Director of Learning and Assessment
Director of Learning and Assessment
Department: School of Management
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Summary:
Director of Learning and Assessment plays a key role in evaluating and enhancing the quality of education received by students across all the diverse programs offered by the School of Management.
The Director will ensure that evidence-based decision making plays a leading role in continuous improvement in the curriculum, and take the School’s assurance of learning activities to the next level. The Director will support, train, and inspire faculty to devise and employ student learning assessments that deliver actionable insights and lead to tangible improvements in student learning. In addition, the Direction will manage all administrative activities required to create and execute high-quality student learning assurance plans consistent with the standards of the University and accrediting bodies. The Director will be an advocate for quality in existing and new programs, and will have primary responsibility for teacher development initiatives in the School.
Reports to Associate Dean of Faculty and Research.
Job Responsibilities:
Assurance of Learning Management
• Train and support faculty as they develop, implement and interpret student learning assessments
• Deliver training on university and School processes for assurance of learning
• Advise faculty on how to most effectively perform learning assurance activities
• Bring assurance of learning concepts to adjunct faculty
• Identify and disseminate techniques to make assurance of learning activities enjoyable and productive for faculty
• Review faculty-written assurance of learning plans and reports
• Assist faculty in identifying and documenting effective ways to use assurance of learning results to enhance education
• Sustain, enhance and manage systematic processes for assurance of learning
• Ensure that assessment-based continuous improvement is performed routinely in all programs
• Ensure delivery of high-quality insights into student learning
• Calendar assurance of learning activities and due dates
• Monitor quality, completeness, effectiveness, and value of faculty assurance of learning efforts
• Maintain high-quality institutional archive of assurance of learning documentation
• Perform tracking, evaluation, and reporting of assurance of learning activities to internal and external audiences, including accreditation bodies
• Represent the School of Management in university and inter-school committees related to assurance of learning
Educational Quality Advocate:
• Enhance the School culture of educational quality
• Identify and support activities that contribute to educational quality that are not currently being measured and managed
• Assist in efforts to evaluate the effectiveness and quality (broadly defined) of existing programs and courses
• Advise on proposals for new programs and courses
Teaching Resources Coordination:
• Identify and coordinate activities to improve teaching and learning
• Identify, arrange for and/or deliver workshops and trainings to assist faculty in improving teaching and enhancing learning
• Liaise with the Center for Teaching Excellence
• Represent the School of Management in university and inter-school committees related to teaching and learning
• Occasionally supervise staff or student workers as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Dean and/or Associate Dean for Faculty and Research.
Minimum Qualifications:
College degree required. Master’s preferred. Training and/or experience equivalent to a minimum of four to seven years of responsible professional work. Prior experience with assurance of learning in an academic environment strongly preferred. Knowledge of curriculum development and modern learning theory preferred. Ability to work collaboratively and build organizational capability. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. Able to maintain effective relationships in a diverse community. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Ability to identify, plan, and manage projects to achieve objectives. Attention to detail. Ability to gather information and data and effectively present findings. Understanding of principles of quality management and documentation. Experience with Microsoft Word and Excel. Demonstrated commitment to excellence.
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The University of San Francisco is an equal opportunity institution of higher education. As a matter of policy, the University does not discriminate in employment, educational services and academic programs on the basis of an individual’s race, color, religion, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, age (except minors), sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition (cancer-related and genetic-related) and disability, and the other bases prohibited by law. The University reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities under the law.
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