Job profile
Job title
Learning Technologist – instructional design
Responsible to
VLE Team Leader
Job purpose
To inform the development of pedagogical content, and
advise on best use of web technologies on CIPD’s LMS
and associated technologies across the Institute. To
enable the CIPD to continue to offer market leading and
innovative learning programmes/CPD tools. Provide
support for e-learning innovation across all CIPD
learning programmes/CPD tools.
Key accountabilities
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Using instructional design and pedagogical knowledge, work within the Moodle and
Mahara environments to drive the development of creative and innovative e-learning
materials/activities within the CIPD’s virtual learning environment (VLE).
2
Develop appropriate learning activities/materials and training plans for different
internal and external user groups. This includes students, tutors and internal staff, via
relevant methods/media, such as Moodle activities, screen-casts, and webinars.
3
In conjunction with the business managers, develop the associate tutors help area in
Moodle. A dynamic course that shares knowledge about functionalities and potential
of the VLE, encouraging tutor engagement and ultimately that of the students.
4
Use Articulate and Camtasia authoring tools to develop and build training modules for
internal and external use. Create CIPD branded templates for use in interactive
presentations and e-learning modules.
5
Provide technical support of the maintenance of the VLE, answering and resolving
queries.
6
Assist in the development and ongoing maintenance of all qualifications and Quality
Assurance procedures. Contribute to meetings and cyclical reviews to ensure they
are achieving the desired Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s).
7
Continuously research and recommend new e-learning technologies/practices and
ways they can be implemented to improve our offering for the student learning
experience. Keep up-to-date with the e-learning industry, specifically focusing on all
aspects of Moodle, Mobile Learning, MOOC’s, and e-portfolios through external
research, user groups, and seminars to ensure future business remains competitive.
8
Contribute to the learning technologies strategy, in order to enable the CIPD to offer
leading edge online qualification and CPD areas.
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Have an appreciation of and commitment to adhering to best practice in user
experience, online copyright, data protection, equal opportunities issues.
Nature and scope
Developments of blended learning programmes and the use of VLEs (virtual learning
environments) to support these are expanding rapidly. The job holder will be required to
provide pedagogical advice on the ongoing development of our e-learning offer. They will
play a key role on the instructional design front, in order to bring a truly engaging e-learning
experience to CIPD Training’s online courses.
The post holder should be an experienced user of Moodle (or equivalent LMS). They should
be able to confidently promote the most effective learning solution using various
functionalities/plug-ins. They must be able to develop/build creative and innovative e-learning
activities within the CIPD’s LMS. They will play a key role in these developments, working
closely with all stakeholders including Business Managers, Business Executives, subject
matter experts (SME’s), tutors and other relevant parties.
The job holder will support the maintenance of the VLE. They’ll be expected to flag technical
issues to the IT Team and external web developers. They’ll be expected to prepare help
documentation/screen-casts for internal and external users, and it’s essential they adhere to
CIPD house style when producing these.
Contacts
Internal
VLE Team
CIPD Training
Customer Services / Web Support teams
Client Development Team
IT
Membership
Publishing.
External
Third party developers/suppliers of technology
Tutor and student users
Moodle and Mahara User Groups
Third party suppliers of content.
Knowledge, qualifications and experience
Of graduate calibre, the post holder will have strong pedagogical knowledge in e-learning
and blended learning design. Solid instructional design experience is required and
experience designing e-learning content using e-learning authoring tools (ideally Articulate
and Camtasia) would be beneficial.
They should also have an appreciation of best practice in online user experience including
usability and accessibility, information architecture, legal requirements, online copyright and
data protection.
Excellent communication skills are essential with a ‘can do’ approach as well as experience
of oral presentations to internal and external customers.
The role requires someone who is very organised, with the ability to prioritise, work under
pressure and to work unsupervised. The jobholder must be a good team player as well as
providing support to others within the team is essential. The job holder must be methodical,
numerate, and logical, have excellent attention to detail and ensure CIPD house style is
adhered to at all times.
The following are essential for the jobholder:
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Instructional design capabilities (swapped order)
Strong pedagogical knowledge
Administrative experience of Moodle (or other VLE)
Technical competence in HTML
Strong technical and process knowledge
Understanding and commitment to providing the best online user experience
Familiarity with data protection/copyright issues.
Ability to clearly and succinctly communicate technical and pedagogical concepts to
others.
The following are desirable for the jobholder:
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Mahara or other e-portfolio tool
E-learning authoring tools, e.g. Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate, Camtasia, etc.
Adobe Creative Suite
TurnItIn anti-plagiarism detection technology
Sound editing software, such as Audacity.
The job holder will need to demonstrate appropriate levels of competence and behaviours
against CIPD’s seven core competencies. These are:
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Business Awareness and professional excellence
Leading myself and others
Customer centric
Problem solving and decision taking
Building and maintaining strong relationships
Continuous improvement and innovation
Driven to deliver.
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