Instructional Designer (Pool)

$156,208 - $156,208/Yr

San Mateo County Community College District - San Mateo, CA

Full-time - Entry Level

San Mateo, CA

Educational Services

About the position

The Instructional Designer (Pool) position at the San Mateo County Community College District is a part-time, temporary role focused on providing pedagogical and educational technology support for faculty across face-to-face, hybrid, and online courses. The ideal candidate will be committed to educational equity and will work collaboratively with faculty and staff to enhance teaching and learning experiences for a diverse student population. This position is part of a pool of applicants, meaning that while openings may not be immediately available, applications will be kept on file for future opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on consulting with faculty on course design, course development, learning objectives, classroom management, active learning, assessment methods, and teaching strategies for face-to-face, hybrid, and online courses.
• Present on-campus and online structured professional development training and learning opportunities for faculty and classified staff through individual consultation, programs, and workshops.
• Participate in assessment of online courses to ensure regular effective contact between instructor and student is included in all distance education courses.
• Maintain currency regarding copyright, accessibility compliance regulations for all instructional materials, state authorization for distance education, and student authentication for online and hybrid courses.
• Implement creative approaches and innovative uses of technology and pedagogy to address different learning styles, diverse student populations, and accessibility guidelines.
• Create partnerships and provide leadership and support for faculty and classified staff in implementing effective pedagogy and use of technology to support teaching and learning.
• Maintain currency in knowledge and trends related to teaching and learning and application of technology to enhance teaching and learning of diverse populations.
• Create documentation and an inventory of resources of potential interest to faculty.
• Coordinate with counterparts at the District colleges and District Office.
• Must be flexible and be available to support evening and weekend instructors.
• Perform broader instructional design and support projects as needed and assigned.

Requirements

• Master's degree or above in instructional design/technology or educational technology or the equivalent.
• Three years of relevant experience working with instructional design and technology including familiarity with learning management systems and content development applications.
• Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff.

Nice-to-haves

• Recent experience working with racially minoritized and other disproportionately-impacted students in the classroom.
• Willingness to examine and remediate one's instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized and other disproportionately impacted students.
• Experience and skill with addressing inequity in the classroom and on campus.
• Experience and expertise in culturally responsive teaching in technology.
• Demonstrated ability to address equity gaps within technology courses and classrooms.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the implications of the Hispanic-Serving Institution designation for institutional, departmental, and instructional practices.
• Experience teaching in an online environment.
• College classroom training and teaching experience.
• Understanding of compliance regulations regarding online instruction.
• Bilingual/bi-cultural skills.

Benefits

• Participation in the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS), a defined-benefit retirement plan through the State of California, or the STRS Cash Balance program or Social Security.