Learning Technologist at Valenture Institute

Description

Valenture is an exciting start-up in the online education space. Our mission is to evolve what it means to “go” to school by transforming physical limitations into digital opportunities. We do this by providing students worldwide with a fully supported, global online high school experience, steeped in academic excellence and rooted in sustainable practices. We believe in providing more than just a quality online education – we’re dedicated to building and empowering a purpose-driven, global student body and equipping them to make the best of both their individual and collective futures.

The role:

The Learning Technologist is primarily responsible for building Valenture Institute’s courses on the Learning Management System (Canvas) as conceptualised by the Learning Design Team. This is a data capturing role, and requires a strong attention to detail.

Day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Uploading of course content ahead of presentation, following strict design specifications and adhering to deadlines

• Formatting and styling course content according to Valenture templates and guidelines

• Applying the correct settings to groups, restrictions, prerequisites, deadlines, peer review and other specifications based on set criteria

• Performing quality assurance on peers’ work

• Implementing changes to content during the live presentation of courses according to a prioritisation backlog

• Scheduling, setup and testing of live webinar sessions between instructors and students

• Supporting in the technical implementation of any third-party technologies

Team Responsibilities:

Valenture Institute’s Learning Technology Team is responsible for owning the implementation and management of all learning technology systems and tools in order to achieve maximum efficiency and high-quality user experiences. The Learning Technology Team is responsible for working closely with the different business stakeholders to effectively support Valenture Institute’s pedagogy, and to ensure that the various users of Valenture’s Learning Technology are adequately supported through appropriate onboarding, training and standards.

Requirements

Must have their own stable internet connection.

Personal Skills & Attributes

• Strong understanding of business processes and systems

• Attention to detail

• An affinity for working with technology and a playfulness in approaching new technologies

• Basic yet growing understanding of HTML and CSS

• The ability to work from standard and compliance benchmarks

• Experience working on Canvas is a definite plus, but not a requirement

• Calendar, Drive and Office suites

Benefits

Family member discount for Valenture Institute

Remote work

Voluntary savings Programme

Please note that if you do not hear from us within 3 weeks, your application is considered unsuccessful at this time.