Instructional Designer

$63,700 - $68,000/Yr

Columbia University - New York, NY

Full-time - Mid Level

New York, NY

Educational Services

About the position

The Instructional Designer at Columbia University plays a crucial role in enhancing online pedagogy and course design by collaborating with faculty and internal teams. This position focuses on the development of blended and online courses, ensuring the effective integration of technology and instructional design principles to support student learning and faculty needs.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a member of the CVN Instructional Design team and collaborate with other instructional designers, video producers, and subject-matter experts on creating high-quality interactive online content.
• Support faculty in the development of online/blended course materials utilizing appropriate technology tools.
• Train, track, and coordinate course subject-matter experts to support the successful design and delivery of online and blended courses.
• Plan, develop, and facilitate training workshops on best practices for online instruction and the use of e-learning technology tools.
• Conduct comprehensive reviews of course content and materials to ensure alignment with learning objectives, instructional design principles, and quality standards.
• Identify and address any inconsistencies, errors, or discrepancies in course content, formatting, and assessments to maintain a high level of quality and consistency.
• Assist faculty and students in the design and delivery of online exams.
• Support faculty and students with online course delivery.
• Research, evaluate, and integrate new and emerging e-learning technology tools to promote student learning.
• Participate and support campus-wide distance education initiatives and projects.
• Keep current on distance education and instructional design theories, applications, and trends.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree is required, as well as 2-3 years of related work experience.
• Master's degree in Instructional Design and Technology, Instructional Systems, Educational Systems, Educational Technology, or a related field from a regionally accredited institution preferred.
• Instructional Design experience.
• Experience directly related to online learning and/or instructional technology.
• Experience in online course development and/or in teaching in an online environment, including assessment of student outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience with one or more of the major LMS, including Canvas, Blackboard, Desire2Learn, or Moodle, with preference given to Canvas experience.
• A good understanding of Web 2.0 tools/mobile apps as well as other learning technology tools such as lecture capture, audio/video editing, social media, etc.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite such as Word, Excel, and PPT.
• Experience providing professional development to faculty relevant to both online and/or face-to-face instruction.
• Experience implementing distance-learning initiatives and/or creating a strategic vision for integrating new technologies for better learning outcomes for students.
• Supervisory experience.
• Strong work ethic with demonstrated collaborative and coordinative skills.
• Excellent communicator in both oral and written communication.
• Experience with computerized systems.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Strong communication skills, a solid and current knowledge of instructional and social technologies/media, experience with web-based conferencing tools, video/audio production experience working with college faculty in technology training.
• Web development skills, specifically HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and XML.
• Upbeat attitude; willing to investigate and recommend new technologies.