DISTANCE EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN COORDINATOR

FIRST REVIEW MAY 9TH, 2023 - OPEN UNTIL FILLED

STARTING SALARY RANGE: $82,616 TO $111,411

FULL SALARY RANGE: $82,616 TO $151,187

244 DAY CONTRACT/FULL-TIME TENURE TRACK

The Distance Education and Instructional Design Coordinator would:

• Represent a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations.
• Be able to fully demonstrate their understanding of the community we serve, the benefits of diversity in a professional and educational setting, and values creating a culture that brings people together.
• Value working in a collegial, collaborative environment that is guided by a commitment to inclusion, student education, and equity.
• Be an equity-minded individual who already does or has demonstrated the desire to:
  1. Understand the importance of holding ourselves accountable as faculty, staff and leadership for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices;
  2. Reframe inequities as a problem of practice and view the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility
  3. Encourage positive race-consciousness and embrace human differenced;
  4. Reflect on institutional and teaching practices and aim to make them more culturally responsive and
  5. Strategically build buy-in and participation among colleagues for equity-related initiatives.

Under the general direction of the Vice President of Academic Affairs, this position contributes to student learning, success, and retention by providing professional development support and training for faculty in the use of technology and instructional design to enhance and improve teaching for both traditional and online modalities. The Distance Education and Instructional Design Coordinator will assist the College in its development and support of online education: by supporting instructional technology and cohesive services to support online instruction in coordination with existing student services by supporting faculty and staff professional development and by collaborating with faculty and staff in the design and implementation of the College’s distance education plan, policies, and procedures.

Distinguishing Characteristics:

This professional development position has extensive contact with instructional faculty, Division Chairs Deans/Directors, and Information Technology staff. Performance of duties requires excellent organizational and communication skills, knowledge of instructional technology, course development, and pedagogy, and experience in teaching and training.

Pedagogical Training:

• Assist in the selection of appropriate teaching methodologies to support student learning outcomes
• Assist in the effective use of instructional technologies
• Assist in implementation of course design for effective student learning (assessment and assignment construction, course forums, etc.)
• Assist in faculty development of course design that promotes effective communication (i.e. initial contact, regular and effective contact, instructor feedback, documentation)
• Assist in converting face-to-face course content into active learning strategies
• Train and support faculty in using universal design and meeting 508 compliance regulations
• Coordinate and implement training of online faculty certification process.

Service to the College:

• Serve as Chair of the Distance Education Sub-Committee.
• Coordinate course shell reviews of all online courses and provide peer consultation (only if our CBA includes/supports this aspect)
• Work with faculty to expand online offerings and to add courses in new areas that are not currently represented in the online environment.
• Provide leadership and work in collaboration with various faculty committees to promote improvement of the distance education program.
• Work with Academic Senate in identifying the need for effective distance education standards and in identifying policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Working with the Flex Committee to provide regular in-service training for support staff in order to maintain services and enhance knowledge.
• Attend conferences, workshops, and institutes to stay current in innovations and best practices in distance education. Inform the campus community of appropriate findings.
• Contribute to the development of accreditation requirements of ACCJC and assist with drafting materials to be included in the self-study document incoordination with the Accreditation Liaison Officer and the Accreditation Steering Committee.

Technical and Regulatory Training and Support:

• Ability to serve as a point of contact with third-party DE technology system/service providers
• Demonstrate effective course design and structure to support student learning
• Provide training and support in a range of instructional technologies
• Conduct technical research to match faculty pedagogical needs with available technologies
• Assist in the selection of appropriate technologies to support effective delivery of content
• Develop and deliver training on regulatory compliance
• Develop and deliver training on Board Policies and Procedures, particularly: AP 4105 “ Distance Education.”

Knowledge Of:

• Knowledge of teaching and learning principles and practices
• Excellent organizational and communication skills

Ability To:

• Ability to serve as a point of contact with third-party DE technology system/service providers
• Ability to learn new technology tools and desire to share this knowledge with others
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities

• Any Masters Degree
• Distance Education Certification
• Experience with Learning Management Systems
• Experience teaching in an online environment
• Experience with the use of technology in the delivery of content and instruction
• Successful faculty training experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Instructional Design/Technology or Educational Technology
• Experience with Canvas Learning Management Systems
• Community college teaching experience
• Course development experience

Salary:

• The annual salary range for a 244 day contract is: $82,616—$151,187. Starting placement on the District salary schedule is based upon years of experience and number units completed beyond the Master’s degree. New academic employees may receive credit for no more than 5 years of job related experience. Starting salary range is: $82,616– $111,411. 
• Faculty members with an earned doctorate from a regionally accredited institution receive an additional $2,000 annual stipend. 

Benefits:

• The District offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage to employees and qualified dependents. 
• In addition, the District provides vacation, sick leave and paid holidays. 
• The employee participates in CalSTRS through District and employee. 

Selection Process:

After the preliminary screening, selected candidates will be invited to the campus for an initial interview with the Search Committee. Videoconference interviews (in lieu of an in-person initial interview) will be offered.  Candidates to be interviewed will be selected from applicants who most closely meet the minimum and desired qualifications.  Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee an interview.  The Search Committee will recommend finalists to the Superintendent/President for a final interview.

The District reserves the right to re-advertise the position or to delay indefinitely filling of the position if it is deemed that applicants for the position do not constitute an adequate applicant pool or if funding is not available.

Conditions of Employment:

Employees must satisfy all the pre-employment requirements prior to appointment that include, but are not limited to, tuberculosis clearance (EC 87408.6), fingerprint processing, and verification of their legal right to work in the United States.  A pre-employment physical examination is required for this position.

Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations in completing the application or interview process must notify the Human Resources Office in advance.

College of the Siskiyous is an equal opportunity employer. The policy of the District is to encourage applications from ethnic and racial minorities, women, persons with disabilities and Vietnam-era veterans. No person shall be denied employment because of ethnicity or race, color, sex or gender, gender identity, age, religion, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, medical conditions, status as a Vietnam-era veteran, ancestry or political or organizational affiliation.

College of the Siskiyous is accredited by the Accrediting commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.