Digital Learning Facilitator (Maternity Cover)

ISS - Corporate Information Systems
Salary: £31,396 to £36,024
Closing Date: Friday 10 November 2023
Interview Date: Wednesday 22 November 2023
Reference: 1158-23

The Opportunity

We are searching for a digital learning facilitator to join our Digital Learning team for 12 months to cover maternity leave. You will work collaboratively with academic colleagues across a range of disciplines to design engaging online modules and develop high-quality digital learning resources for online and blended learning. You will support staff in their use of the Virtual Learning Environment, solve problems creatively, advise on best practice and contribute to a broader understanding of the opportunities digital learning presents for the Institution.

What you will need

Alongside strong interpersonal and communication skills, the successful candidate will ideally have prior experience of developing and delivering training resources in an educational context. We are looking for a highly motivated individual who relishes working in teams from a range of disciplines, possesses strong analytical ability and has a passion for helping others reach their goals.

Please refer to the included job description and person specification for further details of essential and desirable qualifications for the role.

The Digital Learning Facilitator will be a member of the Digital Learning Team in the Department of Information Systems Services and will be involved in the development of new courses or improvement of existing courses, from design through to evaluation.

The role will involve working with a range of academic and professional staff to design digital learning resources to a consistently high pedagogical quality.

Major Duties:

1. Provide pedagogic advice, guidance and encouragement in the design and development of courses; collaborate with course creators to design, test and evaluate engaging learning activities and compelling course content, with the aim of providing a rich online learning experience for students.
2. Create and maintain online learning objects and resources for self-directed training in online learning and continue to evaluate their effectiveness through analysis of usage data and user feedback.
3. Work with the providers of digital learning tools and learning management systems to ensure that they continue to support the University's ambition for digital learning and deliver an excellent experience for students and staff.
4. Liaise with colleagues from contingent teams that have related interests, enabling the exchange of knowledge and improving colleagues' awareness of current practice.
5. Keep up to date with innovative practice and research in the field and be willing to disseminate that learning to colleagues in Professional Services and academic departments.
6. Attend and report to internal and external meetings as directed.
7. Perform such other duties, appropriate to the grade, as may be directed by the Director of Information Systems Services or nominated representative.