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WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY Instructional Technologist in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah

If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country-and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future-consider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families. Essential Functions and Responsibilities: * Manage the build process for new courses and learning experiences and attend to continuous improvement and technology innovations of assigned projects. * Ensure that quality standards are reflected in all aspects of the student experience. * Collaborate with development team members to build superior online courses that are supported by research-based best practices in online learning. * Work with the development team to ensure alignment of learning outcomes, content, and assessment during the build of courses in the selected platform. * Work with project managers and other team members to ensure all deadline dates are met throughout the design and development process Conduct quality assurance reviews on courses and implement revisions. * Assist with identifying and resolving challenges related to technology, to online delivery of content and assessments, and to the student experience. * Stay informed about updates, changes, retiring assets, innovations, and opportunities related to WGU's selected platforms and delivery tools and processes. * Train and mentor team members on assigned WGU technologies. * Performs other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skill and Abilities: * Thorough knowledge of instructional design and learning theory * The ability to develop online courses according to project requirements and style guide * Effective interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills * The ability to collaborate to achieve positive results on projects achieved collaboratively Experience with Universal design for learning (UDL), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and copyright compliance regulations and requirements * Demonstrated knowledge of agile development or rapid prototyping * Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies, solve emergent technical problems, and share learnings and suggestions with a team to come to a quick, value-driven solution * Demonstrated success with creating beautiful, friction-free learning experiences for students in competency-based programs * Ability to manage multiple projects at different stages while meeting deadlines and quality standards * Ability to work independently, under minimal supervision * Strong Knowledge of available open educational resources (OERs) * Demonstrated proficiency with educational technology and assessment/testing tools * Advanced skills in planning, organizing, and managing priorities

Job Qualifications: * Bachelor's degree in a related field of study or equivalent work experience * Three (3) years of experience with online university course design, curriculum development, online learning technologies and pedagogies, inclusive and accessible learner experience design, LMS systems and assessment delivery systems such as... For full info follow application link.

Western Governors Univeristy is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other classification protected by federal, s tate or local law.

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