Instructional Designer & Technologist Job Richmond area,Indiana USA,Education / Teaching

Instructional Designer and Technologist

Earlham College is a top 100 national liberal arts college located in Richmond, IN, a small city that's just a short drive away from several major metropolitan areas including Dayton, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Chicago.

Richmond and Earlham have a symbiotic relationship. Through research, studies, internships and volunteering, Earlhamites offer Richmond expertise and service as Richmond offers our students the chance to gain valuable, real-world experience. Our community assumes no religious affiliation but follows Quaker principles and practices, which include respect for persons, integrity, a commitment to peace and justice, simplicity, and consensus-based community decision-making. Earlham is committed to and proud of being a diverse and inclusive place most clearly visible in our student body: 20% of our student body are international, coming from 60+ nations in 2022, and 24% are domestic students of color.

Faculty and staff also bring tremendous diversity to the College; many have lived and worked outside the United States, and they make a point of drawing on those experiences in their interactions with students. Additionally, Earlham makes it a priority to serve as a safe and welcoming place for LGBTQ+ communities and has a four-star rating on the Campus Pride Index.

Our community is characterized by respect for every person and a commitment to social justice. Equity and inclusion are central to Earlham's institutional priorities and our leadership is committed to widening the path to an Earlham education.

Position Overview

Earlham College seeks a motivated candidate to collaborate with faculty and staff on effective course design and the implementation of instructional technologies to support undergraduate and graduate level programs. The Instructional Designer and Technologist will play a central role in advancing two institutional priorities: the responsible integration of artificial intelligence into teaching and learning, and the accessibility of all digital learning environments.

This position is supervised by the Library's Instructional Technologies Director. They will also work closely with Earlham School of Religion (ESR) and their partner institution, Bethany Theological Seminary, to support their graduate programs, which include hybrid and online courses

Primary

Duties & Responsibilities

Provides support, training, and documentation for the Moodle learning management system, Kaltura video platform, survey systems (Qualtrics & Survey Monkey), campus AI tools, and other academic technologies in collaboration with an existing academic technology support team. Create engaging tutorials on the use of instructional technologies.

Support campus efforts to integrate artificial intelligence into teaching, learning, and scholarship. Develop and maintain AI usage resources (written guides, video tutorials, and reference documentation) for faculty, staff, and students. Partner with faculty to design assignments and assessments that account for AI tools, and contribute to institutional guidance on the responsible and ethical use of AI in coursework.

Demonstrate strong teaching skills, including the ability to design student, faculty, and staff workshops and learning experiences. Work closely with librarians, Information Technology, the Teaching and Learning Consultant, and other campus units to provide professional development for faculty.

Collaborate with faculty one-on-one to match pedagogical goals with the appropriate course design and educational technology tools, drawing on instructional design models (e.g. backward design) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles. Support faculty in course revisions and troubleshooting. Support the launch of new majors and departments needing course templates.

Lead accessibility efforts across digital learning environments. Configure and maintain accessibility settings and tools within Moodle; train faculty and facilitate workshops on accessible course design (WCAG and ADA standards); assist with course remediation.

Support course quality assurance, including course reviews aligned with institutional…