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Director for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CELTT)
Bank of America Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Technology (CELTT)
Vacancy number 301255
Position Type: Regular, full-time exempt position with full, competitive benefits package
Opens: 06/02/22 Closes: 09/27/22
Salary: Commensurate with qualifications
• excellent tuition remission benefits
• outstanding health benefits plans and rates
• at least 11 paid holidays each year
• 40 days of annual, personal, and sick leave each year, including 20+ annual leave days
• great retirement plans
As part of the Bank of America Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Technology (CELTT), this position implements initiatives for CELTT to fulfill its strategic and operational objectives. The Director for Teaching and Learning Excellence leads the development of effective teaching evaluation and uses this in conjunction with appropriate assessments of faculty needs to guide programming. In collaboration with the Director of Online Learning, this position promotes effective, innovative pedagogy in learning and teaching in all modalities, including face-to-face, online, and hybrid courses. The Director of Teaching and Learning Excellence partners with the colleges to identify professional development needs and to facilitate its implementation, positioning faculty as both effective instructors and experts in their fields, and assists faculty to enhance the learning experience for students by using best practices. This position consults with academic units, including the Office of the Provost, to support designing and implementing effective and appropriate assessment efforts in courses, programs, and other areas using assessment for improvement and compliance.
We look forward to receiving your required electronic application with a cover letter and resume and learning about your interest in and qualifications for our vacancy. Please save your required cover letter and resume as one document and attach it in the resume location.
Teaching & Learning Professional Development for Faculty: Working with the academic units on needs assessment, oversees the development and implementation of a comprehensive program for faculty development that improves instruction, results in better learning outcomes, and positions them as experts in their field.
• Evaluates instructional and curriculum design needs of faculty, and defines, develops and/or implements programs and materials to meet their needs, including but not limited to orientations, workshops, resource guides, certification training, seminars, weekly email campaigns, conferences and cohorts.
• Uses evidence-based decision making to plan faculty development resources and events, including but not limited to assessing faculty course evaluation tools and making recommendations for continuous improvement; analyzing courses with high DFW rates and then working with faculty on redesign and outcomes assessment.
• Supervises and assists in the creation of materials for use within the LMS, portal and web pages.
• Develops, markets and delivers introductory and ongoing training to enhance teaching and learning based on established student learning outcomes.
• Manages syllabus repository and templates for all modes of delivery.
• Recognizes faculty achievement with CELTT teaching awards
• Proposes budget for faculty development.
• Manages faculty cohorts for identified needs.
• Supervises CELTT faculty fellows for identified needs.
• Identifies, recruits, and partners with experienced faculty to deliver professional development programming.
• Offers programming to keep faculty aligned with national best practices and pedagogical trends.
Assessment: Consults with academic units at all levels to identify tools for assessment using best practice from current scholarship of teaching and learning.
• Supports efforts to design effective and context-appropriate assessment plans
• Reviews assessment results and provides feedback
• Works in collaboration with deans and the Office of the Provost to meet agreed upon deadlines and documentation.
• Works with programs to design closing-the-loop activities
• Leads campus assessment committees and initiatives (ACAT - Academic Assessment Team part of the Core Assessment Team)
• Collaborates on the assessment of other student learning outcome initiatives (e.g. Honors, General Education, Learning Communities, and Advising)
• Coordinates SLO assessment and documentation for MSCHE.
Use of Technology to Improve the Effectiveness of Instruction: Encourages and assists faculty with the use of technology to improve the learning experience of students and the instructional experience of faculty. Supports the development and evolution of the University’s online strategy through the use of technology to support online and hybrid courses.
• Promotes campus standards, policies and procedures related to online learning.
• Promotes and facilitates best practices and appropriate use of technology resources.
• Promotes technology to support instruction, conducts pilots, and facilitates adoption.
• Serves as an advocate for the use of instructional technology and alternative teaching delivery methods.
• Works in concert with the Office of Disability Services to ensure equitable access to course content.
Collaboration and Engagement: Contributes to and informs the development of the vision and strategies for excellence in learning, teaching, and technology by participating in appropriate University, System, statewide and national committees and organizations.
• Serves on campus committees.
• Serves as a liaison to the University System of Maryland on initiatives related to curriculum innovations and related technology.
• Contributes to budget planning for CELTT.
Required Education and Experience
Education: Master’s degree from an accredited institution
Experience: Five years progressively responsible experience in higher education professional development, assessment, educational design, and instructional technology, including one year in a leadership capacity and three years of teaching in higher ed. (may be as an adjunct or graduate instructor).
Preferred Education and Experience
Education: Doctorate from an accredited institution or another terminal degree
Experience: Experience in faculty development and overseeing educational/instructional technology
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of current best practices in faculty development, assessment, instructional design, teaching with technology, and innovative teaching approaches, including asynchronous and synchronous tools and services and their applications in educational settings; information and multimedia technology and services; presentation and interactive technologies. Ability to: design, promote and sustain activities that encourage faculty to collaborate closely with CELTT to form a close professional and collaborative connections across the University; work effectively with faculty and instructional staff; use technology to support instruction; address and communicate technical issues in non-technical terms; develop and make presentations to diverse audiences; demonstrated ability to teach; establish effective working relationships at all levels. Excellent oral, listening, electronic and written communication skills and proven ability to train people on the use of instructional technology and effective classroom pedagogies. An understanding of shared governance is a plus.
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