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Inside Higher Ed · 1 week ago

Learning Experience Designer, External Education

Palo Alto, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$94K/yr - $113K/yr

3+ years exp

Inside Higher Ed is seeking a full-time Learning Experience Designer for the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability. The role involves designing sustainability-related learning solutions for professionals, applying instructional design methodologies to develop and evaluate courses, and collaborating with faculty and course development vendors.

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Responsibilities

Uncover the unique teaching and learning needs specific to each course and/or program

Analyze learning goals and objectives to design, develop, and implement in person, online, and blended courses, programs, and activities according to instructional design principles and current research

Advise faculty on key issues, including course management, assessment methods, delivery strategies, pedagogy, accessibility, and inclusion

Collaborate with media production and technology development colleagues/vendors to support teaching and learning goals and enhance the student learning experience

Drive teaching excellence through classroom observations, individualized coaching, and recommendations to faculty about teaching strategies and techniques

Respond to faculty questions and comments in a timely, service-oriented manner, and refer faculty to relevant resources and learning solutions as appropriate

Draw on research and best practices from fields of learning, cognition, education and other relevant fields to inform the design of the learning experience. Stay abreast of educational technology research

Qualification

Instructional design theoryLearning management systemsProject managementSustainability knowledgeAdult learning principlesCommunication skillsTeam collaborationCreative problem solving

Required

Bachelor's degree and three years of relevant experience or combination of education and relevant experience

Demonstrated effectiveness in consulting with faculty and subject matter experts to assess learning needs and recommend high-impact learning solutions

Demonstrated proficiency in applying instructional design theory, models, and best practices

Demonstrated proficiency using instructional design tools such as learning project plans, design documents, learning hierarchies, storyboards, prototypes, etc

Demonstrated application of adult learning principles and methods

Demonstrated ability to evaluate the effectiveness of learning materials

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Demonstrated ability to clearly and succinctly convey learning content in a manner that engages learners and improves learning

Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment

Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently

Preferred

Familiarity with the field of sustainability, ideally with content knowledge in the areas of climate, nature, and/or sustainable human life

Demonstrated skills in project management

Higher education or online education experience

Classroom teaching experience

Experience with online learning platforms and/or learning management systems, especially Coursera

Experience managing external vendors for video, graphics, and other media development

Benefits

Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of the salary or hourly wage the university reasonably expects to pay for a position upon hire.

At Stanford University, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive rewards package.

The Cardinal at Work website (https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards) provides detailed information on Stanford’s extensive range of benefits and rewards offered to employees.

Specifics about the rewards package for this position may be discussed during the hiring process.