Online Program Technology Developer
- Employer
- University of the Pacific
- Location
- Stockton
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- Administrative Jobs
- Technology, Analysts & Programming
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Work performed during standard business hours. May require some work during non-business hours and travel to the San Francisco and Sacramento campuses as needed.
Position End DateOpen Date09/04/2019Close DateOpen Until FilledYesSpecial Instructions to ApplicantsFor first consideration please apply before September 25, 2019.
Position Summary Information Primary PurposeThe Online Program Technology Developer for Benerd College is responsible for all facets of program technology within the College. This will include, but not limited to, development of technology-based certificate and training programs, providing instructional design support for the hybrid and online courses and programs in the University, working with subject matter experts and providing best practices for credit and non-credit programs. Will act as lead for the development and maintenance of technology needed to support Benerd programs. This position reports to the Assistant Dean of Operations.
Essential FunctionsSpecific responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
1. Develops and provides support for hybrid and online certificate, continuing education, contract training, and faculty/academic programs. May work in collaboration with academic units, third party vendors, and industry.
• Works with subject matter experts to design course content, exams, evaluations, assessment surveys, and measurable learning outcomes.
• Creates instructional templates using online and hybrid teaching and learning best practices.
• Develops program proposals, budgets, and timelines.
• Assists with program assessment.
• Assists in recruiting new instructors/subject matter experts as needed.
• Collaborates on marketing campaigns with programming and marketing teams to increase program exposure.
• Provides start-to-finish support for course development through implementation and evaluation.
• Serves as primary coordinator on specific programs as assigned.
2. Under the direction of Benerd College leadership, assists in the execution of distributed learning initiatives:
• Works with other campus stakeholders to communicate and establish best practice protocols for online programs as well as training opportunities for instructors.
• Serves as Benerd College lead contact support for Learning Management System (LMS) operations. Works in collaboration with Pacific Technology related to ongoing distance learning and e-commerce technology maintenance.
• Identifies, prioritizes, and leads technology process improvement efforts within the College.
3. Assists Benerd College instructors/faculty in designing and developing Canvas course shells and other teaching platforms necessary to support online/hybrid learning.
• Provides training and tutorials for instructors regarding the LMS, related online learning tools, and other instructional technologies.
• Partners with Pacific Technology and other stakeholders to evaluate new educational technologies and to develop training, tutorial, and curricular support for implementation and operation.
• Conducts ongoing evaluation of courses and programs to assess program success and provide recommendations for improvement.
4. Performs miscellaneous other duties and special projects as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications• Masters degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience in academic technology.
• Experience with instructional content, learning activities, multimedia, the integration of interactive, online technologies for synchronous and asynchronous communication in both face-to-face and online instruction at the university level.
• Experience in development and assessment of learning outcomes at the course and/or program level.
Skills/Knowledge and Expertise:
• Advanced training beyond Masters degree in a related field preferred.
• Two (2) years or more experience in academic technology.
• Knowledge of online instructional design techniques, theories, pedagogical methods, and instructional strategies.
• Familiarity with accessibility guidelines and copyright laws.
• Demonstrated ability using academic technology and technology-enhanced teaching strategies as well as knowledge of software, network, operating systems, various coding languages, and online learning and enrollment platforms.
• Excellent listening, decision-making, and consensus building skills: ability to use sound judgement in confidential matters.
• Excellent research, writing, and oral communication skills.
• Experience designing and delivering programs and courses and leading multiple, simultaneous course development projects.
• Experience working with adult learning programs in a professional and continuing education environment.
• Positive attitude, proven ability to work successfully with diverse populations and demonstrated commitment to promote and enhance diversity and inclusion.
The physical demands described here are representative but not definitive of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Requires extended periods of sitting and repetitive hand/wrist motion while using computer keyboard and phone. Occasional standing, walking, climbing stairs, bending, stooping and reaching. Occasional lifting up to 25 pounds.
Work Environment/Work Week/Travel:
Work is primarily performed in a standard office environment. Work performed during standard business hours. May require some work during non-business hours and travel to the San Francisco and Sacramento campuses as needed.
Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must pass a criminal background check.
AA/EEO Policy StatementUniversity of the Pacific is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer dedicated to workforce diversity. In compliance with applicable law and its own policy, Pacific is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse faculty and staff and does not discriminate in its hiring of faculty and staff, or in the provision of its employment benefits to its faculty and staff on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, sex/gender, marital status, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, medical condition, pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, or mental or physical disability.
Posting Specific QuestionsRequired fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * Do you have a Masters degree or equivalent combination of education and experience?
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- * Do you have experience in academic technology?
- Yes
- No
- * Do you have experience with instructional content, learning activities, multimedia, the integration of interactive, online technologies for synchronous and asynchronous communication in both face-to-face and online instruction at the university level?
