Job Summary

Office of Academic and Learning Innovation (ALI) at CU Boulder is encouraging applications for the Learning Experience Designer! This is a full-time position that reports to a Senior Learning Experience Designer in the Office of Academic and Learning Innovation (ALI). As a Learning Experience Designer, this position works directly with faculty, student assistants, and platform managers, as well as with teaching and learning technologies, to design and produce creative, meaningful, and innovative learning experiences for both non-credit and for-credit online course offerings and programs. The incumbent consults with faculty to adapt and iterate on existing course materials for online delivery, engaging in course design from ideation to development to analytics, and building brand new next- generation learning experiences from the ground up. This job is largely remote, with occasional onsite meetings required.

The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Who We Are

The Office of Academic and Learning Innovation (ALI) is an agile and responsive unit of CU Boulder Online within the Division of Academic Affairs tasked with designing next generation learning experiences that engage the local and global University of Colorado Boulder community. Our mission is three-fold: inspire a re-imagination of instruction and learning, expand access to high-quality learning experiences, and transform higher education for the 21st century. Our work spans innovative on-campus program development, MOOCs, scaled online courses, programs, and degrees, and designing new business and technical processes to support our academic vision.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

• Course development: Work directly with faculty as a pedagogical and instructional consultant to design and build student-centered online courses and programs, support the development of technical assessments for code-based learning experiences, and [JB1] track and communicate development status and blockers with collaborators
• Course iteration: Lead maintenance and iteration of existing courses and programs, engage with student and team member feedback, apply quality assurance methods for continuous improvement, and produce and implement actionable improvement plans
• Emerging tools and technologies: Research and implement established and emergent educational tools and technologies to (1) support learning outcomes and teaching strategies and (2) foster transformational student learning experiences
• Resource development: Create and maintain course development resources, templates, and trainings for faculty, staff and student assistants
• Other: Perform additional job duties as required; this position is flexible and responsive to emergent needs and responsibilities

What You Should Know

Remote work modality offered.

What We can Offer

The annual salary for this full-time position is $57,120 – $61,154.

Benefits

The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO Pass. The University of Colorado Boulder is one of the largest employers in Boulder County and offers an inspiring higher education environment. Learn more about the University of Colorado Boulder.

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Be creative. Be impactful. Be Boulder.

What We Require

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience may substitute.
• One year of job-related experience providing support to faculty designing and developing courses for online or on-campus delivery, designing innovative online, distance, and/or on-campus academic courses at a college or university.
• One year of job-related experience working collaboratively in teams or small groups with experience designing and/or leading projects to completion, including coordinating and meeting deadlines.
• One year job-related experience with at least one LMS (e.g., Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, Desire2Learn, etc.)

What Will You Need

• Strong communication skills
• Flexible and creative problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently with little direct supervision
• Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams
• Ability to work independently in a remote location as well as engage in in-person interactions as needed
• Excellent skills to build relationships with faculty partners, colleagues, and university collaborators

What We Would like to Have

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university or a combination of undergraduate education and relevant professional experience
• Experience teaching at an institution of higher education, especially online courses
• Demonstrated experience advocating for, developing, consulting on, and/or implementing creative and thoughtful pedagogical methods, approaches, or strategies, in scaled, online, and hybrid learning environments
• Ability to think holistically about learning experience design as a process of engagement between instructors, students, designers, technologies, platforms, and pedagogies
• Demonstrated experience researching and/or implementing new educational tools and technologies
• Experience creating courses on the Coursera platform
• Ability to stay up to date on research and scholarship in the fields of educational technology, higher education pedagogy, and learning sciences
• Ability to cultivate peer networks and stay engaged with the field through presentations, writings, and other outreach efforts
• Design and media-related skills including web publication, graphic design and multimedia production, as well as basic HTML
• Ability to build and implement systems and practices, and remain nimble to iterate, revise, and evolve as needs and circumstances change
• Ability to seek opportunities for capacity building and knowledge sharing
• Knows the value of rubrics, checklists, and standard processes but can think and work beyond them
• Ability to listen carefully, collaborate authentically, and learn constantly
• Experience with hybrid remote and in-person work

Special Instructions

To apply, please submit the following materials:

• A current resume.
• A cover letter that specifically tells us how your background and experience align with the requirements, qualifications, and responsibilities of the position.

We may request references at a later time.

Please apply by 1/5/2025 for consideration.

Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, please apply through CU Boulder Jobs.

In compliance with the Colorado Job Application Fairness Act, in any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Posting Contact Information

Posting Contact Name: Boulder Campus Human Resources

Posting Contact Email: Recruiting@colorado.edu