Job Profile Summary

The Senior Instructional Designer provides leadership, expertise and creativity to support the development and delivery of blended courses. In this role, this person works as a blended pedagogy consultant for college faculty aspiring to develop blended learning courses. This person has a crucial role in delivering professional development, promoting blended learning, assessing blended courses, and improving and ensuring the quality of blended course development and delivery to improve resulting student success.

Minimum Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in an academic discipline, Instructional Technology, Education, Educational Technology or related field required; Master’s Degree preferred.  

Minimum Experience/Training:

• Six or more years of experience as an Instructional Designer working in higher education, preferably public higher education, in a role directly related to college-credit learning, and who has developed and delivered instructional design professional development programs for higher education faculty.
• Experience in outcomes assessment, instruction, and curriculum development, Learning Management Systems software, Web 2.0 technologies and teaching strategies, as evidenced by the presentation of a portfolio demonstrating the use of these tools in college-credit courses, and training resources strongly preferred.
• Experience in the development and delivery of instructional design professional development programs for higher education faculty colleagues preferred.  

Essential Functions:

Weekly- 25%: Faculty Support/Consultation in Instructional and Learning Technologies:

• Provides campus leadership for all instructional design issues and tasks and provides instructional design services for all faculty, programs and departments.
• Guides faculty in the design or redesign and development of course objectives, course content, course assessments, instructional strategies and activities for courses offered in various delivery formats including e-learning.
• Helps faculty understand and learn, through different professional development opportunities and group or one-on-one consultation, how new instructional strategies can be used to achieve learning outcomes, and how courses and learning can be more interactive and engaging, particularly in the blended environment.
• Helps faculty understand how the intellectual property of an e-learning course is developed as well as any copy right issues involved during the blended course development process.
• Prepares proposals for internal and external funding of Instructional Technology initiatives and projects.
• Supports faculty in the development of course guides, syllabi, instructional media assets, and learning materials that meet quality assurance standards in accordance with regional accreditation criteria and programmatic accreditation standards.
• Supports the design, development, annual review, and revision of course guides, assessment strategies, and curriculum maps.

Weekly -30%: Course Development:

• Provides leadership in designing and developing blended courses on campus in ways to ensure student success in these courses.
• Conducts formal Quality Matters course reviews.
• Works with Associate Deans to evaluate completed blended courses.
• Provides instructional design support to faculty involved in developing and/or revising e-learning courses.
• Coordinates with the Dean of Online, and all Instructional Design and Instructional Technology staff to ensure timely completion of 70-80 course development projects as well as the quality of developed courses.
• Researches and disseminates best practices in e-learning to BC faculty.

Weekly -25%: Professional Development:

• Designs, develops, and manages a comprehensive professional development program for faculty integrating technologies and sound instructional pedagogies in the blended environment.
• Supervises and coordinates professional development workshops for faculty who are developing and teaching web-enhanced, blended, and fully online courses.
• Leads in the on-going revision and improvement of professional development workshops.

Weekly -10%: Faculty Supervision/Leadership:

• Develops and monitors project schedules.
• Leads and manages various e-learning initiatives and blended course development projects.
• Oversees the accomplishment of e-learning tasks and course development projects assigned to e-Associates and designated faculty.
• Participates in assessment of courses, ensuring alignment with BC and Quality Matters standards, Federal copyright guidelines, and regional accreditation requirements,
• Evaluates previously designed courses and programs to assess program success and provide instructor guidance.

Weekly -10%: Special Projects –

• Serves as the main campus contact or lead expert on topics related to instructional design.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated knowledge of multimedia instructional technologies, synchronous and asynchronous online education, including learning management systems, learning object repository tools and social networking applications.
• Knowledge of instructional design and assessment methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to design, create and deliver digital content and instructional materials using appropriate development tools, and to train and lead faculty in these endeavors.
• Knowledge of the Quality Matters or equivalent quality assurance course development process.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities
• Possess solid project management experience
• Possess strong written and oral communication skills
• Models inclusive excellence through specific actions that support the College’s mission in the recruitment, hiring, and retention of talented and diverse faculty and staff 
• Extensive functional knowledge and expertise in all aspects of own and related areas of the College, and pertinent interdependencies
• General understanding of the external environment and how it affects academia in general and Broward in particular, including political, legal, environmental, educational, financial and social influences
• Strong knowledge of College structure, policies and practices, and the impact on own area
• Strong supervisory  and team building skills
• Ability to partner with others across the College and externally to exchange information, collaborate on projects, share resources, etc.
• Ability to influence others of the benefits/importance of an idea or plan of action and to gain their support or commitment
• Strong negotiation skills and ability to reach mutual points of agreement and benefit among peers and colleagues

Our Culture:

• At Broward College, our leaders embody a culture of competence, care, character, composure, and courage. We prioritize serving each other and our students through high-quality guidance, mutual respect, resilience, and fair, thoughtful decision-making, all while upholding the values of integrity, transparency, and honesty.

Job Title: Senior Instructional Designer – BLENDED  

Position Number: P0030197

Job Status: Full time Regular    

Department: Instructional Design – College Wide

Location: South Campus

Pay Grade: 211

Salary: $64,865 – $74,595 Salary commensurate with education and experience.

Work Shift: Second Shift

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday   

Hours Per Week: 37.5   

Posting End Date: Open Until Filled

Comments: This recruitment has been reopened. All previous applicants are still under consideration and need not reapply   

Designated Essential Personnel: No

FLSA Status: Exempt

Position Classification: Administrators

Special Instructions to Applicant:

For positions requiring a degree, the official transcripts are required upon hire. An unofficial copy of the degree/transcript is acceptable during the application process and must be attached to the online application. If unable to attach the documentation, please email document to jobs@broward.edu or fax to 954-201-7612, stating clearly the position name(s) and position number(s) the transcript is to be attached to.

Foreign Transcript: Transcripts issued outside of the United States require a equivalency statement from a certified transcript evaluation service verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. This report must be attached with the application and submitted by the application deadline. All required documentation must be received on or before the job posting end date.

Please note that multiple documents can be uploaded in the “Resume/CV/Transcript/License/Certification” section of the application

Please refer to link with the instructions on how to submit an application with multiple documents. https://www.broward.edu/jobs/_docs/tutorial_external_applicant_broward_college.pdf. 

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the required background screening process.

Broward College uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States.  You will be required to complete an I-9 Form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.  

Broward College is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from eligible veterans and spouses of veterans, underrepresented groups, including minorities, women, and persons with disabilities. The College does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation or any other legally protected classification.

For inquiries regarding Title IX and the college’s non-discrimination policies, contact the Vice President for Talent and Culture at 954-201-7449, Broward College, 6400 NW 6th Way, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309.

Applicants needing a reasonable accommodation with the application process, please contact the Talent and Culture Department at nanders1@broward.edu.

Disclaimer

The intent of this description is to illustrate the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and should not be interpreted of describe all the specific duties and responsibilities that may be required in any particular position. Directly related education/experience beyond the minimum stated may be substituted where appropriate at the discretion of the Appointing Authority. Broward College reserves the right to revise or change job duties, job hours, and responsibilities.