Instructional Designer

Augustana University - Sioux Falls, SD

Full-time - Mid Level

Sioux Falls, SD

Educational Services

About the position

Augustana University invites applications for an Instructional Designer. This full-time position will primarily collaborate with content experts to design, develop, evaluate, and revise instructional content, courses, and curriculum for predominantly online and hybrid courses that are part of degree and certificate offerings. The role is essential in ensuring that the instructional materials meet the needs of diverse learners and adhere to institutional standards. Duties include, but are not limited to, supporting faculty members in developing or redeveloping courses for new and/or existing programs based on appropriate pedagogy, andragogy, and heutagogy that support all learning modalities with suitable instructional technologies in all class formats. The Instructional Designer will assist in evaluating courses for adherence to institutional expectations, accessibility requirements, and industry standards. This involves researching, assessing, examining, and applying best practices, theories, and methods for enhancing instructional practices and technology usage in traditional, online, and hybrid courses. The position also requires constructing online, hybrid, and web-enhanced courses that adhere to industry standards with innovative teaching and learning methods, utilizing suitable integrated technologies. Collaboration with others in IT and the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning is crucial to provide faculty development opportunities. The Instructional Designer will manage and track progress on multiple design projects, ensuring they remain within budget, resource, and time parameters. Additionally, managing resources and other information related to distance learning, instructional design and technology, and professional development is a key responsibility. Serving as a specialist for best practices and approaches for online, hybrid, and traditional class design based on innovative learning methods for faculty members from various departments is expected. The role also involves researching, analyzing, and evaluating new technologies for potential application in instruction, as well as teaching online and/or hybrid courses, primarily at the graduate level.

Responsibilities

• Support faculty members to develop or redevelop courses for new and/or existing programs based on appropriate pedagogy, andragogy, and heutagogy.
• Assist in evaluating courses for adherence to institutional expectations, accessibility requirements, and industry standards.
• Research, assess, examine, and apply best practices, theories, and methods for enhancing instructional practices and technology usage in traditional, online, and hybrid courses.
• Construct online, hybrid, and web-enhanced courses that adhere to industry standards with innovative teaching and learning methods.
• Collaborate with others in IT and the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning to provide faculty development opportunities.
• Manage and track progress on multiple design projects and keep projects within budget, resource, and time parameters.
• Manage resources and other information related to distance learning, instructional design and technology, and professional development.
• Serve as a specialist for best practices and approaches for online, hybrid, and traditional class design based on innovative learning methods for faculty members from various departments.
• Research, analyze, and evaluate new technologies for potential application in instruction.
• Teach online and/or hybrid courses (primarily graduate).

Requirements

• Master's degree in instructional design, and significant online teaching experience in higher education.
• Evidence of collaborating with others to develop effective hybrid and online learning courses or programs that meet industry and/or accreditation standards.
• Knowledge of learning management systems and emerging tools as related to teaching and learning.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills are essential.
• A combination of a master's or doctoral degree in a closely related field; Instructional Designer certification from a reputable, industry-accepted organization with a recognized high-quality program, such as Online Learning Consortium, Quality Matters, etc., AND significant online teaching experience in higher education.