Instructional Designer

Position Overview

The work of The Achievement & Assessment Institute, AAI, and its centers is guided by one simple principle: improving the lives of children and adults. This is accomplished through academics, research, direct-impact programming, developing healthy environments, community engagement, and more. We provide innovative tools to enhance the capacity of organizations that help children, adults, and communities and we offer support to KU faculty whose research relates to key areas of our mission.

The Center for Certification and Competency-Based Education, C3Be, a center within The Achievement & Assessment Institute and the University of Kansas, seeks an Instructional Designer to design competency-based learning experiences and assessment activities. The Instructional Designer will support faculty in the design of learning modules for competency-based education programs and offerings, in collaboration with C3Be colleagues and partners for the development and delivery of the programs using the Canvas LMS.

Job Description

50% – Learning Design & Development:

• 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

30% – Implementation and Production:

• Upload learning materials and assessments into Canvas, adapting blueprint template as needed. Work with Digital Media Specialists and other campus partners, such as KUIT Educational Technologists, 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.

15% – Assessment Design:

• Collaborate with C3Be psychometricians and faculty to design competency-based authentic assessments aligned to the stated competencies and performance indicators, including rubrics and feedback tools for assessors/instructors. Develop tasks and tools to support learner self-assessment or formative feedback.

5% – Other Duties as Assigned

Position Requirements

The position will be on-site. Hybrid status may be considered.

Required Qualifications

• 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 etc.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and creatively in a deadline-driven environment, as demonstrated in application materials.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects at different stages, while meeting deadlines and quality standards, as demonstrated in application materials.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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, particular backwards design
• Demonstrated understanding of the higher education environment and experience working successfully with university faculty/subject matter experts.
• Experience collaborating with remote colleagues

Additional Candidate Instructions

A complete application consists of:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• 3 Professional References

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Apply online.

Application deadline is October 13, 2024. For first consideration, please apply before that date.

Contact Information to Applicants

Kellie Campbell, campbellkjc@ku.edu

Advertised Salary Range

$55,000 – $65,000

Work Schedule

M-F; 8-5

Application Review Begins

Monday October 7, 2024

Anticipated Start Date

Monday January 6, 2025

About Organization

The University of Kansas'​ (KU) mission is to lift students and society by educating leaders, building healthy communities and making discoveries that change the world.

KU is a major comprehensive research and teaching university and a center for learning, scholarship, and creative endeavor. KU is the only Kansas Regents university to hold membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), a select group of public and private research universities that represent excellence in graduate and professional education and the highest achievements in research internationally.

KU has 50 ranked academic programs, offers more than 130 study abroad programs, and provides more than $72 million in scholarships and grants to students each year.

KU students have won more Rhodes Scholarships, and more federally sponsored research is conducted at KU, than at all other Kansas universities combined.

The main campus is located on beautiful Mount Oread in Lawrence, while the KU Medical Center is located in Kansas City, KS.

There are also campuses in Overland Park, Salina, and Wichita, as well as KU facilities in Garden City, Hays, Hutchinson Parsons and Pittsburg.