Assistant Director AU Online, Instructional Design, Engagement and Assistance; IDEA

Position: Assistant Director AU Online, Instructional Design, Engagement and Assistance (IDEA)
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Location

Augusta University
- Our Health Sciences Campus:

1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912

Our Summerville Campus:

2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904

College/Department Information

Augusta University Online (AU Online) is designed to take the university into the 21st century with advanced learning technologies for AU students. Deploying best-in-class online educational methods, techniques, and models of student support, AU On6ne is designed to support our faculty in developing leading-edge online instruction.

Focused on fostering a sense of belonging among our online students, and creating exceptionally engaging classroom experiences, our team is committed to extending the reach of AU through advanced marketing and digital technologies. Our close-knit team embraces the values of performance, innovation, and providing a personalized teaming "experience like no other" in online education.

Job Summary

The Assistant Director for Instructional Design, Engagement and Assistance (IDEA), under the supervision of the Director of Instructional Design, will support the development of innovative online courses and programs, provide personalized technical and pedagogical faculty support, manage faculty and student feedback collection and reporting, and supervise the Instructional Technology Coordinator and the Instructional Technology Specialist. They play an active role in decisions related technology within the online courses, ensuring that experiences meet the specifications of the degree program and adhere to institutional expectations for rigor, quality, and scalability.

The Assistant Director will specialize in the following two areas: managing online course technologies and faculty development. This position will be expected to do a significant amount of work within the LMS in the AUO courses to provide the support needed for delivery. The Assistant Director will have no responsibility for the oversight and functioning of the LMS.

Responsibilities

The duties include, but are not limited to:

PROVIDE PREMIUM SUPPORT FOR INSTRUCTORS:

* Consult with faculty in creative and effective best practices in online teaching.

* Communicate with faculty based on a set schedule for temporal support with encouragement to

act.

* Address faculty requests for assistance in a timely manner.

* Collect instructor feedback on courses to share with the Director.

* Recommend changes and adjustments to courses based on faculty requests for assistance via

Mojo Helpdesk.

* Maintain log of changes requested by faculty that are made to course sections and primary

shells.

* Employ a coaching stance for teaching observations and support

PRODUCE AND MANAGE FACULTY DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES AND OPP:

* Conduct needs assessments to determine faculty development needs.

* Lead the development and implementation of faculty development opportunities (both

pedagogical and technical) offered in a variety of modalities (e.g., online resources, just
- in-time learning modules, facilitate professional learning communities, and host…