Instructional Design Assistant

Instructional Design Assistant

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Job Summary

The Office of Professional Development and Educational Scholarship (OPDES) offers a variety of academic services to meet the educational and research needs of the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS). Services include individual, departmental, faculty-wide and institutional consultations on all aspects of the educational process at the Faculty level; providing support and leadership with curriculum and course design and development; building and maintaining courses for online delivery; assessment strategies; program evaluation; research on teaching and learning; and accreditation.

Reporting to the Director, Online Learning, managed by the Department Manager, Office of Professional Development & Educational Scholarship, and taking direction from the Lead Instructional Design Assistants (LIDA), the Instructional Design Assistant (IDA) is a member of the Course Development Team. The IDA applies their content knowledge and experience to enhance student learning through educational best practices and innovation in online and blended learning.

As an Instructional Design Assistant, you will work in a fast-paced and collaborative team helping to create state-of-the-art interactive online learning modules for leaders in Canadian health education. As an IDA, your primary role is to work directly with content provided by Subject Matter Experts and transform it into a “storyboard” that includes interactions, formative testing opportunities, and incorporates best practices for online learning. IDAs work on a few projects at a time, collaborating with a team of 4-6 individuals.

Online learning is quickly growing within the education industry, making this a great opportunity for someone to join a team where they can learn and be ready for the opportunity this growth will present. Your knowledge of instructional design principles and online learning best practices will ensure our team is creating the high-quality courses expected from Queen’s University.

**Job Description**:

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Assist the Course Development team in developing online learning modules for Faculty members and Subject Matter Experts
- Source and collect various types of information for learning modules, including but not limited to, conducting supplementary research, ensuring contextualization of content, researching and curating appropriate multimedia for modules and developing level-appropriate learning activities.
- Participate in the quality assurance process to provide student-centred feedback pertaining to logical information chunking, flow of content and student learning experience.
- Complete other duties and special projects as assigned in support of the team.

**REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Two (2) year post secondary program in a relevant field (i.e. Health/Life Sciences, Biology, Psychology or Education).
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Learning Management Systems (LMS), and website technology considered an asset.
- Demonstrated competence in training, research, or quality assurance processes and procedures.
- Knowledge of the University’s policies, procedures, and operating requirements is considered an asset.
- Consideration may be given to an equivalent combination of education and experience.

**SPECIAL SKILLS**:

- Promotes diversity and inclusion in the workplace and in educational content.
- Excellent computer skills with an ability to learn and adapt to emerging technologies.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently, with mínimal supervision, as well as cooperatively as part of an interdisciplinary team.
- Strong communication skills with emphasis on writing and editing course related materials on various platforms.
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills specifically an ability to critically analyze course content and create purposeful, level-appropriate learning activities.
- Excellent organizational skills for dealing with multiple demands and meeting deadlines.
- Ability to set priorities when duties appear to compete and when there are frequent interruptions.

**DECISION MAKING**:

- Able to determine when to utilize own judgment or defer to other team members.
- Determine the best recommendations to make to the Instructional Design Team regarding improvements to the structure and quality of courses on the basis of best practices and feedback from students and Instructors.
- Recognize when the timely completion of a project is in jeopardy and bring that to the attention of supervisor and Course Developme