About this Position

The Instructional Designer works collaboratively with faculty and other CTLE staff, as necessary, to design, develop, and implement high quality learning experiences for traditional (face-to-face), online, and blended/hybrid courses. The Instructional Designer provides training for faculty on a variety of topics, including course design, use of instructional technologies in online and hybrid course content development and delivery, and use of the campus learning management system (Canvas LMS). This role is responsible for providing support to OSU-OKC faculty and staff in the adoption and application of instructional technologies, designing new courses, assistance with revising existing courses (and course materials), and training and development related to instructional design principles and quality standards for online and hybrid/blended courses. This role is also responsible for successfully managing multiple simultaneous projects, assessing and working to mitigate risk, regularly reporting progress, and communicating effectively with stakeholders to promote collaboration and accountability.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Analyzes learner and faculty needs, designs and develops interventions in response to assessed needs, and recommends instructional strategies and technologies to facilitate achievement of desired learning outcomes.
2. Designs and develops learning content, eLearning objects, and complete courses for fully online and/or hybrid/blended delivery using eLearning authorware such as Rise 360, Articulate Storyline 360, Adobe Captivate, iSpring Suite, etc.).
3. Works collaboratively with faculty and other CTLE staff, as appropriate, to promote effective teaching strategies, determine appropriate applications of learning technologies in courses, and provide assistance with planning, designing and/or coordinating course materials.
4. Designs, plans, develops, and facilitates professional development sessions (virtual and in-person) on topics related to instructional design, use of the Canvas LMS and other instructional technologies, and learning theories, including active learning, adult learning/andragogy, student engagement, etc. Creates training materials and support materials for faculty, as necessary.
5. Collaborates with the OSU-OKC accessibility team and other CTLE staff, as appropriate, to facilitate workshops for faculty on best practices for meeting accessibility standards and the application of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles.
6. Analyzes and evaluates OSU-OKC courses/curricular offerings, reports findings, and works with faculty and other CTLE staff to ensure all online and hybrid courses meet established quality standards.
7. Articulates the scope, risks, progress, and milestones of all assigned instructional design projects through the use of project plans, scope documents, and reports, as appropriate.
8. Participate in the development of policies and procedures for online course quality design and delivery.
9. Completes all mandatory training and participates in a minimum of two professional development activities each year.
10. Performs special projects and other duties as assigned.