INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER

$70,000 - $75,000/Yr

Southern California University - Whittier, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Whittier, CA

Educational Services

About the position

The Instructional Designer at Southern California University is a full-time remote position focused on developing and enhancing online course materials in the Canvas LMS. This role involves collaboration with faculty to ensure courses meet instructional design principles and quality standards, while also providing support and training on various instructional technologies. The position requires occasional travel to the SCU campus for special situations, with travel costs covered by the university.

Responsibilities

• Work with faculty to develop course materials in Canvas LMS adhering to accepted instructional design principles.
• Perform quality assurance checks on completed courses.
• Serve as a consultant to faculty on course design, development of course and program assessments, and assessment methods and tools to achieve student learning outcomes.
• Create course development timelines, design and develop templates, and create lists of deliverables expected from faculty.
• Assist with the ongoing maintenance of existing courses from term to term, addressing the needs of individual faculty members, departments, and stakeholders.
• Manage relationships with faculty members, departments, program directors, and staff stakeholders.
• Assist in the operation of SCU's online instructional technology infrastructure, including the LMS system and course integrations with other technologies.
• Conduct regular course reviews, updates, and enhancements to ensure ongoing relevance and pedagogical soundness.
• Support faculty in the use of online course components and classroom technologies to achieve course goals and learning outcomes.
• Assist faculty in identifying, evaluating, developing, and implementing technologies to enhance teaching and learning.
• Develop and deliver professional development activities for faculty related to instructional technology and design topics.
• Collaborate with colleagues within the online education team and external vendors.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, Educational Technology or related field and 5 years of work experience as an Instructional Designer/Instructional Technologist in higher education settings.
• A Master's degree in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, Educational Technology or related field and 3 years of work experience as an Instructional Designer/Instructional Technologist in higher education settings.
• A Doctoral degree in Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, Educational Technologies, Information Technology or a related field and 2 years Instructional Designer/Instructional Technologist experience.
• Advanced knowledge and expertise in the use of Canvas LMS.
• HTML skills in Canvas course development required.
• Expert knowledge of Instructional Design and Delivery.
• Extensive knowledge of online accessibility standards and experience adapting materials to meet those standards.
• Understanding of Quality Matters, Online Learning Consortium and similar online learning standards.
• Experience in online classroom teaching or workshop facilitation.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work in cross-functional teams.
• Ability to deal calmly with difficult users.
• High flexibility and experience maintaining regular availability.
• Project management skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Quality Matters Certification highly preferred.
• Video development, editing and production skills preferred.

Benefits

• Fully remote position with occasional travel covered by SCU.