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  • Posted: Dec 8, 2021
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    Valenture Institute is a private online high school offering an academically rigorous, socially-rich learning experience that equips students with the skills and courage to drive social change for a sustainable future.


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    St Stithians Online School | IGCSE ICT Learning Designer

    Description

    The role:

    The Learning Designer role at the Valenture Institute is primarily responsible for curating, augmenting, creating, and quality assuring secondary school course content and assessments that are suitable for high-touch online delivery. The incumbent will play a vital role in ensuring that the development of content is relevant to the learning cohort, of high quality and; developed within the required timelines and the scope of the project. The responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
     

    Responsibilities:

    • Use subject specifications to ensure that content meets the required examination standards, and determine the adequacy or inadequacy of content.
    • Conduct planning and analysis per subject area to recommend appropriate design solutions and strategies for online delivery.
    • Analyse the characteristics of Valenture’s learning management system (LMS) and emerging technologies and use the unique affordances of these technologies to make design decisions.
    • Transfer textbook-based content into a richly augmented format that meets online delivery objectives.
    • Develop educational content from scratch, making use of various sources, into a richly augmented format that meets online delivery objectives.
    • Research and source appropriate reference materials for the development of courses.
    • Work with subject matter experts and collaborate with production specialists to create targeted content in a wide variety of mediums to complement or support the curriculum.
    • Design and create targeted continuous assessment strategies that support students in their progression towards their summative examinations.
    • Work with project management and various operational stakeholders to ensure that deadlines are adhered to and that project communication takes place in a timely and effective manner.
    • Work on evaluation strategies to review the effectiveness of a design strategy, and review content at set intervals as part of Valenture’s approach to continuous improvement.
    • Perform auxiliary tasks, including, but not limited to briefing in graphics, and tracking the use of external assets.
    • Perform peer reviews across subjects and qualifications.
    • Contribute to department process improvements.

    Requirements

    • A Bachelor's Degree in Education or Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) Senior Phase, or related experience in specific subject area
    • Minimum of 3 years teaching experience
    • South African Council for Educators (SACE) registration
    • Experience teaching International GCSE curriculum beneficial
    • Demonstrable experience as a Learning Designer, Instructional Designer, or Curriculum Developer
    • Knowledge of digital learning principles and practices
    • Information Communication Technology Experience is preferred.

    Personal Skills & Attributes:

    • Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy
    • Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, and build collaborative work relationships
    • Strong written, verbal, and visual communication skills
    • Ability to learn quickly and to work in a team environment
    • Good presentation skills
    • Demonstrated ability and flexibility to work in a fast-paced environment and able to prioritise work appropriately

    Start date: As soon as possible

    Benefits

    • ICAS Employee Wellness Programme
    • Family member discount for Valenture Institute
    • Remote work
    • Voluntary savings Programme

    If you do not hear from us within 3 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful at this time.

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Valenture Institute on apply.workable.com to apply

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