Require Instructional Designer in Webster Groves, MO
Job title: Instructional Designer
Company: Webster University
Job description: External Job Description
Pay: $53,477 - 5$5,206 per year. Our benefits include a 7.5 hour standard work schedule, quick access to a comprehensive benefits package, liberal vacation and holidays, work/life balance, immediate access to no cost graduate degree and more. Webster values and supports diversity, equity and inclusion.
- Collaborate with faculty authors in the design and development of new courses to be offered on both asynchronous and synchronous online learning platforms.
- Advise and assist faculty in the application of technological resources needed to enhance teaching and engage students in the learning process.
- Guide faculty authors on course pedagogy, design, development, and ongoing continuous improvement, throughout the course development process.
- Collaborate with faculty authors in reengineering of old courses and transitioning course content into new platforms.
- Support faculty in development and maintenance of existing online courses.
- Research and evaluate the integration of new software applications, tools and technologies, including multi-media, to enhance web course delivery.
- Collaborate with University subject matter experts to design and develop online training for students and staff.
- Master?s degree in Instructional Design, Educational Technology, Instructional Technology or a related field.
- Two or more years working in an instructional design capacity, collaborating directly with college faculty in online curriculum-building and web-based course development.
- Knowledgeable about course pedagogy, design, development and improvement.
- Proficient in at least one online course delivery platform (preferably Instructure Canvas).
- Proficient in basic HTML and in-line CSS code.
- Experience with rapid content development software (e.g., basic photo editing in Photoshop, Fireworks, or Snagit; basic web design in Adobe Dreamweaver; audio production in Audacity, tutorial and movie production in Captivate or Camtasia).
- Demonstrates creativity and critical thinking ability.
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Online teaching experience (preferred).
- Experience conducting educational research (preferred).
- Experience in universal design for learning with knowledge in accessibility standards for online courses and familiarity with assistive technologies for online environments (preferred).