Faculty Support Digital Specialist - Innovative Learning - I/O

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Innovative Learning is dedicated to developing and enhancing teaching innovation and learning across the institution. The department provides a place for conversation and inspiration, to energize and mobilize innovative and evidence-informed teaching practices. It serves as a hub for the Humber community, supporting its vision as a polytechnic education leader. Innovative Learning is comprised of two key areas that each play a strategic role in developing, delivering, and assessing Humber’s learning innovation ecosystem -- Teaching Excellence and Digital Learning.
Job Details
Position Title: Faculty Support Digital Specialist, Digital Learning
Status: Initiatives and Opportunities (I/O) Contract
Hours: 37.5 hrs/week
Faculty/Department: Innovative Learning, Digital Learning
Campus/Location: North, Lakeshore and IGS campuses with some opportunity for hybrid work (20 to 40% of a typical week could be online at non-peak times in the year depending on the department’s needs).
Salary: Payband G - $30.87 - $35.77
What You Will Do
Reporting to the Associate Dean, Digital Learning, the incumbent Faculty Support Digital Specialist (FSDS) will play a critical role when it comes to supporting the Innovative Learning Support Centre (ILSC). The individual will create and implement instructional skills opportunities surrounding the use of Humber’s learning management system (LMS) and related educational technology tools and play a key role in keeping resources up-to-date and accessible across the College. This may range from the creation of workshops, webinars and video series, to one-on-one consultations and support for the LMS and other educational technology tools.
The FSDS will also help mentor and train others who have positions in the ILSC. Working collaboratively with other members of the Digital Learning and Teaching Excellence teams, the FSDS will play a significant role in supporting and training LMS users across the college. The incumbent will also be required to work independently and collaboratively in a team consisting of front-end web and multimedia developers, graphic designers, faculty, educational technology specialists, support centre advisors, instructional designers, and other stakeholders. The incumbent must also possess strong leadership and relationship-building skills, be goal-oriented, be able to deal with conflicting priorities, have strong project management skills and possess excellent communication skills. The incumbent will also be responsible for staying current on research and assessing trends and technologies related to instructional design, LMS developments and trends in educational technology.
Hours Per Week
37.5
Position Type
FT Support
Payband
G
Minimum Salary
30.87
Maximum Salary
35.77
Work Locations
North Campus
Job Family
Learner Support
Duration of Need
One Year
Deadline to Apply
July 4, 2023
Job Posting
6/19/23
Department
Digital Learning
Education
What you bring to the role:
An MA or MEd in a related field is preferred, along with certificates, badges, courses, micro-certs related to Learning Management Systems, coaching, training, and educational technology tools. A deep awareness of the challenges and opportunities faced by faculty and students in the current state of post-secondary online and EdTech facilitated learning environments.
Skills/Experience
A minimum of three (3) years working with learning management systems, as well as a similar experience with the engagement with the design and development of online courses and digital experiences, and work within an adult learning environment or a professional learning or development arena. A demonstrated, mature ability to design and deliver workshops and experience with the development of scalable resources for post-secondary instructors.
Working awareness of AODA legislation, the UDL framework, adult learning principles, along with deep comfort with technology and working in an ever-changing environment. A growth mindset for self and others. The ability to make timely suggestions for supports and communications that benefit the challenges faced by faculty as surfaced by the day-to-day experience of the IL Support Centre team. The vision to anticipate the trends and technological changes that will impact how we support the adoption of EdTech and to advise the department on ways we can work to be prepared to support our community. Experience supporting true collaboration, exploration for the purpose of problem-finding and problem-solving and a commitment to an inclusive and supportive work environment.
What’s In it for you?

• Tools and technology that will allow you to succeed at your job
• An opportunity to have an impact with a post-secondary institution, poised to do great things
• Diverse, hard-working, committed team of people who care about each other
• Highly supportive work culture
• Amazing perks

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