Temporary Social Work Instructional Designer
The University of Tennessee is seeking a part-time, temporary Instructional Designer to support work with the Veterinary Social Work Certificate Program. This role is dedicated to redesigning and updating the program’s online courses to ensure they are current, engaging, and effective for our learners. This is a soft-funded position with the focus to improve our online course delivery, enhance student engagement, and integrate best practices in instructional design.
Typical Responsibilities:
- Analyzes current online courses and identifies areas for improvement in content, structure, and delivery methods.
- Collaborates with faculty and subject matter experts to redesign course content and learning activities.
- Develops innovative, interactive, and engaging online learning materials using various educational technologies and multimedia tools.
- Ensures course designs adhere to accessibility standards and best practices in online education.
- Implements assessment strategies to measure the effectiveness of redesigned courses.
- Provides recommendations for ongoing course maintenance and updates.
- Documents the redesign process and create guidelines for future course development.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Needed:
- Proficiency in using learning management systems (preferably Canvas) and e-learning authoring tools.
- Strong understanding of adult learning theories and online pedagogical approaches.
- Excellent project management skills and ability to meet deadlines.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Instructional Design, Educational Technology, or a related field.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in designing and developing online courses for higher education.
Job
Other Professional
Primary Location
US-Tennessee-knoxville
Organization
College Of Veterinary Med-Adm
Schedule
Part-time
Campus/Institute Institute of Agriculture
Job Posting
Sep 24, 2024, 2:24:56 PM
About Organization
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville. Founded in 1794, it is the flagship institution of the statewide University of Tennessee system with nine undergraduate departments and eleven graduate departments and hosts more than 26,000 students from all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries. In its 2009 ranking of universities, U.S. News & World Report ranked UT 118th among national universities and 52nd among public institutions of higher learning. Its ties to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, established under UT President Andrew Holt and continued under the UT-Battelle partnership, have positioned the University as co-manager and allow for considerable research opportunities for faculty and students enjoyed by few other institutions of comparable standing.
Also affiliated with the University are the Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs, the University of Tennessee Anthropological Research Facility, and the University of Tennessee Arboretum, which occupies 250 acres of nearby Oak Ridge, Tennessee and features hundreds of species of plants indigenous to the region. The University is a direct partner of the University of Tennessee Medical Center, the only Level I trauma center in the East Tennessee region and a self-proclaimed 'teaching hospital' due to its aggressive medical research programs and position as the primary career destination for most medical school graduates of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center at Memphis.