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University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Assistant Director of Learning Development
Canvas
LMS
Assessment
Edtech.com's Summary
University of Nebraska – Lincoln is hiring an Assistant Director of Learning Development. The role leads the College of Business's expansion of online and hybrid learning, overseeing the college's online course portfolio and directing the instructional designers at the Center for Transformative Teaching. It reports to the director of the Teaching & Learning Center and works directly with instructors to put college-specific technologies, such as Coursera, into practice.
Highlights
- Provide strategic and operational leadership for the College of Business's online and hybrid learning portfolio as the college scales its online offerings.
- Give day-to-day direction to the instructional designers of the Center for Transformative Teaching and oversee the Teaching & Learning Center (TLC) grant system.
- Work directly with instructors to implement college-specific technologies such as Coursera, and with TLC staff to bring learning assistants into the online learning environment.
- Design and deliver instructor workshops on best practices for online and hybrid learning.
- Collaborate with TLC staff and university digital learning units on the planned adaptation of undergraduate Business Minor courses for asynchronous delivery.
- Requires a bachelor's degree and two years of experience designing online or hybrid courses in higher education or a comparable setting, with demonstrated experience in an LMS, learning assessment strategies, and accessibility and quality standards.
- Preferred: a master's degree in instructional design, educational technology, or curriculum & instruction, plus Canvas experience and experience as an instructor of record at a college or university.
- Preferred experience leading Quality Matters (or similar) reviews, accessibility or online course quality training, faculty and teacher development, using AI in an educational setting, and data-informed course evaluation.
- Full-time position in Lincoln, Nebraska, with a posted salary of at least $50,000 per year.
Assistant Director of Learning Development Full Description
Description of Work
The Assistant Director of Learning Development advances the College of Business strategy to expand and improve online learning. The role provides strategic and operational leadership for the college’s online and hybrid learning portfolio; oversees the TLC Grant system; and provides day-to-day direction for Center for Transformative Teaching instructional designers. The Assistant Director works directly with instructors to effectively implement college-specific technologies, such as Coursera, and collaborates with other TLC staff to effectively incorporate learning assistants into the online learning environment. Additionally, this role designs and delivers instructor workshops on best practices around online and hybrid learning. The position reports to the Director of the Teaching & Learning Center and collaborates closely with other members of the TLC and university digital learning units as the college scales online offerings, including the planned adaptation of undergraduate Business Minor courses for asynchronous delivery.
Minimum Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and two (2) years of experience designing online or hybrid courses in higher education or a comparable setting.
- Demonstrated experience with an LMS , learning assessment strategies, and accessibility/quality standards.
- Excellent communication, consultation, and project management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in instructional design, educational technology, curriculum & instruction, or related field.
- Demonstrated experience with Canvas.
- Experience as an instructor of record at a college or university.
- Experience leading Quality Matters (or similar) reviews; formal training/certification in accessibility or online course quality.
- Experience leading or supporting faculty/teacher development and training.
- Experience leveraging AI in an educational setting.
- Familiarity with data‑informed course evaluation and continuous improvement practices.
Posted Salary
$50,000/year minimum
Job Type
Full-Time
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