What are the responsibilities and job description for the Instructional Designer position at Arapahoe Community College?
Salary : $57,120.00 - $63,974.00 Annually
Location : Littleton, CO
Job Type : Administrator / Professional-Technical (Full-Time)
Job Number : 00221
Division : Instruction
Department : Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning
Opening Date : 02 / 07 / 2025
Closing Date : 2 / 21 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Mountain
FLSA : Exempt
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Nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains sits one of the oldest community colleges in Colorado, Arapahoe Community College. With a rich history of educational excellence, ACC embraces a culture that values diversity, individualized support, and unwavering commitment to student success, without exception.
Job Summary
The Instructional Designer will provide leadership and expertise in the design and implementation of face-to-face, online, and hybrid courses. This position works closely with faculty and instructors across the institution in incorporating evidence-based practices into their course design and delivery. The Instructional Designer supports faculty and instructors in course and curriculum design as well as class organization, assessments, teaching methods, active learning strategies, and learning technologies.
Here are some of the responsibilities of this role :
- Consult with faculty and instructors from a variety of disciplines on teaching and learning topics to promote and support effective teaching practices.
- Provide expertise on and review of course design, teaching strategies, active learning, assessment, accessibility, Universal Design for Learning, inclusion, educational technology, and other evidence-based teaching topics.
- Design and deliver workshops and other professional development opportunities for educators on a range of evidence-based teaching practices.
- Support educators in improving curriculum, course design, teaching strategies, assessment design, and integration of technology to support student learning through individual and group learning opportunities.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
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Application Instructions
All applicants must submit :
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Do you have a Master's degree, or higher, in Instructional Design, Higher Education, or related field from an accredited college or university, OR a Bachelor's degree AND two years of relevant experience.
Tell us about your two years of instructional design experience with online and face-to-face teaching.
Share with us your Experience developing courses and / or providing consultation to higher education faculty and instructors including your knowledge of evidence-based teaching practices and effective use of technology.
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Salary : $57,120 - $63,974