Programme Academic Lead - Law at IIE Rosebank College

Duties & Responsibilities:

Lecturing

• Lecturing at least one module to a minimum of 2 groups online.
• Lesson preparation, marking and moderation as
• Keeping records of all work and submit to line manager/ as required
• May be after normal working hours

Research

• Research commitment of an action research project dealing with Online related topics and or innovation in the distance delivery mode. At least one Academic article in a given academic year is the minimum research requirement.

Lecturer Support

• Conduct Peer Reviews
• Assist in development plans, monitoring, reporting and remediation (if necessary) for independent tutors
• Holding sectional subject matter workshops as determined by the line manager
• Attending to and providing continuous support at risk student and other referrals
• Support LMS navigation and attendant innovations
• Monitor student progress on LMS
• Assist in module monitoring and provide regular written reports
• Review Independent Contractor assessment practices
• Ensuring Independent Contractors/ tutors have all needed resources
• Updating Independent Contractors/ tutors on all software and other resource changes
• May be after normal working hours

Student Support

• Conduct student Orientation, Conducting on boarding activities for students,
• Conduct student Development Workshops (Plagiarism; Study Skills, Numeracy and Literacy Skills, etc.);
• Plan and facilitate peer engagement sessions; Create study communities for students; Arrange motivational sessions
• Monitor student engagement identify and support at risk students; Monitor student progress; Communicate curriculum to students
• Analyse and track student performance and implement appropriate interventions.
• Identify and implement interventions for At-Risk
• Integrate student support services on the Learning Management system (LMS) or RCLearn
• Plan the preparation and submission of
• Coordinate WIL sessions and track academic progress and submission of Portfolio of Evidence. 
• Initiate Disciplinary Enquiries/Hearings as per need. 
• May be after normal working hours

Programme Development & Review

• Conduct Surveys and provide report/s among the students covering service, module and tutor feedback or any other feedback mechanism as required.

Staffing

• Assist with the recruitment process for tutors for allocated programmes; and conduct tutor development, training and review as directed

Miscellaneous

• Any other functions that support learning as assigned from time to time.

Minimum Requirements:

Qualifications

Minimum

• Post-graduate or Honour's (NQF Level 8) qualification in Law. 

Advantageous

• Master's Qualification (NQF Level 9) in Law or similar field. 

Experience

Minimum

• Experience in the teaching and learning field, specifically lecturing and student support in the tertiary environment 3-5 years 
• Higher Education and Teaching Experience 3-5 years 
• Industry Experience 5 Years