Learning Design and Technologies Specialist

Learning Design and Technologies Specialist

The Opportunity

The Learning Design and Technology Specialist within the Centre for Teaching and Learning plays a crucial role in academic success and development within the College. They are responsible for supporting faculty in learning design, specializing in educational technologies, ensuring programs meet the highest quality standards, leading special projects and dedicated liaison areas, developing and facilitating ongoing training opportunities, and partnering with faculty to provide a transformative learning experience to students. The Learning Design and Technology Specialist also plays a key support role in the College’s development of strategic direction for educational technologies and learning design.

About Us

Keyano College is an equal opportunity employer looking for motivated and diverse individuals to join our college community and support our quest to educate to change lives. We offer meaningful development opportunities for our staff and a supportive balanced working environment. We are a comprehensive post‑secondary educational institution located in Fort McMurray, nested in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo on traditional Treaty 8 territory. Stretching from north‑central Alberta to the borders of Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories, Wood Buffalo is one of the largest municipalities in Canada. Keyano College is a strategic community partner that meets both the training and talent upgrading needs of industry, as well as the personal enrichment and cultural needs of the Wood Buffalo community. We take pride in offering a safe work and study environment that embraces Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging. Our students and customers come from all walks of life and so do we. That is why we are committed to hiring great people from a variety of backgrounds because it makes our employee community stronger.

Duties & Responsibilities

- One‑on‑one and group supports to faculty, admin, and/or academic support staff, in‑person, virtual, and HyFlex.

- Develop and facilitate quality training, resources, and guidance for educational technologies, learning design, universal design for learning, open education resources (OERs), teaching and learning strategies, equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging, etc.

- Advising, selecting, supporting the implementation and maintenance of educational technology solutions.

- Administrate and troubleshoot technologies in collaboration with ITS.

- Development and facilitation of various faculty training opportunities, such as teaching and learning days and workshops.

- Support faculty with development and delivery of courses in various delivery modes, such online and HyFlex.

- Maintain the CTL’s Educational Technology collection.

- Providing training, guidance, and feedback to faculty and SMEs throughout the curriculum and program development process.

- Supporting program development and quality assurance process.

- Continuous professional development to maintain currency in one’s discipline.

- Leading special projects and serving as the liaison for assigned areas and goals (e.g., Indigenization of Curriculum, Artificial Intelligence, etc.) under the CTL’s Framework.

- Must comply with Human Rights Legislation as well as college policies and procedures and collective agreement obligations regarding equity, inclusion and diversity.

- Other duties as required/directed by the Director.

Qualifications

- Master’s or doctoral degree in a related discipline.

- Experienced individuals with relevant bachelor's degrees and / or professional designation may be considered.

- Demonstrated teaching excellence and a passion for student success.

- Demonstrated excellent planning and organizational skills.

- Willingness to engage in research and support faculty.

- Demonstrated experience engaging with community stakeholders and supporting college‑wide initiatives.

- Strong communication and presentation, Instructional Skills Workshop (ISW) Facilitator qualifications considered an asset.

- Commitment to fostering equity, diversity and inclusion in the learning environment.

- Willingness to engage in continuous professional development, extra attention given to educational technologies.

- Experience with developing, delivering and supporting faculty with various course delivery modes such as in‑person, online and HyFlex.

- Strong technical skills.

- Preference will be given to candidates possessing educational technology and learning design experience, as well as teaching and curriculum development experience at a post‑secondary level, though we encourage candidates with related professional and or educational requirements to apply.

Compensation and Benefits

- We offer an attractive competitive compensation based on your experience.

- Employer paid comprehensive health and dental benefits, including a health spending account.

- Defined Benefit pension plan (LAPP) - one of the best in Canada.

- This position qualifies for additional payment of the Northern Living Allowance of $1,040.00 per month (This allowance is reviewed annually and is subject to budget approval).

- Professional training and development funding is provided annually.

- Generous vacation entitlement and the bonus of paid holidays between Christmas and New Years.

- Paid sick days.

We offer various perks and discounts to our employees:

- Employee Service and Academic Achievement recognition awards annually.

- Greatly discounted employee membership to the Syncrude Sports and Wellness Centre (our gym and recreational facility).

- Tuition waiver for all employees and dependents to take courses at Keyano College to support your thirst for learning.

- Employee Discounts for the Keyano Theatre and the Keynotes Bookstore.

- Various other perks and discounts for cell phone plans, insurance, hotels, car rentals, stores etc.

We strive to create equitable and inclusive spaces where everyone feels seen, valued, and heard, recognizing that our journey toward justice is ongoing and requires continuous learning, unlearning, and collective action. Together, we will challenge the status quo, amplify diverse voices, and build a more equitable and inclusive future for all members of our College community.

Additional Information

We would like to thank all applicants in advance for submitting their resumes. Please note, only those candidates chosen to continue through the selection process will be contacted.

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