Academic coach Jobs in Worcester, MA

The will work at the intersection of education and technology, and will collaborate with faculty, staff and students to help bring teaching and learning ideas to life in sustainable, engaging, accessible, technology-enhanced ways. This position works with the Academic Technology team to explore, promote, support, and implement the effective and innovative use of new and existing instructional technologies to enhance teaching and learning. This position will also support the discovery, implementation, adoption and development of tools to support creative teaching and learning approaches.

Reporting to the Manager for Online and Instructional Technology, the Academic Technologist works within the Information Technology Services department.

What an Academic Technologist at Clark does :

• Consult with and support faculty and other constituents in projects that promote technology-enhanced teaching and learning; achieve this by collecting ideas, identifying resources, and implementing solutions; these solutions should follow best practices in technology adoption and instructional design and satisfy a broad range of differing priorities and considerations.
• Support core teaching and learning tools by establishing comprehensive knowledge of tool functionality, a deep understanding of opportunities and limitations of each, and a keen insight into the learner's experience; deliver support in a wide variety of ways, including individual, small group, large group, in-person, by phone, online, etc.
• Serve as an application administrator for teaching and learning applications, including the learning management system, lecture capture systems, academic content repositories, content management systems, survey tools, etc.; collaborate with IT and the Academic Technology Services team to advise in the discovery, adoption, implementation, support, and assessment of new teaching and learning platforms, tools, and technologies.
• Collaborate with the Academic Technology Team and other constituents to design , develop , and deliver resources and outreach, including but not limited to self-help documents, online tutorials, and face-to-face and virtual workshops.
• With the Academic Technology Team, build and manage a team of student workers to support the departmental goals by hiring, training, supervising, and offering professional development to a diverse group of enthusiastic students.
• Explore and share new and emerging technologies that enhance teaching and learning; Work collaboratively to achieve the goals and mission of Academic Technology Services, ITS, and the institution.
• All positions at Clark University share in the responsibility for building a community that values diversity and the uniqueness of others by exhibiting integrity and respect in interacting with all members of the Clark community to create an atmosphere of fairness and belonging.

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