Status: Initiatives & Opportunities (May 2023 - April 2025)

Hours: Monday to Friday; 35 hours/week

Home Campus: Fennell (This position involves hybrid scheduling that requires the successful candidate to work a combination of virtual and on-campus shifts. Can be assigned to any of our campuses (e.g. Fennell, Stoney Creek, IAHS, Airport))

Pay Band: K

Pay Rate: $42.38

Posting Date: May 1st, 2023

Closing Date: May 5th, 2023 at 7:00pm EST

Please be advised that according to Full Time Support Staff Collective Agreement, Article 17.1, preference will be given to qualified employees within the Full Time Support Staff bargaining unit, Appendix D (in the role for 6 consecutive months) and RPT employees who have passed probation at Mohawk College. Should a suitable candidate not be found, external candidates will be considered.

We support and encourage the contributions of our diverse employees. Supported by our strategic plan we are committed to nurturing an equitable, diverse and inclusive environment for everyone who learns and works at Mohawk. We believe the rich diversity among our students and the communities we serve should be reflected within our workforce. As educators we believe it is important to act and show leadership in advancing the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion in our community.

Mohawk College is currently recruiting for our next

Instructional Designer

Reporting to the Manager, Digital Learning, the Instructional Designer has broad academic responsibilities involving faculty training, educational technology support, design and development of courses, modules, and lessons. With the ultimate goal of improved student learning, engagement, retention, and outcomes, the incumbent designs and develops and/or supports faculty and subject matter experts in the design and development of online, hybrid, or hy-flex learning deliveries, ranging from simple to complex, in a variety of contexts. As well, the incumbent designs and delivers faculty training, workshops, and courses on educational technologies, digital resources, instructional design principles, learning theory, adult education, and course/lesson design principles, to both new instructors and seasoned full-time faculty with sophisticated academic requirements.

The incumbent acts as a strategic consultant to administration, program coordinators/managers, faculty, subject matter experts, and staff to support the development, implementation and evaluation of learning experiences at the module, course, program, and department levels. They possess strong leadership and relationship building skills, are goal oriented, able to deal with conflicting priorities, and possess excellent communication skills.

The incumbent has professional skills in the design and development of online, hybrid, and hy-flex teaching and learning plans including the ability to create resources, learning objects, custom websites, and interactive media, for use in the classroom and online. The incumbent also researches, explores, tests, and promotes the use of emerging trends in teaching and learning, including but not limited to online tools, teaching and assessment methods, lesson planning, and faculty development to support innovation in teaching and learning at Mohawk, through formal and informal projects.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The duties of this position will include, but are not limited to the following:

Designs and develops face-to-face, online, blended, hybrid, and hy-flex learning programs, courses, modules, and resources by:

• Developing and creating effective teaching and learning scenarios, spaces, and opportunities within learning management systems, media authoring software, various networked systems, and on the open web.
• Re-developing of traditionally-delivered courses/materials to online, hybrid, or hy-flex learning format.
• Creating multimedia applications, including digital imagery, video, and websites, and other digital resources, for use by teachers and students.
• Selecting appropriate software and technology tools to suit content and instructional requirements.
• Implementing Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles.
• Meeting or exceeding Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and AODA legislative requirements.
• Coordinating production of multimedia materials.
• Collaborating with administration, faculty, subject matter experts, and team members.

Develops and delivers training sessions, workshops, communities of practice, one-on-one sessions, courses, and conferences by:

• Creating online, hybrid, and hy-flex programs, courses, modules, and resources.
• Facilitating and coordinating training.
• Providing quality professional learning opportunities for faculty through various delivery modalities and by modeling research backed instructional and facilitation techniques.
• Collaborating with other colleagues and team members.

Consults with administration, program coordinators, subject matter experts, and faculty to assess their unique teaching and learning needs and create service plans to address them by:

• Responding to requests from administration and program coordinators to create customized plans to improve the quality of curriculum in face-to-face, online, hybrid, and hy-flex learning environments.
• Creating service plans including necessary faculty training, curriculum redesign, and evaluation methods along with appropriate milestones and timelines as agreed to by the requesting programs.
• Supporting programs and individual faculty in the use of teaching and assessment strategies, and technology for teaching with explicit concern for learning outcomes.

Explores the potential of new teaching and learning strategies and technologies to improve learning outcomes by:

• Developing, installing, exploring, and testing new and emerging products, platforms, and methods within pilot projects.
• Maintaining currency with teaching and assessment strategies, and learning technologies and hardware.
• Identifying and researching products and teaching methods which may have potential value to the College.
• Collaborating with other team members.

Other duties as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

The successful applicant must have:

• A minimum of 4-year degree in education, adult education, instructional design, education technology or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• A Post Graduate degree is highly preferred/desired.
• Minimum 5 years experience.
• Certificates or courses in Learning Management Systems (LMSs), web design, multimedia, or software such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Articulate Storyline, or other Educational Technology or Communications / Conferencing Tools.
• Demonstrated commitment and understanding of human rights, equity, diversity and inclusion with the ability to communicate and work effectively inter-culturally with diverse groups of students, employees and the community.

Practical experience in/with:

1. Instructional Design

2. Learning technologies

3. Design, development, delivery and evaluation of user training

4. Curriculum design and evaluation

5. Consultation and client service supporting multiple levels within an organization

6. Project Management

7. Design and development of digital teaching/learning content (text, graphics, images, audio, video, etc.) and online publishing methods

8. Extensive knowledge and experience working within a learning management system, preferably Canvas and Desire2Learn

9. Working collaboratively in a team environment

Mohawk College prioritizes recruiting and retaining diverse employees. With this in mind, the College is committed to fostering inclusive and barrier-free recruitment and selection processes.

Should you require accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please contact the Human Resources Department at (905) 575 - 2047.

Mohawk College is strongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from racialized persons, women, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, S2LGBTQIA+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

For more information concerning the Mohawk College strategic plan, please see: strategicplan.mohawkcollege.ca/