Total Experience Learning (TExpL) Educator

Total Experience Learning® Educator

Reporting to the Executive Director of Professional Programs, the Total Experience Learning® (TExpL®) Educator is responsible for instructing, leading, and managing TExpL® educational environments, curriculum, special projects, collaborative educational initiatives, professional development, and program alignment for students of all ages in the TExpL® Institute at Alvernia University. The role also focuses on supporting and enhancing the growth of TExpL® curricular elements that integrate smoothly with school, collegiate, and professional educational systems.

TExpL® Educators are hourly, as-needed employees that will operate in various programs and initiatives, including but not limited to after-school programs, summer programs, professional development, curriculum development, community initiatives, and more.

Essential Functions:

• Identify performance-based competencies.
• Establish prioritized learning goals and objectives.
• Develop instructional materials that meet the needs of diverse learners.
• Assess student's competencies with performance-based measurements.
• Facilitate and create a curriculum that meets standards for TExpL®.
• Collaborate with non-core instructors and industry representatives to ensure relevance in programming.
• Align planning with formal curriculum.
• Develop learning plans that include all course competencies.
• Align instruction with learning goals and assessments.
• Develop comprehensive course syllabi, including policies and class schedules.
• Make a broad course roadmap of learning plans available to students.
• Inform students of learning expectations.
• Provide a safe and respectful learning environment.
• Engage students in the learning process.
• Encourage student participation.
• Challenge students to use higher-order thinking skills (Bloom's Taxonomy – synthesis, application, and evaluation).
• Utilize learner-centered instructional strategies.
• Provide opportunities for student dialogue and interaction.
• Assess student learning and provide ongoing formative feedback for growth.
• Utilize summative assessments that are authentic and competency-based.
• Appropriately align assessments to learning outcomes.
• Document and report student performance over time.
• Communicate continuous progress to students.
• Collect documented student feedback each semester.
• Maintain the standards of achievement that are necessary in meeting the demands of occupations for which students are being prepared.
• Collaborate closely with existing partners and encourage new partnerships and programming as it aligns with the mission and goals of TExpL® and Alvernia University.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with other divisions and departments in the TExpL® Institute and Alvernia University to ensure cohesive and integrated program offerings.
• Represent TExpL® Professional Programs at conferences, seminars, and other professional events to enhance the visibility and reputation of the organization when applicable.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging best practices to inform program development and strategy.
• Other duties as assigned by the Executive Director, Professional Programs.

Qualifications/

Education:

• Minimum bachelor's degree or significant expertise.
• Commitment to the mission statement, core values, and goals of Alvernia University.
• Teaching at any level.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage and inspire a diverse range of students.

Physical Requirements:

• Attendance is required to perform the duties of this job.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times.