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Distance Education Specialist

Cisco College | Abilene, TX

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Posted Date 9/08/2023
Description

Role:

The Distance Education Specialist helps ensure digital instructional resources are used effectively to promote quality teaching and learning. A commitment to the role of the community college, as described in the College Mission, is essential.

Team:

The Distance Education Specialist partners with students, faculty, and staff at our physical campuses and online. This position reports to the Director of Distance Education.

Responsibilities:

• Operates as the primary administrator and trainer for the College’s course evaluation platform, including disseminating semester course evaluations.

• Supports enrollments on the course-sharing platform, Acadeum.

• Assists with administrator duties and Tier 1 and 2 technical support of instructional technology (i.e., Canvas, Zoom, VidGrid, ReadSpeaker, Upswing).

• Assists with facilitating self-paced online courses, creating documentation, and/or hosting online and in-person sessions.

• Guides faculty with using College-approved instructional technology, including the Media Creation Center.

• Collaborates with faculty, deans, and Academic Support (i.e., Tutoring, Counseling, Library) to create educational multimedia and organize it on the College’s LMS and website.

• Assists faculty with developing interactive and visually appealing digital content and assessments that align with college, state, federal requirements and policies.

• Engages professional development to stay informed about trends in digital teaching and learning.

Essential Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree

• Dynamic written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent computer application skills and a high comfort level with technology

• Capacity to work both independently and collaboratively

• Ability to organize, prioritize, and complete simultaneous projects

Bonus Points:

Any combination of the experience in the following areas will make applicants stand out:

• Learning Management System admin duties, preferably Canvas

• Creating and editing multimedia

• Video conferencing tools, preferably Zoom

• Training or teaching in a one-on-one or group setting

• Instructional design, adult learning, or education technology

• Basic HTML and graphic design

Job Category
Professional

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