The Instructional Designer assists with the development of online courses for
teaching and training, supports faculty development in evaluating, adapting, and
redesigning courses that incorporate technology into the curriculum, provides
administrative support for instructional technology, and designs and implements
professional development opportunities for faculty and staff.
Essential Functions
* Assists faculty in analyzing curriculum, course objectives, learning
outcomes, and instructional needs to provide guidance for faculty developing
web, hybrid, and web-enhanced courses.
* Provides training and support on the current learning management system (D2L)
for delivering online, hybrid, and web-enhanced instruction.
* Maintains current knowledge of Federal, State, and Accreditation regulations,
FERPA, copyright law/fair use, and guidelines relating to Distance Education.
* Guides faculty on creating ADA-compliant web and hybrid course content using
the course management system.
* Provides remediation and remediation assistance for faculty for online course
materials to help the institution reach the DOJ-mandated WCAG 2.1 Level AA
guidelines
* Researches, evaluates, and guides implementation of best practices for
general education and discipline- specific pedagogies.
* Assists faculty with defining appropriate instructional technology methods in
preparation for learning-centered course design.
* Collaborates with faculty and staff to systematically develop
technology-driven instructional materials and learning resources with an
emphasis on Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
* Serves as co-administrator for the course management system and serves as the
D2L technical liaison, facilitating communication and support between faculty
and technical support teams.
* Provides day-to-day support for faculty and courses using the course
management system.
* Serves as co-administrator for the course streaming web content server
(Panopto), remote proctoring service (Respond