Advisor Higher Education at Stellenbosch University

Duties    
The meaningful integration of learning technologies in programmes and modules in partnership with faculties. This includes support for quality teaching, learning and assessment (T-L-A) and for the professional development of academics, with a focus on the use of learning technologies in T-L-A (including blended- and online learning). Duties will include:

• Collaborating with colleagues on Centre and institutional projects;
• Closely cooperating with faculties;
• Providing advice, support and training to lecturers;
• Monitoring, evaluating and research;
• Digital learning and teaching resources design;
• Technical and administrative support relating to projects and training;
• Developing and managing fully online / blended learning modules or programmes of the Centre;
• Focusing on developing and researching the CLT and SU's approach to Open Educational Resources and Practices (OERs and OEPs). 

Job Requirements      

• Master's degree in education, academic development or learning technologies in education;
• Two years' working experience in academic development (e.g., individual digitally-based support or consultation, facilitation of workshops, seminar presentations, etc.) in the South African higher education sector with a focus on the integration of learning technologies in Teaching-Learning-Assessment (e.g., blended learning, online learning, etc.). Here we mean supporting lecturers at tertiary institutions in their duties to integrate learning technologies in their teaching;
• Experience in the design and development of fully online courses;
• Excellent verbal, presentation and written communication skills;
• Strong interpersonal skills in the context of a team;
• Project management experience;
• Proven experience in the design of digital educational content (e.g., videos, SCORMs, podcasts, interactive digital content);Proficiency in relevant software (e.g. LMSs like Moodle, the Microsoft Office suite, Adobe suite, Camtasia, iSpring, etc.);
• Proven scholarly and critical-reflective orientation towards learning technologies (e.g., publications and conference presentations). 
• As part of the interview process, shortlisted candidates could be expected to perform a task based assesment test based on the requirements as set out in the advertisement. 

Recommendation        

• A qualification in academic development, education, or an educational technology field;
• A PhD;
• Experience and proficiency in the use and pedagogical support of a Learning Management System as well as other learning technologies;
• Experience of teaching in higher education;
• Experience in monitoring and evaluation;
• Experience in educational research;
• Experience in managing (a) learning designer(s) and learning design processes;
• Exprience in the develop and research of Open Educational Resources or Practices (OERs and/or OEPs).