Job Description and Person Specification
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Job Description
Department:
iSolutions/Centre for Innovation in Technologies and Education (CITE)
Post Title:
Professional Specialist in Learning Design
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Posts Responsible to (and
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Team Leader - Technology Enhanced Learning Enablement
Posts Responsible for (and
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Job Purpose:
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To provide the wider academic community with expertise and advice on the pedagogical and
technological enhancement of learning design.
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To be an agent for change within disciplines and across the institution to enable the
fulfilment of the educational strategy.
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To actively engage with individuals and groups of academic staff in their educational
contexts
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To promote technological solutions based on sound pedagogical principles and crossinstitutional leveraging of available and scalable technology.
Key Accountabilities/Primary Responsibilities (6-10 bullet points maximum)
1. Liaise with faculties and academics to understand their immediate and
strategic needs for technology enhanced curriculum design.
2. Provide advice and, where appropriate, practical help with ensuring that
pedagogically appropriate and supportable technologies are used to
enhance the teaching and learning process.
3. Promote supported technologies to ensure successful uptake and
appropriate use across the institution.
4. Manage projects in collaboration with academic colleagues and professional
services. Taking responsibility for the organisation, scheduling, resourcing
and evaluation.
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% Time
5. Plan, deliver and evaluate educational development sessions and courses on
learning technology and curriculum design.
6. Facilitate users groups and create networks of people with similar interests
across the institution.
7. Stay abreast of and disseminate new developments and good practice in
fields of the learning technology and curriculum design both locally and
nationally/internationally.
8. Any other duties that fall within the scope of the post as allocated by the
Director of CITE and Deputy Director of iSolutions
Internal and External Relationships: (nature and purpose of relationships)
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Liaison with: faculties, professional services, academic individuals and groups, curriculum
planning committees, programme and module leaders, relevant iSolutions teams, library
staff, student services, any other relevant external and internal stakeholders
Special Requirements:
The role may require some mobility between campuses as appropriate.
May 2012
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Person Specification
Criteria
Essential
Desirable
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Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience:
A broad first degree, including learning
technology and/or extensive demonstrable
experience in supporting technology
enhanced learning design through the
application of sound pedagogical principles.
Application and
Interview
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Postgraduate qualification in the
use/promotion of educational technology.
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Demonstrable record of affecting change in
an area of Higher Education.
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Awareness of developments and good
practice in the use of learning technology.
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A good understanding of the political and
financial challenges facing Higher Education.
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Planning and Organising:
Skilled at multi-tasking and working under
pressure.
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Effective time management.
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Interview
Ability to quickly understand and synthesise
new subjects and contexts.
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Ability to link local initiatives to strategic
goals
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Ability to work effectively and
independently.
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Confidence to constructively challenge
existing ideas and practices.
Management and Teamwork:
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Ability to liaise effectively with colleagues
and stakeholders at all levels.
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Problem Solving and Initiative:
Interview
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Experience of leading and planning projects.
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Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
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Interview
Interview
Communicating and Influencing:
Excellent interpersonal skills.
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Interview
Excellent influencing skills.
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Interview
Ability to communicate with stakeholders
clearly and concisely in all registers and
present with professionalism and confidence
to internal and external audiences.
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Interview
Other Skills and Behaviours:
Special Requirements:
The role may require some mobility between campuses as appropriate.
May 2012
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Job Hazard Analysis Form - Appendix to Job and Person Specification
Please tick one of the following statements:
This post is an office-based job with routine office hazards e.g. use of VDU (if
ticked, no further information needs to be supplied)
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This post has some hazards other than routine office e.g. more than use of VDU
Please tick all those that apply, and put N/A if not applicable
Environmental Exposures
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Outside work
Extremes of temperature (eg fridge/ furnace)
Potential for exposure to body fluids
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Noise (greater than 80 dba - 8 hrs twa)
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biohazards). Specify ………………………………………………………….
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Frequent hand washing
Ionising radiation.
Equipment/Tools/Machines used
Food Handling
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Driving university vehicles(e.g. car/van/LGV/PCV)
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Use of latex gloves (note: prohibited unless specific clinical necessity)
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Vibrating tools ( e.g. strimmers, hammer drill, lawnmowers)
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Physical Abilities
Load manual handling.
Repetitive Crouching/Kneeling/Stooping
Repetitive Pulling/Pushing
Repetitive Lifting
Standing for prolonged periods
Repetitive Climbing i.e. steps, stools, ladders
Fine motor grips (e.g. pipetting)
Gross motor grips
Repetitive reaching below shoulder height
Repetitive reaching at shoulder height
Repetitive reaching above shoulder height
Psychosocial Issues
Face to face contact with public
Lone working
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O – Occasionally (up to 1/3 of time); F – Frequently (up to 2/3 of time); C – Constantly (more than
2/3 of time) ## denotes to HR the need for a full PEHQ to be sent to all applicants for this position.
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