedagogy and instructional design practice, and supports faculty in ongoing course development, evaluation, and revision processes. The Instructional Designer provides professional development opportunities for faculty and maintains active engagement with the instructional design and online learning communities through publication, presentations, and ongoing professional development activities.

*This position is eligible for telework after completion of state one-year probationary period.*

Duties and Tasks:

• Coordinate and manage course development and course revision projects from inception to completion.
• Manage the course development process for new courses and courses that need to be revised/redesigned.
• Provide instructional design consultation to individual or groups of faculty on optimal design of online courses and effective use of multimedia for online instruction.
• Provide leadership to faculty to design and develop high-quality, contextually-rich, engaging, and objective-driven online courses.
• Review existing courses for quality, currency, and consistency and work with faculty to enhance courses.
• Mentor faculty as they revise/maintain existing courses.
• Track status of projects and maintain appropriate files and records, including time tracking, project comments, and task completion.
• Help to refine and improve the instructional design/development processes and procedures. Design and produce learning materials in a variety of formats, including print, graphics, audio, video, web and multimedia to support teaching, learning, and college information needs.
• Research and make recommendations on educational best practices, instructional resources, and instructional technologies to support teaching and learning.
• Facilitate courses, workshops, and presentations to faculty and staff.
• Participate in professional development to stay abreast of current research and best practices.
• Participate in NOL staff meetings and ID team meetings.
• Contribute to special projects as assigned to support the overall strategic mission of NOVA Online (NOL).

Employee must reside in VA.

KSAs

• Excellent communication (written and oral), interpersonal, and user-support skills.
• Outstanding organizational skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Ability to work independently and with a team.
• Ability to balance attention to detail, attention to policies and procedures, consistency and logic with creativity, flexibility, and innovation.
• Comfortable working in partnership with faculty and skillful at successfully managing that partnership toward excellent course design outcomes.
• Ability to deliver a positive customer service experience.
• Knowledge of pedagogy and best practices in teaching and learning online.
• Experience using a variety of technology tools to create multimedia content (e.g.,Adobe Acrobat, Articulate, Camtasia, Captivate, podcasting tools, Google Apps).
• Experience using the Canvas LMS to create, organize, and deploy instructional materials.
• Experience creating content for faculty and experience working with SMEs and/or faculty preferably in the higher education environment.

Required Qualifications:

• Masters degree with a minimum of 18 graduate hours in instructional design, educational technology, or appropriately qualifying field related to the position. Qualifying degrees and coursework must be awarded by and/or completed with a regionally accredited institution.
• Experience in instructional design and designing online courses in a postsecondary setting or with/for a postsecondary institution.

Additional Considerations:

• Doctorate in instructional design, educational technology, or related field awarded by a regionally accredited institution.
• QM peer-reviewer (PRC) certification.
• Significant experience in coordinating and managing course development and course revision projects from inception to completion.
• Experience in both education and corporate instructional design.
• Expert level Canvas experience.
• Experience teaching online.
• Experience working in a community college.

For further information and to Apply:

VCCS is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Salary/Compensation: $81,000 - $94,000 per year