Lead and Manage Project Execution: Spearhead the course development process by crafting detailed project timelines in collaboration with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), faculty, and academic program staff. Ensure regular updates and transparent communication with all stakeholders regarding project progress and adaptations.
Quality Assurance and Enhancement: Ensure that all projects achieve high standards of quality and add value in addition to meeting deadlines. Regularly engage with program administrators to strategize on the continuous improvement of online programs and curriculum through innovative design and significant course redesigns.
Collaborative Course Design: Work closely with faculty to develop and redesign courses that adhere to online instructional best practices, optimizing the learning experience for students and the teaching experience for faculty.
Instructional Strategy and Analysis: Conduct thorough analyses of existing courses and consult with faculty to refine design elements, learning objectives, activities, and assessment methods. Recommend instructional tools, media, and methodologies to enhance educational outcomes, including emerging and innovative tools and approaches.
Faculty Development and Support: Facilitate and participate in regular course development meetings to offer pedagogical guidance and support to faculty. Provide targeted faculty development initiatives to improve assessment techniques and student achievement.
Course Launch and Maintenance: Prepare and oversee the launch of new and existing courses each term, ensuring course consistency and readiness. Maintain and update course materials, including syllabi, calendars, grade book configurations, and links to resources and accessibility.
Content Quality and Accessibility: Apply Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles and accessibility standards to ensure all course content is inclusive and compliant with Section 508 and ADA guidelines. Conduct thorough quality checks and functionality testing to uphold quality assurance benchmarks.
IP Compliance and Ethics: Monitor and ensure compliance with institutional intellectual property guidelines throughout the course development and maintenance processes, including ethical approaches to AI-assisted content production.
Responsive Support and Troubleshooting: Provide ongoing support to faculty using online course management tools and respond swiftly to any issues raised by faculty, professional staff or students to minimize disruptions in the learning process.
Innovative Technology Integration: Stay current with emerging technologies and educational trends to continuously integrate innovative tools and practices into the learning environment, enhancing both student engagement and instructional effectiveness, adhering to ethical use of technology tools.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Demonstrated knowledge and experience in instructional design principles, online pedagogy, learning science, assessment, and adult learning theory.
Instructional Design Prototyping: Ability to quickly prototype and test elements of instructional design to ensure they meet user needs before full-scale implementation.
Strong strategic skills in curricular assessment and planning.
Knowledge of creating learning experiences or automating content delivery and assessment assisted by AI and ML.
Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, skills in video and audio editing and multimedia production techniques for creating engaging content.
Ability to use analytics to improve course effectiveness and student engagement, strong analytical and creative thinking skills.
Demonstrated ability to plan, strategize, and deliver major instructional design deliverables for online initiatives.
Experience with project management software and approaches to manage and iterate on instructional design projects more effectively; proven ability to prioritize projects and activities, analyze processes, assess workload, and suggest improvements.
The ability to persuade, lead, motivate, instruct, and act as part of a highly effective team.
Demonstrated experience with online teaching and learning programs in higher education or corporate settings, and familiarity with common Learning Management Systems.
Experience designing various kinds of assessments and rubrics.
Skills in UX design principles to enhance the usability and accessibility of online learning environments.
Ability to adapt in a dynamic and rapidly changing team environment under tight deadlines, with creativity and good humor.
Enthusiasm for and evidence of ongoing professional development in instructional design and technology to stay abreast of the latest trends and tools.
Benefits
UNE offers a generous comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The package includes varied health and dental plans; a retirement plan that includes up to an eight percent match; extensive paid leave including holidays, vacation, sick, and personal time; and educational benefits. Please visit the Human Resources Benefits site for additional information regarding UNE’s benefits package.
Notes
Position Type: Professional Staff
Faculty Track: missing
Employment Status: Full Time
Months: 12
Campus: Portland, ME
This is a hybrid position with the Incumbent required to work onsite at the Portland Maine campus Tuesday-Thursday with the option to work remotely on Monday and Friday. Additional on-campus time may be required as needed.
About the University of New England: UNE is Maine’s largest private university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to positively impact a world full of challenges. We are the state’s top provider of health professionals and home to Maine’s only medical and dental colleges, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs, and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.
EEO Statement Summary: Consistent with federal and state law and University policy, the University of New England is committed to the fundamental concept of equal opportunity for all of the members of the University community. The University prohibits, and will not tolerate, discrimination in employment, the provision of academic services or in any other area of University life based on race, color, sex, physical or mental disability, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, ethnicity, genetic information, HIV status, or status as a veteran. Prohibited bias factors should not motivate decisions regarding students, employees, applicants for admission, applicants for employment, contractors, volunteers or participants in and/or users of institutional programs, services, and activities.
COVID Vaccination Statement: Employees in clinical settings must meet the State of Maine’s immunization requirements for clinical activity.
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Job Summary
Dates
Opening Date: 19-Aug-2024
Closing Date: Not Available
Location
Leura Campus, Blue Mountains, Australia
Salary
Not Available
Responsibilities
Work with and maintain a 'best practice' approach to Food and Beverage Department operations
Ensure all guests and students are provided with 5-star customer service meeting and exceeding industry standards
Ensure students, staff and other guests are provided with meals as required by the program and the needs of the business to the standards set
Be actively involved in learning and teaching outcomes through quality delivery in all applied training areas, ensuring students benefit positively from their food & beverage experience
Participate in the delivery of any internal or external functions at the campus
Work collaboratively with the Operations and Applied Training Director, the Executive Chef and other members of the team to facilitate continuous improvement of product and service
Requirements
Advanced Diploma in Hospitality Management or equivalent
Demonstrated high level supervisory skills within the hospitality industry
Demonstrated strong customer service skills with a passion for delivering high quality service
Strong communication skills and the ability to readily build relationships
Pro-active and highly motivated with demonstrated ability to work within a team
Well-organised with the ability to prioritise and work consistently in a fast-paced environment
Proficient in Microsoft Office and Restaurant Point of Sale Systems
Fluent in English (verbal and written)
Benefits
Tuition reduction benefits on a range of courses – provides the opportunity for you to study inline with your career
Here For Good Day – an annual day of leave for you to give back to your community
The ability to purchase additional annual leave
Notes
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. All applicants require current and valid working rights for Australia.