Director Of Instructional Technology And Design, College Of Medicine

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Director of Instructional Technology and Design, College of Medicine

Hiring Department: College of Medicine

Location: Chicago, IL USA

Requisition ID: 1022578

Posting Close Date: 7/19/2024

About the University of Illinois Chicago

UIC is among the nation's preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges.

By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent "Best Colleges" rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has nearly 260,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

Description:

Position Summary

In collaboration with the College of Medicine leadership, the Director of Instructional Technology and Design oversees the college-wide implementation of instructional technology to enhance medical student learning and ensure cross-campus alignment and comparability of curriculum. The Director assists faculty in utilizing technology-enhanced pedagogy and designing innovative curricular materials using evidence-based techniques. The individual will facilitate faculty and staff on-boarding and ongoing development in technology-enhanced curriculum management, instruction, and design across Chicago, Peoria and Rockford campuses.

Duties & Responsibilities

Develop and implement evidence-based, aligned processes for use of instructional technology including learning management systems, online content creation software, polling software, co-curricular electronic resources, file-sharing systems and related technology solutions utilized by College of Medicine. Conduct on-boarding and continuing education of faculty, staff, and students in the use of above technology Analyze, recommend, and implement emerging instructional technologies for use in a teaching and learning environment.

Collaborate with Information Technology, Center for Advancement of Teaching and Learning, UIC Libraries and other stakeholders to deploy solutions. Analyze utilization of technology by learners; analyze and report on effectiveness of instructional technology solutions. Assist Director of Educational Operations in the development and management of the technology enhanced learning budget Supervise media specialist in the office of Educational Affairs Serve as a project manager and/or project team member on special projects Serve on and represent Curricular/Educational Affairs on College-wide and University wide committees. Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

A minimum of a Master's degree in Education, Instructional Technology, Instructional Design, or related field required.

A minimum of seven years of experience in course or curriculum design.

Experience with faculty development, including blended delivery of course content.

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated expertise in instructional design, needs analysis, educational technology, distance learning, with solid understanding of andragogy, innovative instruction trends, and faculty development in Executive Education.

Best practice experience of instructional design principles, electronic learning, coaching, assessments, course materials, and adult learning.

Experience with interactive teaching methods, developing teaching materials and designing learning activities.

Proven competence in instructional design that showcases understanding of adult learning theory with ability to creatively design, deploy and operationalize complex, innovative leadership development and organizational development solutions that include classroom and experiential learning.

Presentation and interpersonal facilitative teaching skills, at the level appropriate for faculty development activities.

Demonstrated ability to evaluate the effectiveness of learning materials.

Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with all members of a learning team, faculty, multimedia production, and learning management system platforms to create a learning environment that is service oriented, supportive, engaging, and effective for learners.

Ability to lead the design process for different types of learning with faculty/staff partners, from idea generation to program development to program measurement; ability to effectively manage various stakeholders in the process. Ability to future-think and envision design, implement and operationalize creative program design elements.

Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal, ability to navigate complex cross-campus landscapes and multi- faceted projects.

Superior time-management skills required.

Attention to detail and the ability to engage learners at all levels of the organizational hierarchy.

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