Instructional Designer creating accessible, interactive online learning for University of Alberta credit and continuing education programs. Collaborating with academics and SMEs from planning through launch.
Responsibilities
Assess learning needs and recommend learning outcomes, modalities, and instructional approaches
Integrate Indigenous Initiatives and Access, Community and Belonging into design and development work
Apply best practices in online learning, Universal Design for Learning, WCAG, accessibility, and digital learning experience/user experience design
Facilitate persona, onboarding, and content framework development with academics, subject matter experts, instructors, and partners
Develop or refine learning outcomes with academic leads and subject matter experts in alignment with assessment matrices
Guide development and refinement of online content, activities, assessments, interactives, and multimedia
Provide substantive editing and instructional design recommendations
Recommend and coordinate technologies, third-party tools, multimedia, and digital assets
Advise on copyright compliance and accessibility requirements
Collaborate with Learning Experience Developers, vendors, and partners on production and implementation
Coordinate with marketing and communications teams to support promotion of online offerings
Conduct course quality reviews, accessibility checks, and User Acceptance Testing
Contribute to continuous improvement of OCE quality standards, processes, and practices
Provide instructor onboarding and support
Collaborate with the Centre for Teaching and Learning and other teaching and learning partners
Coordinate projects to deliver on time, on budget, and to a high standard
Track project activities, timelines, deliverables, and status
Contribute to team communication, collaboration, process improvement, professional development, research, conferences, workshops, and team culture
Requirements
An Undergraduate degree in educational technology, instructional design, adult education or a related field is required
A diploma with extensive instructional design experience may be considered
A minimum of three years of online instructional design work experience
Experience creating online courses within various learning management systems and course authoring tools, including Articulate Rise & Storyline
Experience consulting, supporting, and including Indigenous Initiatives and Access, Community and Belonging across the digital learning experience
Experience developing learner personas, content frameworks, and storyboards
Experience in project management and the tools, approaches, and phases of the project lifecycle
Ability to design online learning using varied modalities, technologies, and multimedia
Strong coaching and facilitation skills
Ability to provide instructional design recommendations to clients and partners
Experience with editing, quality assurance, and user acceptance testing
Familiarity with copyright legislation and compliance
Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
Experience designing credit, non-credit, and corporate digital learning experiences is preferred
Experience in planning, design, and development of micro-credentials is an asset
Experience and knowledge of web, graphic design, and multimedia development, including HTML, CSS, Adobe, Camtasia, and Dreamweaver, is an asset
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package
Collective agreement terms and conditions between the Governors of the University of Alberta and the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA)
Hybrid work arrangement with a mix of remote and in-person work
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