Position Summary |
Instructional Designer (Digital Learning Facilitator) This position is temporary to July 2025, but has the potential to be extended and may be considered for an ongoing assignment.
Join Portland Community College’s nationally recognized Online Learning program! We are looking for a dynamic instructional designer to join our online course development team to create high-quality online courses, promote quality instruction, and maintain our online course portfolio. In this role, you will work closely with faculty, multimedia and video producers, instructional technology specialists, and accessibility specialists to support the success of all our students. If you are an experienced instructional designer excited to join a high-functioning team deeply passionate about equity, inclusion, and student success, then this is the perfect opportunity for you!
Typical Duties and Responsibilities - Analyzes course content and learning outcomes for alignment and reviewing for instructional gaps.
- Designs, develops and/or converts courses, instructional materials, media, and other electronic instructional information consistent with adult learning theory and best practices for delivery in the modalities supported by Online Learning.
- Evaluates and adapts existing course materials to meet quality and accessibility standards.
- Provides guidance for curriculum and instructional program development, instructional technologies and implementation; evaluating results and making appropriate modifications.
- Evaluates course design and development processes regarding best practices, instructional technologies, and stakeholder feedback, and implements changes as appropriate.
- Provides professional development, faculty, and staff educational programs and presentations for signature events related to the assigned area of responsibility.
- Stays current on online learning, online educational trends, changes, developments, and teaching strategies.Acts as lead for academic professional, classified, casual and student staff. Serves as liaison between faculty and technical support staff.
- Develops and coordinates work plans and monitors workflows. Reviews and evaluates work products, methods, and procedures for course development projects.
- Meets course development timelines and works closely with other development staff to support online courses.
- Assists in the development of policies, practices, and standards that facilitate the effective use of online learning technologies (this may include the development of guidelines, standards, templates, handbooks, etc.).
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Application Requirements
- Resume that outlines your experience performing the duties of this position, relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities, and references the success criteria.
- Cover Letter that addresses your interest in the position, desire to work at Portland Community College, and provides examples relating to the success criteria.
- Portfolio or work examples: Candidates that advance in the pool should be able to provide these materials to meet Success Criteria #7. You can include a link in both your Resume and Cover letter or demonstrate in interview.
Note for faculty applying for this position: If you do not have the required educational background or direct work experience, include on your resume the percentage of your teaching position spent performing the following duties:
- Analyzing course content and learning outcomes for alignment and reviewing for instructional gaps.
- Designing, developing and/or converting courses, instructional materials, media and other electronic instructional information consistent with adult learning theory and best practices for online delivery
- Evaluating and adapting existing course materials to meet quality and accessibility standards.
Stays current on online learning, online educational trends, changes, developments and teaching strategies.
See the classification description for additional information: https://www.pcc.edu/hr/employment/academic-pro-jobs/digital-learning-facilitator/
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Candidate Profile |
These qualifications, skills and abilities are critical for success in this position.
Throughout the screening process, you will be evaluated based on the demonstration of these qualifications.
- Demonstrated experience working with educators or other subject-matter experts designing and developing courses and materials for online delivery.
- Demonstrated experience working on multiple projects simultaneously, collaborating with diverse groups, meeting deadlines, communicating clearly and effectively, and adapting to change.
- Demonstrated application of instructional design models (e.g., ADDIE, SAM), learning theories, and culturally responsive practices to course design and development.
- Demonstrated experience working both independently and as a contributing member of a team.
- Ability to evaluate and create digital course materials for WCAG 2.1 compliance.
- Experience using quality measures to develop, review, and/or improve course design and materials.
- Demonstrated ability to create high-quality learning materials and course designs that reflect the above criteria (i.e., portfolio/work examples).
Minimum Qualifications To be considered, your application must demonstrate these minimum qualifications. (Experience is calculated based on the start and end dates you provide multiplied by the number of hours per week worked).
- Master’s Degree in Education, Instructional Technology, Instructional Design, Multimedia Design, Computer Science, or a related field required. Two (2) years of full time professional experience working in instructional design, creating and delivering faculty and staff development programs, or teaching digital instructional design best practices. Experience teaching online, hybrid, and remote courses in secondary and/or higher education may substitute for some or all of the experience requirements.
- OR Master’s Degree in any field OR Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Instructional Technology, Instructional Design, Multimedia Design, Computer Science, or a related field AND four (4) years of full time professional experience working in instructional design, creating and delivering faculty and staff development programs, or teaching digital instructional design best practices. Experience teaching online, hybrid, and remote courses in secondary and/or higher education may substitute for some or all of the experience requirements.
- OR Bachelor’s Degree in any field AND six (6) years of full time professional experience working in instructional design, creating and delivering faculty and staff development programs, or teaching digital instructional design best practices. Experience teaching online, hybrid, and remote courses in secondary and/or higher education may substitute for some or all of the experience requirements.
- OR eight (8) years of full time professional experience working in instructional design, creating and delivering faculty and staff development programs, or teaching digital instructional design best practices. Experience teaching online, hybrid, and remote courses in secondary and/or higher education may substitute for some or all of the experience requirements.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience designing courses with D2L Brightspace
- Experience using Voicethread, Annoto, Kahoot!, Hypothes.is, H5P, or other PCC Supported Instructional Tools
- Experience with project management tools (e.g Monday.com)
- Fundamental knowledge of HTML
- Experience developing & teaching online academic or professional development courses
- Experience with the backward design model for instructional design
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PCC Benefits |
PCC offers a comprehensive benefit package designed to provide employees and their families, including domestic partners, with access to a broad range of benefit options. Includes Health, Dental, and Vision options, Group Life, Long-term Disability, Long-term Care, and Auto and Home Insurance programs.
PCC currently fully funds the Oregon
Public Employees Retirement System (PERS/OPSRP) pension and contributes
an additional 6% into the employee's Individual Account Program under
PERS/OPSRP. PCC offers a tax deferred annuity program and a deferred
compensation program where employees may save additional pre-tax dollars
for retirement.
Additionally,
PCC provides a tuition waiver for you, your spouse/domestic partner,
and dependent children under 24 years of age, as well as partial tuition
reimbursement for full-time employees at other accredited institutions.
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note: Temporary Academic Professional employees are not eligible for
Personal Leave Days, Life Insurance, Long-term Disability, or AD&D
Insurance.
Paid Leave: (Pro-rated by FTE for Part-Time Employees) - Starts at 13.33 hours of vacation leave per month (additional vacation hours with years of services) - 1 day of sick leave per month - 12 holidays - 3 additional personal leave days per year
View a complete list of PCC benefits.
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