Senior Instructional Designer

The Senior Instructional Designer plays a key role in assisting instructors and academic program directors with complex teaching and learning challenges in online courses. This position involves designing and developing high-quality training resources, on-demand materials, and leading live faculty workshops to promote innovative teaching practices. Drawing on a strong background in classroom pedagogy and higher education, the Senior Instructional Designer collaborates with faculty members and academic program directors to enhance and improve online academic courses across various disciplines.

In this role, the Senior Instructional Designer will oversee specific projects, coordinating the work of Instructional Designers and other team members involved. They will maintain a list of faculty members and the asynchronous online courses they teach, ensuring that each course is regularly updated and in line with Touro's standards for online education. Additionally, the Senior Instructional Designer will support faculty in creating top-tier content and utilizing high-impact engagement strategies that promote student success. They will also identify tools and resources that empower faculty to implement effective, engaging, and cutting-edge pedagogical approaches.

The successful candidate will be a proactive, vocal contributor in creative sessions, comfortable with rapid ideation and iterative feedback to drive project excellence.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Course Development

• Design and build effective and measurable instructional materials for web-enhanced, hybrid, and online courses with defined outcomes
• Track course engagement and faculty presence in each course and manage performance throughout the semester
• Create a rich set of state-of-the-art training content for faculty and students across disciplines
• Work with designers, faculty, subject matter experts and online education team members to develop and adapt resources that meet departmental goals and objectives
• Develop plans for applying learning theory, educational practices and technology to specific learning or teaching problems
• Stay abreast of emerging instructional technologies and evolving standards in educational practice and design
• Design activities and professional development opportunities that support instruction
• Provide feedback for both online and on-campus course components
• Develop and delivering training in order to ensure the integration of technology into teaching and learning
• Use graphic design technologies to enhance the appearance of online courses
• Integrate multimedia approaches to course design and deliverables
• Identify relevant data points and success metrics around content engagement and learning that drive future course development
• Apply metrics and methods to evaluate the impact of online programs and courses
• Create assessment tools to collect data, analyze results, write reports, disseminate data, make recommendations to enhance curriculum and learning to administration and faculty

Faculty Development and Training

• Work with faculty to develop and implement new learning solutions
• Provide support to instructors in the creation and implementation of course material using the LMS, and online resources such as assignments, discussions, etc.
• Provide oversight to faculty on development of online environments and learning activities
• Serve as subject matter expert for designated workshop content
• Lead workshops live and provide support to faculty
• Assist faculty with the design, creation and delivery of online courses
• Help faculty to create videos to be used in online courses Project Responsibility
• Oversee project and program details
• Ensure that project requirements are met
• Meet project delivery deadlines
• Mentor members of project team
• Tracking project deliverables and communicating issues that may result in a delay

Education/Experience

• BS/BA required (Degree in Education or a core academic discipline preferred); MA in Instructional Design, Curriculum Development, Learning Science (Andragogy), or Education required; MEd is preferred; Ph.D. or Ed.D. is a plus.
• 5 to 7 years of post-college work experience in instructional design or a related field, including a strong professional background as a classroom teacher (K-12 or Post-Secondary).
• Instructional design and training experience (must provide samples of work) in a higher education environment, demonstrating an understanding of academic culture and faculty partnership.
• A consistent record of successful project management, including the ability to meet project quality expectations and schedule commitments
• A consistent record of high performance as an Instructional Designer
• Demonstrated high level of determination and creativity in solving complex pedagogical challenges.
• Proactive and solutions-oriented mentality, particularly when consulting with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and faculty.
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills for diverse academic audiences.
• Demonstrated knowledge of teaching and learning strategies to promote active learning, evidence-based practices, critical thinking, and the use of technology to enhance student success.
• Demonstrated ability in developing learning outcomes, instructional activities, and assessments.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Interpersonal
• • Reliable, dependable, and detail-oriented, with strong problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work independently and as a highly collaborative team member.
  • High-collaboration mindset with the ability to receive, internalize, and pivot based on constructive feedback from stakeholders and peers.
  • Proactive vocal contributor in creative sessions; ability to rapidly ideate and "brainstorm out loud" while remaining unattached to specific ideas if they are not utilized.
  • Excellent customer service skills and the ability to build rapport with diverse academic stakeholders
  • Strong organizational and management skills, with the ability to define and manage work processes toward specified team objectives.
  • Demonstrated experience communicating effectively with project teams and external partners.
  • Effective mentoring skills, with a focus on sharing pedagogical expertise and supporting peer growth.
• Position Specific
• • Extensive knowledge of current and emerging instructional technologies and pedagogies
  • Experience with educational technology
  • Demonstrated knowledge of pedagogical methods for learners with diverse abilities and backgrounds, specifically Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
  • Demonstrated skill developing and implementing training and support for faculty, staff and/or students one-on-one and in group setting
  • Adept at developing text, video or audio training materials to assist faculty with learning new tools and strategies
  • Demonstrated ability to assist faculty in developing videos and graphically attractive material
  • Demonstrated knowledge of science-related pedagogies and technologies is a plus
• Computer Skills
• • Mastery of Learning Management Systems (Canvas preferred)
  • Proficiency with video editing tools and procedures
  • Ability to become proficient on the in-house database
  • Proficiency with HTML and CSS
  • Demonstrated expertise with e-learning software and content development tools as well as the ability to build effective training content (e.g. Articulate, Rise, 360)
  • Familiarity with new media and new technology solutions for higher education
  • Experience with a variety of operating systems (OSX, Windows, Mobile) and video recording tools Required Technology Proficiencies
  • Adobe Creative Cloud (InDesign, Camtasia, Photoshop)
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365, Google Apps and Education tools, educational video production tools (e.g., Yuja), and cloud computing (e.g., Box)
  • Proficiency in iMovie, FinalCut Pro and Adobe Premiere Pro

Travel

• New York based. Ability to travel to various locations where TCUS facilities are located, as needed.