New Jersey Institute of Technology · 1 month ago
Assistant Director Online Teaching and Course Development
Newark, NJ
Contract
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$74K/yr - $138K/yr
4+ years expNew Jersey Institute of Technology is seeking an Assistant Director Online Teaching and Course Development to coordinate and implement plans for delivering instructional design services that utilize digital technologies in education. The role involves working closely with faculty and program partners to develop online courses, manage instructional design teams, and ensure the quality of digital course delivery.
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Responsibilities
Coordinates and co-evaluates the work of instructional designers, learning support specialists and LMS administrative specialists
Works closely with faculty, directors, and program partners in developing plans for digital programs and online course development; manages the assignment of instructional designers working with faculty on contracted individual course development projects; monitors and reports regularly on the status of these projects
Working with central university and unit-based leadership, develop policies – and the infrastructure/processes - that support the responsible development and delivery or online education for all NJIT campuses
Develop highly intentional online education professional development and processes that support online education for all NJIT faculty
In partnership with the Associate Provost for Online programs, develop quantitative resource allocation-based matrices that account for instructional design team members’ labor and effort
In partnership with Digital Marketing and Enrollment team, develop digital on-demand student facing collateral that will heighten prospective student engagement and lead generation
Ensures that quality standards adopted for digital course delivery are incorporated into course design; and provides strategies for faculty to manage student learning in digital environments and provides support mechanisms for such
Manages operational communications and relationships with internal and external partners including vendors) in the design and delivery of online digital programs
Creates, designs, and leads presentations, workshops, discussions, and individual meetings with faculty and instructional staff on best practices for course design, pedagogy, assessment, applications of instructional technology and a variety of related topics
Stays abreast of current regulations and standards covering online and digital programs and works with colleagues to ensure digital and online programs meet state, federal and accrediting body standards, including accessibility guidelines
Supports the development of new programs by preparing and delivering presentations at appropriate venues
Collaborating with IST to continually evaluate new opportunities for innovation within online learning
Demonstrates proficiency leveraging Artificial Intelligence based instructional design applications that foster new pedagogical approaches and efficiencies at scale
Keeps current with emerging technologies, new products, methodologies, applications, and trends in the context of digital learning best practices
Works on specialized cross-departmental marketing projects, complex projects and other duties as assigned
Providing insight on prospective partnerships with third party vendors
Analyze data analytics student performance and engagement and make recommendations for course improvements
Qualification
Required
This position requires a Master's degree in education, instructional design, or a related Field
Four to Six years progressive higher education experience working with faculty applying best practice principles of instructional design and application of educational technology to enhance the delivery of instruction; demonstrated experience working with faculty individually and in small groups
Demonstrated experience in project management and coordinating the work of others in a non-supervisory role
Proven ability to work well in a team environment
Demonstrated creativity and problem-solving skills
Excellent oral and written communication skills
At the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be excepted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position
Preferred
Experience with Instructional Design principles and Quality Matters
Demonstrated experience building and managing courses on an admin level within a learning management systems and related technologies
Experience leveraging AI-informed instructional design and content-generation applications
Experience with external, vendor-based online course delivery platform integrations (e.g., Coursera)
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits NJIT offers for this position
Company
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New Jersey Institute of Technology is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$9.99MKey Investors
National Science FoundationU.S. Department of EducationU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
2023-10-09Grant· $6M
2023-01-18Grant· $1.3M
2022-08-29Grant· $1.17M
Leadership Team
Joyoung Lee
Associate Professor
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