Instructor, Indigenous Language Fluency

Location Campbell River(CR)

Wednesdays 5-9pm
This program is delivered in a scheduled online format.

Pay Grade The annual salary range is $70,437- $112,872 (at 100% appointment) and is based on qualifications, experience, and the placement criteria of Article 14 of the NICFA Collective agreement.

Delivered in partnership between Wei Wai Kum and We Wai Kai First Nation and North Island College, The Indigenous Language Fluency Certificate ( ILFC ) Program is grounded in Liǧʷiłdax̌ʷ values, including respect, responsibility, and community.
This program integrates language, culture, and community-based learning, with guidance from Elders and knowledge keepers. Instruction is delivered using a strengths-based, student-centered approach that supports learners at varying levels of language proficiency.

Instructors are expected to foster inclusive and culturally responsive learning environments that support student success and contribute to language revitalization efforts within community.
This course will be delivered through scheduled online classes, bringing together students from a variety of geographic regions through a virtual classroom.

ILF – 110 Indigenous Language Revitalization and Technology

Students will develop reading, writing, and editing abilities using the official Indigenous language orthography (where one exists). They will study a variety of technological resources that are advantageous to language learning and community language-revitalization efforts. This hands‑on course is intended to foster students’ abilities to access and create written and online resources to support their language acquisition outside of class and within community. The units cover an introduction to the orthography (or preferred writing system of the community where an orthography doesn’t exist), history of the development of the orthography, advantages of establishing an orthography, the sounds of the language, introduction to transcription and transliteration, and grammatical structures.

The teaching faculty of North Island College are responsible for implementing the College’s vision, goals, and objectives as they relate to teaching and learning. To carry out their teaching assignments, faculty use organizational skills, inter-personal skills, and their knowledge of subject matter, pedagogy, and curricular design. In addition, they have a responsibility to serve as role models for students and colleagues.

The responsibilities and typical duties listed below constitute a generic job description for teaching faculty whose responsibility may be for the delivery of scheduled classes, the support of self-paced, on-line, and distance courses, and/or instruction and supervision in laboratories, practicums, shops, etc.

• Creates a Positive Climate and Culture;
• Effective Communication Skills;
• Effectively Develops Goals & Objectives;
• Focuses Effectively on Key Results and Priorities;
• Demonstrates a Focus on Continuous Improvement;
• Interpersonal Effectiveness.

Duties & Responsibilities

• To plan and prepare learning materials for instructional environments;
• To use a variety of approaches and materials, as appropriate, in order to address different learning needs;
• To teach in assigned subject areas and to include in courses, and in course outlines, all required subject matter or skill activity;
• To direct student learning in a positive, supportive, and caring environment;
• To be available to students regularly during scheduled office hours and classroom hours, to discuss their progress and other issues that influence their learning. (30 hours/wk.) (See Policy #3-03: Faculty Absence from Class – Cancellation of Classes);
• To clearly communicate in writing learning outcomes for programs and courses, and the way in which learners will be evaluated against those outcomes;
• To design and conduct evaluations or appraisals of students and to keep students informed of their progress;
• To submit grades in a timely manner, in accordance with Policy 4-15, Reporting Final Grades;
• To maintain records of student enrollment and achievement and other records required by the College and affiliated agencies. At the end of employment with the College, to submit marks and student records to the department Chair.

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