- Yes
- No
- * Do you have experience in development and assessment of learning outcomes at the course and/or program level?
- Yes
- No
- * How did you first learn about this employment opportunity?
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Organization
Since its founding in 1851 as California’s first chartered university, University of the Pacific has been transforming the lives of students, enhancing the vitality of its surrounding communities and bringing a pioneering spirit to how we educate and serve.
Pacific is recognized for high-quality academic programs, dedicated faculty mentors and excellent professional preparation built on a strong liberal arts foundation. The university is consistently ranked among the top national universities by U.S. News and World Report and Princeton Review.
University of the Pacific is a dynamic three-city university with campuses in Stockton, Sacramento and San Francisco. With a presence in these three very different and uniquely California cities, Pacific enjoys a truly distinctive footprint in California and the West.
Sacramento
Pacific’s beautiful, tree-lined campus in Sacramento provides a focused learning environment with ties to the power and influence of one of the nation’s most influential capital cities. Complementing the legal studies offered at the McGeorge School of Law, new academic offerings are helping address critical issues at the intersection of law, policy, business and health.
San Francisco
Pacific’s high-tech San Francisco campus is strategically situated the heart of one of the world’s most exciting cities. It is home to one of the premier dental schools in the nation, the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, as well as high-quality programs in health, technology, and arts and culture.
Stockton
Pacific’s Stockton campus in the heart of the California Delta country is renowned for its idyllic beauty, breadth of outstanding academic programs, vibrant and supportive campus life, and close, dedicated teaching relationships with students. Serving more than 5,000 students, the campus is home to the liberal arts College of the Pacific, a conservatory of music, and schools of business, education, engineering, international studies, and pharmacy and health sciences.
Beyond Our Gates
Pacific students, faculty, and staff are passionate about enriching their communities and serving those in need. Under faculty guidance, students provide dental care and health services and information to the underserved, legal clinics for those in need, and literacy and educational enrichment programs for local schoolchildren. Students, faculty and staff contribute tens of thousands of hours of volunteer service each year. The Center for Professional and Continuing Education offers degree completion, continuing education, workforce training and lifelong learning programs. Pacific centers and institutes work toward solutions to local and regional issues through community partnerships, education and research.
The Pacific Tigers compete in NCAA Division I athletics primarily as a member of the West Coast Conference. Fielding seven men’s teams and eleven women’s teams, the Pacific Tigers continue to add individual and team successes to an already outstanding performance record, including more than 30 conference championships and more than 60 NCAA tournament appearances.
Pacific offers more than 80 programs of study leading to undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees, as well as accelerated programs in business, education, law, engineering and the health sciences. Total enrollment at all three campuses is more than 6,000 students.
With a focus on teaching, close faculty-student interaction, academic excellence and real-world learning, Pacific prepares individuals for lifelong personal and professional success.
Learn more at Pacific.edu.
Diversity Profile
The University of the Pacific community - including students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni - believes that diversity and inclusion are essential to the fulfillment of our institutional mission. We value inclusiveness in learning, curricular and co-curricular programming, campus climate, recruitment, admissions, hiring and retention. We remain deeply committed to promoting and maintaining a civil community that facilitates opportunities for shared understanding and expression of individual and collective truths. Moreover, we resolve to maintain a community that is respectful of all persons despite differences in age, citizenship, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, geographic origin, language, marital status, nationality, philosophical beliefs, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status.
The University of the Pacific community - including students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni - believes that diversity and inclusion are essential to the fulfillment of our institutional mission. We value inclusiveness in learning, curricular and co-curricular programming, campus climate, recruitment, admissions, hiring and retention.
We remain deeply committed to promoting and maintaining a civil community that facilitates opportunities for shared understanding and expression of individual and collective truths. Moreover, we resolve to maintain a community that is respectful of all persons despite differences in age, citizenship, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, geographic origin, language, marital status, nationality, philosophical beliefs, race, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status.
We are committed to all members of the Pacific community becoming competent and ethical citizen leaders able to interact effectively and ethically in an increasingly multicultural society and global economy. This transformative process is accomplished through our distinctive integration of liberal arts and professional education promoting innovation, open discourse and dialogue, leadership development, experiential learning and self-reflection.
Multicultural Affairs is dedicated to the creation and sustainability of a culturally inclusive community across and within the boundaries of culture, sexual orientation, gender, and other social identities. In service to and in partnership with students, faculty, staff, alumni, and other friends, Multicultural Affairs offers programs, services, and sponsorships such as cultural heritage month observances, diversity leadership retreats, and intercultural trainings that meet the educational and cultural needs of all members of the Pacific community.
- Website
- http://www.pacific.edu/
- Telephone
- 209.946.2011
- Location
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3601 Pacific Avenue
Stockton
CA
95211
US
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