Instructional Designer
DESCRIPTION OF JOB:
Reporting to the Director of Online Learning, this person will be responsible for developing online course material to support our growing graduate-level online programs, including the new Edgewood College Online Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) program. It is imperative that all courses reflect and incorporate the mission, vision and values of Edgewood College, including a commitment to course quality and rigorous academic standards.
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate knowledge of current trends in technology and andragogy as applied to distance education programs, as well as excellent organizational and communications skills. In addition, the successful applicant will be able to work collaboratively with faculty, other instructional designers, and development specialists to design and develop high-quality online courses.
Successful candidates will have a demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity, inclusion, and multicultural competence in an educational and work environment, and must be willing to contribute to the College’s strategic plan of inclusion.
While physical presence at our two campuses in Madison, Wisconsin is strongly preferred, candidates interested in telecommuting from their place of residence are welcome to apply.
Responsibilities:
• Design and develop online courses for the MBA and other online programs as needed, in consultation with online program directors, faculty, the Lead Instructional Designer, multimedia development specialists and other members of the Edgewood College Online team
• Support faculty in the integration of social media tools, graphics, and emerging technologies to facilitate teaching practices and student learning
• Enforce and meet course design deadlines
• Collect data from course evaluations, student performance, and other relevant feedback to inform course revisions
• Build courses in the Blackboard 9.1 course management system
• Maintain courses in current online programs
• Monitor and trouble-shoot course sites in the learning management system (Blackboard v9.1); e.g., broken links, formatting issues
• Support the integration of the Foliotek ePortfolio system as an essential part of course design and ongoing assessment of learning
• Support the incorporation of universal design and ADA accessibility in all online courses
• Provide knowledge of current trends in technology and adult learning to develop online courses that meet Edgewood’s standards for academic quality
• Perform other duties as requested
Qualifications:
Necessary Education or Work Experience:
Earned Bachelor’s Degree in adult education, instructional design, educational technology or related field (required).
At least one year of experience in the development and assessment of online or blended courses at the college/university level (required).
At least one year of experience in developing online or blended business courses (preferred).
Earned Bachelor’s degree or higher in business, accounting, or finance (preferred).
At least one year of experience with current versions of Blackboard (preferred).
At least one year (at least three-quarters time) teaching online courses at an accredited institution of higher learning (preferred).
Required Knowledge and Skills:
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Positive attitude and strong interpersonal skills in a team setting and on an individual basis
• Tact, flexibility, patience, and responsiveness to client needs in working with faculty, staff, and students
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Ability to effectively manage projects that involve diverse individuals who may be local or at a distance
• Demonstrated skill in effective project management, including the ability to manage multiple projects
• Knowledge of adult learning theories, instructional design theories, and instruction systems
• Awareness of cutting edge online learning strategies and tools
• Proficiency with Blackboard course management system or similar systems (e.g. Moodle, Desire2Learn, etc.)
• Attention to detail and an ability to critically assess own work as well as the work of others
• Technical skills appropriate to an instructional designer position (e.g., learning management systems, designing for the Web, Microsoft Office, HTML)
• Familiarity with ADA 508 regulations
• Sensitivity to cultural differences in learning
• Multicultural competence – the awareness, knowledge, and skills needed to work with others who are culturally different from self in meaningful, relevant, and productive ways
The candidate must actively support the mission of the college by working with faculty, staff and students to share in our core values – truth, compassion, justice, partnership, and community.
To apply: Send a cover letter, resume, and a list of references to:
Edgewood College
Human Resources – LID1
1000 Edgewood College Drive
Madison, WI 53711
E-mail: humanresources@edgewood.edu
Equal Opportunity Employer




