"Learning Technology & Design Specialist"

University of Stirling - Information Services

The Post

This post is central to supporting the development, rollout and ongoing delivery of teaching materials, including fully online courses and those delivered on a blended or hybrid basis. The postholder will work closely with academics to support them to design and create digital materials, with a focus on skills development across the academic community. The postholder will provide technical support across the full range of digital learning tools and services, including, for example, the VLE, lecture capture, O365 suite, Adobe design tools, digital assessment and more.

The postholder will make a leading contribution to the design and delivery of strategic learning and teaching projects. As part of the team, the postholder will provide a customer focussed second-line support team, underpinned by ITIL and Customer Service Excellence standards.

Description of Duties

Design

• Liaise with academic staff to establish and confirm their requirements for modules and identify appropriate solutions
• Oversee and co-ordinate the planning, design and development of high quality module material
• Design, assess and improve the student learning experience of modules, through your understanding of what activities work in the digital space
• Apply tested learning design theories, practices and methods to the design of module material

Delivery

• Develop engaging learning activities and module content including VLE templates and multimedia learning content (HTML, video, audio, graphics, etc.)
• Design and implement processes to streamline online activity to enable the university to develop a consistent and scalable approach to digital and online learning

Essential Criteria

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant discipline
• One or more of:
  • A teaching qualification (for example, a Certificate or Diploma in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education)
  • Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
  • Certified Membership of the Association of Learning Technologies (CMALT)

Knowledge & Experience

• Significant experience of designing and developing digital, online and blended learning content
• Expertise relating to pedagogical concepts and learning design

For further information, including a full description of duties, essential criteria and details on how to apply, please see Vacancy details | University of Stirling