Position Information

Position Information

Posting Number
S-3890

Position Number
68720

Type of Recruitment
External

Position Title
DIRECTOR / INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Position Summary

Provides visionary, collaborative, and coordinated leadership for creating and implementing multi-modality instructional, pedagogical, and learning design practices across the curriculum. Continually develops CMU's culture of teaching and learning by cultivating partnerships with CMU instructors to enhance the knowledge, skills, and techniques needed to effectively maximize student learning and success. Collaborates with other university constituents to align resources to ensure a high-quality learning environment and related support strategies. Manages and reports on data relevant to instructional design and development. Supervises the Instructional Design, Teaching and Learning Consultant, and Learning Media Productions staff. Reports directly to the Executive Director/Curriculum and Instructional Support.

Required Qualifications

Master's degree from an accredited higher education institution in an Education related discipline (e.g. Higher Education, Education Leadership, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Instructional Technology, or a related field).
Experience coordinating collegiate-level instructional design and development programs.
Experience designing, creating, and delivering instructional design and development and related programming in multiple formats for faculty audiences.
Collegiate-level teaching experience.
Experience with multi-modality course design and development processes.
Understanding of collegiate-level teaching, learning, course development, and the appropriate uses of learning technologies as they apply to student success in various disciplines.
Understanding of Learning Management System processes and operations.
Demonstrated ability to motivate and work collaboratively with faculty, administrators, and other units across campus in the promotion of successful student learning.
Demonstrated administrative experience in areas such as strategic planning and personnel supervision.
Evidence of excellent communication, interpersonal, and consultative skills.
Ability to utilize independent judgment, and project a service-oriented attitude.
Ability to effectively prioritize workload by managing multiple tasks and meeting deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

Doctorate degree from an accredited higher education institution.
Record of scholarship related to teaching and learning.
Experience as an online course designer, developer and instructor.
Experience with creation of multimedia learning objects, including collaborative projects using audio, video, and/or graphic design.

Duties & Responsibilities

Supports all CMU instructors regardless of unit, instructional setting, program curriculum, or modality of course delivery.
Provides leadership and expertise to enable, enhance, and sustain instructional development based on sound pedagogical research, the needs of university constituents, and the strategic directions of the university.
Collaborates with other university constituents (e.g., departments, programs, colleges, administrative units) to align resources to ensure a high-quality learning environment and related support strategies.
Designs and implements programs aimed at promoting, implementing, and assessing high impact teaching strategies, course design, and evaluation techniques as they enhance student learning in all instructional modalities.
Manages the development, delivery, and evaluation of instructional development opportunities for all instructors to advance teaching excellence, including but not limited to workshops, seminars, faculty learning communities, discussions, mentoring/coaching, and individual or unit-level consultations.
Collaborates effectively with all university constituents (e.g., departments, programs, colleges, and committees) to enable implementation of innovative instructional techniques and pedagogies to foster innovative curricula and student engagement.
Collaborates with other members of the Office of Curriculum and Instructional Support on the development, design, delivery, and demonstration of learning activities.
Provides leadership in the day-to-day operations, management, and staff supervision of the instructional development unit.
Collects, analyzes, and reports data to assess the effectiveness of Curriculum and Instructional Support programming and provides reports and other documents as needed.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervision Exercised

Supervisors are expected to support the Leadership Standards of Central Michigan University and foster a culture that inspires excellence. The Leadership Standards define how we lead and treat others on our team. As leaders, it is our responsibility to seek input from our teams to continuously improve our leadership abilities and our demonstration of the standards. Additionally, it is our responsibility to encourage and support the growth and development of those whom we lead. At CMU, we encourage employees to grow both personally and professionally, and thus advance CMU's culture of excellence.

Message to Applicants

Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering an environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We are especially interested in highly qualified candidates who will advance and promote CMU's mission, vision, and leadership standards.

You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.

Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.

Employee Group
Professional & Administrative -Salary

Staff Pay Level

Pay Range
$80,000 - $90,000

Division
Academic Affairs

Department
Instructional Development

Position Status
Regular

Position End Date

Employment Status
Full-Time

FTE
1.0

Position Type
12 month

Weekly Work Schedule
Mon-Fri, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. / weekends and evenings as needed

Location
Mount Pleasant, MI

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