Director, Instructional Design & Learning Excellence

Department: Instructional Design & Learning Excellence

Location: Jerry Sue Thornton Center

Reports To: Associate Vice President

Recruitment Type: External/Internal

Requisition ID: req5366

Employment Type: Administration and Professionals

Union Position: Non-Union

Work Schedule: Standard College Hours

Number of Openings: 1

Job Description:

Summary

Responsible for the planning, implementation, and quality of instructional design and academic training to support faculty and students. Manages the instructional design, development projects, and the design team. Provides leadership for accreditation, accessibility, compliance, and online learning-related considerations.

Essential Functions

• Manages personnel and daily Instructional Design & Learning Excellence departmental operations supporting the instructional design and technology needs of the Centers for Learning Excellence (CLE)s, Online Learning and Academic Technology (OLAT), Academic Professional Development/Faculty Development Team
• Guides the Instructional Design & Learning Excellence team in supporting faculty instructional needs on each campus and collegewide projects (as needed)
• Serves as Budget Unit Leader for the Instructional Design & Learning Excellence departmental budget, including budget development, preparation, spending, and tracking
• Partners with the AVP Academic Professional Development, Instructional Design & Online Learning; Executive Director, OLAT; and Director of Faculty Development to establish and execute division and departmental strategy, goals, and priorities
• Manages assigned staff, including recruiting, hiring, training, and evaluation
• Manages the creation and upkeep of benchmarking quality courses
• Oversees all aspects of the quality of the course/template creation process
• Fosters collaboration among disciplines, works with faculty, staff, and administrators college-wide to achieve a shared vision for the College
• Provides leadership to staff in the design, development, and delivery of technology-mediated learning
• Collaborates with Faculty Development in the planning and delivery of faculty training
• Collaborates with Online Learning and Academic Technology (OLAT) to support the development and implementation of college-wide Online Learning & Academic Technology initiatives
• Collaborates with Online Learning and Academic Technology (OLAT) to conduct research, testing, and implementation of new and emerging technologies related to academic and instructional needs
• Researches and stays current on contemporary issues relating to course development and quality assurance of technology-mediated learning, including copyright/intellectual property, course design standards, and accessibility
• Performs other duties as assigned
  
  

Required Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE/TRAINING

• Master's degree in a related field
• Minimum of six years of demonstrated significant operations, process, and project management experience in a role related to instructional design, technology, and training
• Demonstrated experience hiring, training, developing, scheduling, supervising, and managing the work performance of others
• Demonstrated experience and familiarity with D2L’s Brightspace, Blackboard Learn or other Learning Management Systems
• Demonstrated experience forecasting, planning, maintaining, preparing, and monitoring a business area’s budget
• Demonstrated effectiveness in a role requiring dynamic and abstract problem-solving methods in adaptive situations
  
  

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS And ABILITIES

• Works accurately with strong attention to detail and can see projects to fruition
• Possess comprehensive knowledge of online accessibility, and the ability to use in complex, difficult, and/or unprecedented situations as it pertains to the departmental focus and needs
• Demonstrated experience as an instructional designer or course developer
• Ability to effectively complete work assignments independently
• Demonstrated advanced project management skills
• Demonstrated intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Ability to facilitate work teams comprised of internal and external stakeholders
• Strong time management skills and ability to work effectively under the stress of timelines
• Ability to facilitate and garner top-level collaboration while managing sensitive issues
• Ability to collaborate, negotiate and resolve conflicts
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with key contacts to enhance workflow and quality of work
• Possesses excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to collaborate with both internal and external agencies
• Ability to work across organizational lines and effectively with various disciplinary faculty, program faculty, program managers, and deans
• Possess sensitivity to respond appropriately to the needs of a diverse population
  
  

COMPETENCIES

CRITICAL COMPETENCIES

• Collaboration
• Communications
• Quality of Work
  
  

VERY IMPORTANT COMPETENCIES

• Service Focus
• Continuous Improvement
  
  

IMPORTANT COMPETENCIES

• Adaptability
• Time Utilization
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE/TRAINING

• Master’s Degree or higher in educational technology, instructional technology, instructional design, or education
• Demonstrated experience writing and securing grants
• Demonstrated experience in the implementation of innovative learning models
• Demonstrated experience working in a higher education environment
• Demonstrated online teaching experience at the college level
• Leadership and participation in national groups in online learning (Educause, WCET, OLC, etc.)
  
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS

(The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• The work is performed in a normal, professional office environment;
• The work area is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated;
• Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform the duties of the job and will perform repetitive motions with hands/fingers using a computer mouse and keyboard to type. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items such as papers, files, pamphlets, books, etc.;
• Work may also require walking and standing in conjunction with travel to and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the worksite
  
  

Special Note:

Special Instructions to Applicants: During the application process, you may be required to attach a cover letter and/or resume. It is recommended that you have these documents ready to be attached electronically to the online application. This system accepts only MS Word or PDF attachments. Any employment with the College is contingent upon satisfactory completion of a background check and drug screen.

Affirmative Action Statement: Cuyahoga Community College is committed to attaining excellence through the recruitment and retention of a qualified and diverse workforce. Cuyahoga Community College is an equal employment/educational opportunity institution.