Teaching and Learning Specialist

Location: Wilmore

Title:

Teaching & Learning Specialist

Department:
Library, Information, and Technology Services (LITS)

Reports to:

Director of Teaching & Learning

FLSA:
Non-Exempt

Hours:

37.5 hours per week

Description:

Under the direction of the Director of Teaching & Learning, the Teaching & Learning Specialist participates in the collaborative leadership of the Teaching & Learning team, ensures the scheduling and operation of the Writing Center (WC), provides evening support for the WC and library needs, and develops instructional materials to support LITS's goals in Teaching and learning.

Essential functions:

Writing Center (40%)

* Supervise the Writing Center

* Oversee the scheduling of Writing Center consultants

* Act as a Writing Center Consultant

* Provide just-in-time support or Writing Center requests

* Provide class-embedded information professional support

Tutorial and Instructional Development (40%)

* Assess institutional tutorial and instructional needs in LITS software and services

* Develop and manage tutorial and instructional materials as a collaborative member of the Teaching & Learning team

LITS Help Desk (20%)

* Assist with Help Desk functions in the evenings

* Route evening Help Desk requests to appropriate members of LITS

* Monitor and assist in the event of an evening technological need

* Communicate and collaborate with the rest of the Help Desk team as needed