Academic Lead (Distance Learning) - Finance and Accounting - Johannesburg at Catch

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities:

Online Lecturing

• Online Lecturing on programmes (must lecture on an Institution qualification) in the distance mode of delivery.
• Delivering a minimum of 3 modules per semester.
• Lecture preparation, delivery and all related teaching and assessment activities.
• Marking of assessments and feedback to students in subjects lectured.
• Development of ICE activities, manuals, exam scripts and marking memos where required.
• May be required to internally moderate assessments scripts that fall within the respective subject fields, where necessary across various sites of delivery.
• Development of academic material and assessments on programmes within the School by acting as developer, module leader, moderator

Qualifications & Modules Leadership

• Support function to T&L in the distance mode and to the Institution in the discipline
• Work with Lecturers and Tutors on their programme/s to build campus knowledge of industry trends and graduate placement.
• Conducting peer reviews in programme of speciality.
• Brand resource SME to the Institution on modules and programme of expertise.
• Support the adoption of teaching and learning strategies and approaches in the distance mode.
• Involvement in lecturer orientation / briefing / forum.
• Involvement in student orientation and Programme Info sessions
• Act as a panel member in the selection and recruitment process of Lecturers/Tutors
• Mentoring of new lecturers.
• Quality Assurance: Conduct evaluations of the quality of teaching and learning (Moderation support, "Peer Review, "Buddy Systems. Faculty initiatives and support of online lecturers- Program specific)
• Academic tracking of online lecturers/tutors and initiatives implemented
• Keeping up up date on current national and international best practice for online T&L: including the development of support resources, online engagement and delivery strategies
• Working in collaboration with the Teaching & Learning Specialist and/or EdTech and/or Instructional Designer to develop synchronous and asynchronous support resources specific to the programme / faculty to which they are affiliated
• Working in collaboration with the Teaching & Learning Specialist to develop and promote effective real time (synchronous) delivery practices suitable for, and specific to, an online learning environment
• Working with individual lecturers, new and tenured, to ensure selected resources are best suited to their particular discipline / module.
• Assessment point tracking using relevant platforms platform. Working in collaboration with relevant role-players to identify at risk modules, devise, rollout, and track suitable interventions

Student Development & Support

• Championing/leading and managing academic development and support for a specific programme and its students.
• Track individual student academic performance across the programme.
• Track student enrolment and success rates and work with The Teaching & Learning Specialist to put the necessary interventions in place to reduce drop out rates and increase success and completion rates.
• Assist where required with the experiential learning of students in their programme.
• Conduct student support interventions where required.
• Appropriate academic administration as required (related to student development and support).
• Implement: academic guidance initiatives or programmes
• Organize workshops, seminars, and training sessions to enhance academic expectations
• A blend of asynchronous/synchronous support for relevant faculty

Research and Scholarship

•  All designated academic employees are required to promote a culture of scholarship within their practice, discipline and campus/team and are also required to contribute towards the Institution achieving its annual research output targets.
• Individual research output unit/s will be set in consultation with your line manager on an annual basis (Informed by Institution's Academic Conditions of Service Policy).

Competencies Required:

• Communication
• Organisational
• Decision Making
• Problem Solving
• Management

Minimum Education Requirements:

• Minimum of a Master Degree (NQF Level 9) in Finance/Accounting or a related field.

Minimum Work Experience Requirements:

• Minimum of 3 years Contact and/or online facilitation within a Tertiary Academic Institution, Results analysis and Academic development