Instructional Designer - Adult/Online Learning

$60,000 - $60,000/Yr

Georgia Southern University - Statesboro, GA

Full-time - Mid Level

Statesboro, GA

10,001+ employees

Educational Services

About the position

The Instructional Designer for Adult/Online Learning at Georgia Southern University is responsible for collaborating with faculty and various departments to develop and enhance online and hybrid learning programs. This role focuses on applying research-based principles of course design to meet the needs of adult learners and ensure compliance with educational standards.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with faculty and instructional designers to integrate instructional and interactive technologies into courses and programs
• Assist faculty with development, design, and course production processes
• Inform and assist faculty and staff on copyright law, ADA accessibility, and compliance issues
• Support faculty and student success in various aspects
• Collaborate with faculty and library staff to support the adoption of open educational resources
• Design, develop, and integrate innovative concepts into online course content in a learning management system
• Work with subject matter experts to identify student learning needs
• Adapt instructional materials from one format to another (e.g., face-to-face to online)
• Apply current research, theory, and universal design principles to instructional design
• Analyze course design against set standards
• Assist with institutional projects and initiatives related to building the online campus
• Assist with building courses that bridge Continuing and Professional Education with Academic Affairs, specifically for prior learning programs

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• One (1) or more years of work-related experience in distance or online education
• Two (2) or more years of experience using a learning management system (Desire2Learn, Blackboard, Moodle, etc.) for course development

Nice-to-haves

• Master's Degree or graduate coursework
• Experience with Brightspace Desire2Learn
• Two (2) or more years of work-related experience in distance or online education
• Demonstrated experience with instructional design in a higher education setting, including assistive technologies, universal design for learning, and other accessibility tools for online courses
• Demonstrated experience working with faculty
• Experience with Quality Matters or other measures of online course standards and quality

Benefits

• Professional development opportunities
• Health insurance
• Retirement plan options
• Paid holidays
• Flexible scheduling options