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Title:
Learning Designer
Division:
Professional & Continuing Education (PCE)
Location:
Abromson Community Education/Glickman
Schedule:
Full Time (Flexible)
Organizational Relationships:
Reports to:
Director of Online Teaching & Learning
Supervises:
Student Assistants, Interns, & Part Time Personnel.
Coordinates with: University Faculty, Center for Technology
Enhanced Learning & Professional & Continuing
Education Staff.
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Statement of the Job:
The Learning Designer will be an integral part of the University of Southern Maine’s Center for
Technology Enhanced Learning team. They will apply knowledge of learning science and
instructional design models to assist faculty in designing courses for online and blended
delivery. They will collaborate with a team of learning designers, learning support specialists,
multimedia specialists, learning technologists, and interface designers to design and develop
high quality learning experiences for University of Southern Maine students. The Learning
Designer will also design and deliver faculty workshops, and oversee the work of student
assistants, interns, and part-time personnel.
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Essential Functions:
Ability to advice faculty in-person and virtually on designing high quality online and blended
learning experiences.
Collaborate closely with staff in the Center for Technology Enhanced Learning and the division
of Professional and Continuing Education to design, develop, and support online and blended
courses.
Prepare instructional resources for students and faculty to support online and blended teaching
and learning.
Support faculty with the integration of learning technologies in their instruction.
Ensure that instructional material is ADA compliant.
Design and deliver faculty training and development and provide ad hoc consulting and support
to faculty.
Review current online courses to identify and suggest revisions. Excellent oral and written
communication skills; interpersonal skills. Communicate effectively with stakeholders to
ensure a high degree of understanding and transparency of the online course design and
development process. Remain current with research and trends in learning science, learning
design practice, and learning technologies. Perform other related duties as assigned.
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Ancillary Functions
Other duties as assigned by the Director of Online Teaching and Learning
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Supervisory Responsibilities
Student assistants, interns, and part time personnel.
VI.
Budget Responsibilities: N/A
VII.
Public/Professional Activities:
Participate in national conferences and professional development events to keep current with
best practices and emerging trends in learning design and learning technology.
VIII. Internal and External Contacts
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Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities
Knowledge and application of learning theories and current educational technologies used in
online and blended course design.
Ability to work closely and effectively with university faculty to design high quality online and
blended courses.
Must have a creative and innovative approach to learning design.
Ability to recommend use of current learning technologies.
Must have good listening, written and oral communication, and problem-solving skills.
Experience with best-practices for making learning accessible to students with disabilities.
Qualifications
Required:
Master’s degree in instructional design, learning science or a related field.
Experience designing online and blended courses in a higher education context.
Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communications skills. Project management skills.
Preferred:
Ph.D. or Ed.D. in instructional design, learning science or related field.
Two or more years’ experience working with faculty in a higher education environment to
design courses in online and blended formats.
For Office Use Only:
Approved Date:
11/01/2012
Job Family:
05
Salary band:
104
Unit:
UMPSA
Employee:
TBD
Position #:
00013927 AND 00012886
CUPA CODE
5701