Instructional Technologist

About This Role

This role manages the build process for new online courses and learning experiences, ensuring quality standards and continuous improvement in the student experience. It involves collaborating with development teams to create superior online courses based on research-based best practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage the build process for new courses and learning experiences and attend to continuous improvement and technology innovations of assigned projects
• Ensure that quality standards are reflected in all aspects of the student experience
• Collaborate with development team members to build superior online courses that are supported by research-based best practices in online learning
• Work with the development team to ensure alignment of learning outcomes, content, and assessment during the build of courses in the selected platform
• Work with project managers and other team members to ensure all deadline dates are met throughout the design and development process
• Conduct quality assurance reviews on courses and implement revisions
• Assist with identifying and resolving challenges related to technology, to online delivery of content and assessments, and to the student experience
• Stay informed about updates, changes, retiring assets, innovations, and opportunities related to WGU’s selected platforms and delivery tools and processes
• Train and mentor team members on assigned WGU technologies

Requirements

• Thorough knowledge of instructional design and learning theory
• Ability to develop online courses according to project requirements and style guide
• Effective interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to collaborate to achieve positive results on projects achieved collaboratively
• Experience with Universal design for learning (UDL), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and copyright compliance regulations and requirements
• Demonstrated knowledge of agile development or rapid prototyping
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies, solve emergent technical problems, and share learnings and suggestions with a team to come to a quick, value-driven solution
• Demonstrated success with creating beautiful, friction-free learning experiences for students in competency-based programs
• Ability to manage multiple projects at different stages while meeting deadlines and quality standards
• Ability to work independently, under minimal supervision
• Strong Knowledge of available open educational resources (OERs)
• Demonstrated proficiency with educational technology and assessment/testing tools
• Advanced skills in planning, organizing, and managing priorities

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field of study or equivalent work experience
• Three (3) years of experience with online university course design, curriculum development, online learning technologies and pedagogies, learner experience design, LMS systems and assessment delivery systems such as Blackboard, Canvas, Smart Author, Brightspace, Moodle, etc., and ensuring quality standards for course design are met

Nice to Have

• HTML coding skills with additional skills in CSS, AWS Cloud, Google Cloud, and Azure
• Competency-based learning experience
• Quality assurance training and certification (CBEN, OSCQR, other)
• Post-secondary teaching and learning experience

Skills

* Required skills

Benefits