Instructional Designer

## Instructional Designer Apply remote type:
Onsite locations:
Milwaukee, WIposted on:
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* Position Title:

** Instructional Designer##
** Job Category:
** Academic Staff##
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* Employment Type:

** Regular##
** Job Profile:
** Instructional & Media Designer##
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* Job Duties:

** The Instructional Designer provides strategic leadership and expert consultation and development to faculty and academic units in the College of Community Engagement and Professions (CCEP) at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) in the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of high-quality learning experiences. As a faculty-facing role, this position serves as a  consultant and developer  of pedagogy, course design, assessment, accessibility, and instructional innovation across face-to-face, hybrid, and online modalities.

The Instructional Designer participates in cross-functional initiatives related to  CCEP institutional teaching and learning strategy.
** Essential Duties and Responsibilities
**** Faculty Partnership & Pedagogical Consultation and Development
*** Serve as a primary, faculty-facing instructional design consultant and developer, partnering with instructors to design, redesign, and enhance courses and curricula.
* Facilitate collaborative course design processes that respect faculty expertise while guiding evidence-based instructional decisions.
* Partner with faculty on learning objectives alignment, instructional strategies, assessment design including for purposes of data collection related to program accreditation, and student engagement.
* Support faculty adoption of inclusive, learner-centered, and active learning pedagogies.
* Promote and facilitate the development and incorporation of Open Educational Resources in collaboration with UWM Libraries, etc.
** Leadership & Program Support
*** Lead instructional design initiatives aligned with CCEP priorities (e.g., online program development, general education reform, teaching excellence initiatives).
* Develop and maintain instructional design standards, templates, best-practice guidelines, and course and program maintenance and re-invigoration schedules.
* Contribute to long-term planning for instructional design services and academic innovation.
** Course & Curriculum Design
*** Apply advanced instructional design frameworks (e.g., backward design, learning sciences, Universal Design for Learning) to course and program development.
* Guide faculty through course mapping and curriculum coherence at the program level.
* Ensure course designs meet internal quality standards and external frameworks (e.g., Quality MattersTM or comparable rubrics).
* Oversee review and continuous improvement of existing courses based on data, feedback, and meeting accreditation standards and competencies.
** Faculty Development & Scholarly Teaching
*** Design and facilitate workshops, institutes, and/or communities of practice focused on teaching effectiveness and course design.
* Create faculty-facing resources, guides, and exemplars related to pedagogy, assessment, and instructional technology.
* Support the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) through course design inquiry and assessment practices.
** Learning Technology Strategy
*** Provide guidance on the effective use of instructional technologies, Canvas, digital media tools, and educational software.
* Partner with IT, libraries, and accessibility services to select, integrate, and evaluate emerging technologies that enhance teaching and learning.
* Support the development of high‐quality online, blended, and in-person learning experiences consistent with institutional  standards.
** Accessibility, Equity & Compliance
*** Lead the application of accessibility standards (e.g., Web Content Accessibility Guidelines), Universal Design for Learning, and inclusive teaching practices.
* Consult and partner with faculty on designing and developing accessible course materials and learning activities that ensure compliance with federal,…