Instructional Designer

$55,000 - $65,000/Yr

University of Kansas - Lawrence, KS

Full-time - Mid Level

Lawrence, KS

Educational Services

About the position

The Instructional Designer at the University of Kansas will play a crucial role in designing competency-based learning experiences and assessment activities. This position is part of The Achievement & Assessment Institute and focuses on collaborating with faculty to create engaging online learning modules using the Canvas LMS. The designer will enhance educational content with multimedia technologies and ensure alignment with established design standards, ultimately contributing to the improvement of educational outcomes for adult learners.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with faculty to design and build engaging, effective, high-quality competency-based education online learning modules for delivery in the Canvas learning management system.
• Enhance module content with multimedia technologies that support teaching and learning in the Canvas learning management system.
• Support faculty in designing or adapting learning materials to ensure alignment with Jayhawk Flex Design Standards.
• Upload learning materials and assessments into Canvas, adapting blueprint template as needed.
• Work with Digital Media Specialists and other campus partners to implement and facilitate the use of technologies that support teaching and learning in the Canvas learning management system.
• Conduct quality and accessibility reviews of learning modules and support revisions as needed to meet Jayhawk Flex Design Standards.
• Collaborate with C3Be psychometricians and faculty to design competency-based authentic assessments aligned to the stated competencies and performance indicators.
• Develop tasks and tools to support learner self-assessment or formative feedback.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in instructional design, curriculum & instruction, educational technology, or related field.
• 2 years of experience designing or facilitating teaching & learning experiences for adult learners and/or within higher education.
• Experience designing learning experiences for online/asynchronous delivery.
• Experience applying universal design and accessibility principles in education.
• Experience working with a variety of teaching and learning technologies such as Adobe products, Articulate360, Canvas, Microsoft Teams, Office 365, VoiceThread, Zoom.

Nice-to-haves

• Advanced degree in instructional design or educational technology.
• Experience with competency-based educational program design & instruction.
• Experience with active learning pedagogies and/or assessment approaches such as Project Based Learning (PBL), performance assessments, evidence-centered assessment design, portfolios.
• Experience with design thinking methods and iterative design processes, particularly backwards design.
• Demonstrated understanding of the higher education environment and experience working successfully with university faculty/subject matter experts.
• Experience collaborating with remote colleagues.

Benefits

• Competitive salary range of $55,000 - $65,000.
• On-site work with potential for hybrid status.
• Professional development opportunities.