Instructional Designer

Company: Hudson Valley Community College
Location: Troy
Posted on: December 28, 2019

Job Description:

Instructional Designer HV-NTP-2006 In order to be considered an applicant for this position you must meet the minimum qualifications as stated in this announcement. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and appointment will be contingent upon completion of a background check. Please note: HVCC does not sponsor VISAs. Overview:The successful candidate will demonstrate a record of faculty support in the Blackboard online environment as well as innovation and success in online course design and delivery, and will be expected to keep current with new technological developments in the field of online education methodology and technology. Minimum Qualifications: Master's Degree in Distance Education, Instructional Design, Educational Technologies or other related discipline. Expertise in the Blackboard Learning Management System including familiarity with basic end user Blackboard System Administration. At least 2 years demonstrated training or staff development experience and success consulting with faculty and academic staff on instructional design issues. Demonstrated knowledge of effective pedagogy and use of technology for teaching and learning. Demonstrating ability to design and build an online course. Demonstrated organizational, conceptual and problem-solving/troubleshooting skills. Demonstrated skills in multimedia, web authoring tools and Blackboard plugins and LTIs. Experience/ability to provide end user technical Help Desk services in a busy and rapidly evolving department. Ability to work independently and collaboratively as a member of a tightly-integrated unit. Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills. Effective public speaking, presentation and listening skills. Nature and Scope of Duties: The Instructional Designer reports to the Director of Distance Learning or his/her designee and performs the following duties:

• Works in a collaborative team environment with instructional designers and other support staff to deliver instructional design services and help desk technical trouble shooting for distance and online learning projects.
• Provides pedagogical and instructional design consultant for faculty developing and maintaining online and technology-enhanced courses.
• Supports and helps to administer the campus-wide effective use of the Learning Management System (Blackboard Learn) and related educational technologies by faculty and staff.
• Collaborates with Senior Instructional Designer on planning, designing, promotion and teaching of workshops and demonstrations, designed for faculty that are developing and teaching online, hybrid and web or technology-enhanced courses.
• Assists with the development and writing of publications/websites and additional instructional content for faculty training and tutorials using appropriate application software and authoring systems.
• Participates in professional development activities such as workshops and conferences in order to keep current in instructional uses of technology, and help prepare papers and reports on Hudson Valley Community College Distance Learning initiatives at professional conferences.
• Provides daily Blackboard technical support to faculty and students via the Help Desk requiring familiarity with Basic Blackboard System Administration functions and strong conceptually and diagnostics problem solving skills, as well as understanding the college's policies and procedures.
• Performs other related duties as assigned. The Salary Range is $58,000-$60,000 Visit our Employment Opportunities page to apply before the close date of December 22, 2019. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply. Hudson Valley Community College is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity/ Employer
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