Digital Teaching Assistant
- Employer
- Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
- Location
- Middlebury, VT
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- Administrative Jobs
- Academic Affairs, International Programs
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
901813
Classification Title:Digital TA
Department:Office of Digital Learning and Inquiry
Level:Level B (Skilled)
Job Description:Essential Functions
About DLINQ:
The mission of the Office of Digital Learning & Inquiry (DLINQ) is to explore and create digital practices and spaces that advance the transformative potential of education in students’ lives, and to advance digital fluency and critical engagement with the digital at Middlebury. Student employees play a key role in the Office of Digital Learning & Inquiry’s (DLINQ) student engagement program which centers student learning that, as an extension of the mission and reach of our office, applies equally to and serves to unify and connect students across Middlebury programs. As such, DLINQ digital teaching assistants and interns are actively engaged with DLINQ staff, project partners, and one another as peer mentors in ways that engage their curiosity, advance and prioritize their learning, and foster their sense of cross-institutional community. Lead interns are selected because of their leadership potential, interest in developing their digital fluency, and demonstrated effectiveness in dynamic and collaborative work environments.
Responsibilities:
Under the supervision of a DLINQ staff member, the primary function of the Digital Teaching Assistant (DTA) is to support a small cohort of instructors and courses in successful online or hybrid delivery by providing technological and instructional support in partnership with the course professor. This position will include technology support for the faculty member, peer mentoring of other students, tech-related communications, following FERPA requirements and honoring student confidentiality. This position does not include grading or assessment of learning.
General Responsibilities:
Faculty & Class Support: General faculty support to ensure faculty are prepared to design and lead class sessions online, including but not limited to: course planning, attending class (online) as requested by faculty, supporting online learning environment needs – before, during, and after class meetings. Helping manage course technologies, posting course resources/readings/materials, online research and supplemental resources, creating handouts, etc. Researching and sharing ideas for online class facilitation (in consultation with DLINQ) and bringing content to online learning environments.
Technology Support: Updating course Canvas site and managing other technologies (e.g. FlipGrid, Google Docs, Polls, etc.) as relevant for the course. Updating and posting documents, reviewing dates, schedule, and details on Canvas. Checking for accuracy and content visibility.
Peer Mentoring/DTA Office Hours: Availability to meet with students outside of class by appointment to help students work through tech challenges, and keep a pulse on any concerns that might arise, while honoring student confidentiality and FERPA regulations.
General Faculty-Student Liaison: Listen and share ideas to bridge instructors and students, help support a positive learning environment, ask questions to clarify information with instructors, be proactive with ideas that will benefit student learning and manage expectations, etc.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Required Experience & Qualifications:
Familiarity with technology; willingness to quickly learn Canvas and other commonly used curricular technologies including Zoom, Panopto, Google Drive and Microsoft O365, as well as comfort soliciting for assistance from DLINQ staff or Canvas Support as needed to support online learning environments.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Comfort with remote teamwork and collaboration.
Attention to detail. Able to work independently.
Must be in good academic standing and maintain satisfactory academic progress toward degree completion throughout the duration of the position.
Preferred Qualifications:
A quick learner with a positive attitude and a growth mindset.
Familiarity with FERPA guidelines and Middlebury’s computing policies.
Prior technology support experience and/or experience coordinating or facilitating online learning (meetings, professional development, classes, etc.) preferred, but not required.
STU01074
Location:Middlebury, VT Campus
Is this an academic year or summer position?:Academic Year
Open Date:09/08/2020
Open Until Filled:No
Quicklink for Posting:Organization
Working at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, a graduate school of Middlebury College, provides international professional education in areas of critical importance to a rapidly changing global community, including international policy and management, translation and interpretation, language teaching, sustainable development, and non-proliferation. We prepare students from all over the world to make a meaningful impact in their chosen fields through degree programs characterized by immersive and collaborative learning, and opportunities to acquire and apply practical professional skills. Our students are emerging leaders capable of bridging cultural, organizational, and language divides to produce sustainable, equitable solutions to a variety of global challenges.
In 2010, the Institute became a graduate school of Middlebury College. Middlebury is known worldwide for its leadership in undergraduate language instruction and international studies, and features both summer language immersion programs and Schools Abroad in 16 countries and 37 cities around the globe. Middlebury is also home to the oldest environmental studies program in the nation.
Monterey and Middlebury share much more than a common interest in cross-cultural communication and the environment, though—we share a commitment to making a difference in the world, and are building a truly global network of programs for future leaders in areas from translation and interpretation to environmental policy, economic development to language education, conflict resolution to sustainable business.
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey offers graduate programs that prepare innovative professionals to provide leadership in cross-cultural, multilingual environments. Practical skills, collaborative processes, and innovative approaches are defining features of a Monterey Institute education. The Institute’s unique "Monterey Way" learning model ensures that students are learning through firsthand experiences in more than one language. Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey learners are problem solvers and process masters, building sustainable, equitable solutions for a global community through our interdisciplinary blend of business, policy, and language.
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