"Director of Distance Education/Title III Activity Director"

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF POSITION

Responsible for leading course and training development for online courses to create a foundation of best practices and master course shells. Providing leadership in course design, quality development, delivery, tools and course evaluation and assessment. Ensuring compliance with and necessary reporting for the department’s activities and initiatives. This position is responsible for the grant activity and online development relevant to distance learning, as well as developing new practices and improvements. Responsible for maintaining the budget and assisting in revising the budget and proposal for funding, as well as assisting with the evaluation and reporting of the projects.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Leading course and training development for Online Courses to create a foundation of best practices and Master Shells. This includes leading the development of instructional and training materials for Master Shells.
2. Provides leadership and recommendations for the Distance Learning courses, delivery, proctoring and LMS. This includes leadership to the course design, quality development, delivery, tools and course evaluation offered in the LMS.
3. Offers workshops, training, and tutorials for online curriculum and continuing education. Provide faculty with training and development in best practices and online pedagogy as stated in the grant.
4. Serve as LMS Co-Administrator with all rights, responsibilities, and access to manage and implement LMS as needed. This includes administrator rights for the Online Early Alert program with the grant, as well as administrator rights and access for online teaching and instructional design tools and software.
5. Implement scripts in consultation with IT to ensure LMS and SIS communicate to populate courses correctly, and generate reports for internal and external constituencies. Manage the implementation of scripts for online early alert and instructional design use in the LSM.
6. Responsible for developing new practices and improvements as part of grant projects. Assist in revising the budget and proposal for funding, as well as assist with the evaluation and reporting of the project.
7. Supervise Distance Education personnel.
8. Ensure compliance and necessary reporting for the department’s activities and initiatives.
9. Perform any other related duties as required or assigned

Required Education

: Bachelor’s Degree Experience General: 5 years related experience and/or training. Experience Management: 3 years of progressive leadership experience in a related field.