Position Information

Position Title Learning Designer

Overview

Design and develop effective learning experiences that enhance student engagement and success. Take the lead in working with faculty designing for online courses and programs.

Essential Duties:

• Collaborate with faculty to review existing course content, as well as the development assignment and assessment for quality, consistency, and alignment with learning objectives. Collaborate with Instructional Technologists when needed. Collaborate on administration and faculty development of the college’s online teaching certification program. Provide direct support for faculty and programs assigned to teach online or hybrid courses, synchronous or asynchronous.

• Stay current with emerging trends and best practices in educational technology and instructional design. Leverage AI and prompt engineering techniques to enhance personalized learning experiences. Evaluate course assessments and exercises for AI integration based on instructor preferences and needs.

• Create, design, and develop interactive course materials for the Learning Management System ( LMS ) and relevant third-party tools. Stay current on road maps of vendor partners and identify potential learning design incorporations and faculty partners. Create templates in the LMS for existing programs and partnerships, showcasing the needs of students and potential LTI opportunities. Provide leadership and best practices with the college’s Canvas Credentials platform for faculty development.

• Design and run workshops regarding course design and quality of course design. Promote resources available to faculty, such as OneHE, LinkedIn Learning, Online Learning Consortium platforms, and additional professional development opportunities for faculty. Review instructor data vis LMS administration and Tier 1 support to collaborate on faculty development training needs.

• Serve as a Teaching & Learning Technologies representative on multiple committees and collaborate closely with the Center for Teaching Excellence to offer faculty resources for course design and review.

  Marginal Duties:

• Perform all other duties as may be required.

  Education and Experience Required

• Master’s degree in learning design, instructional design or similar field from an accredited institution required.

• Three to five years’ experience in learning design or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Knowledge of multimodal course design – face-to-face, hybrid, online, but also utilizing mobile technology in classroom activities.

• Familiarity with various tools such as LTI 1.3, Canvas Mastery Paths, Canvas Credentials (Badgr), Turnltln, HSP , TopHat, Gradescope, Microsoft 365, and more.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Comfort in various technologies and learning new technologies quickly.

• Strong presentation skills both in-person and online, and efficient creation of digital learning resources.

• Strong knowledge of assignment design principles and course design best practices.

• Familiarity with accessibility standards, tools, and practices.

• Familiarity with Universal Design for Learning

• Advanced knowledge of learning curriculum design at the course and mastery path level.

• Some evening and weekend work required.

  Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Sitting in a normal seated position for extended periods of time

• Reaching by extending hand(s) or arm(s) in any direction

• Finger dexterity required to manipulate objects with fingers rather than with whole hand(s) or arm(s), for example, using a keyboard

• Communication skills using the spoken word

• Ability to see within normal parameters

• Ability to hear within normal range

• Ability to move about

  Employee Status Full Time

  Salary Grade CS04 (Min. $69,200/Mid. $90,000/Max. $110,800)

  Salary Information

Employees are normally hired between the minimum and the midpoint of a position’s grade range to which a position has been assigned, depending on experience and qualifications.

Salary

Benefits

Providence College offers a comprehensive range of valuable benefits to eligible employees, which are designed to:

• Promote the health and well-being of you and your family

• Provide financial security while you are working

• Build financial resources for retirement

• Help you balance personal and work responsibilities

• Provide educational opportunities for you and your family

These benefits include but are not limited to health, dental, 403b retirement plan, flexible benefits plan, tuition benefits, employee assistance plan, college paid basic life insurance and long-term disability insurance, and paid time off. To learn more, please visit our Employee Benefits website by clicking the following link: https://human-resources.providence.edu/benefits/

Union Status Non-Union

Shift:

If other, please enter regular schedule.

EEO Statement

Providence College does not discriminate against any person because of race, color, national and ethnic origin, sex, gender, except where gender is a bona fide occupational qualification, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, veteran status, or genetic information. The College will develop, and from time to time update, an affirmative action program and will insist on a good-faith effort on the part of its employees to comply with the program. The College will request and expect its agents and those with whom it conducts its affairs to meet the commitment of this important program.

Posting Detail Information

Requisition Number AS974P

Closing Date

Open Until Filled

Special Instructions to Applicants

Applicants are encouraged to upload a portfolio of their work as part of their application

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

Documents Needed To Apply

Required Documents

• Resume

• Cover Letter

  Optional Documents

• Letter of Recommendation

• Curriculum Vitae

• Media File

• Portfolio