Job Profile
Job Description /
Job Details
Job Title: / Acting Learning Technologist (Policy and Change)
School/Dept/Institute & Centre: / Student and Academic Services (Academic Development)
Reports to: / Acting E-Learning Policy and Change Manager
Grade: / 5 / Full-time (35hrs/week)
Appointment period: / 11 months
Current Location: / Mile End
Job Context
Academic Development forms part of the Student and Academic Services Directorate, and is responsible for facilitating the widespread adoption of best practice with a focus on the development of staff excellence across all areas of academic practice including support for students.
Situated within Academic Development, the E-Learning Unit provides strategic direction for e-learning at QMUL and works to promote, support and develop technology-enhanced learning across the institution. It is responsible for institution-wide e-learning applications such as the online learning environment QMplus (based on Moodle and Mahara), Q-Review lecture capture (based on Echo360) and Turnitin for plagiarism detection.
Job Purpose
The purpose of this role is to contribute to the enhancement of teaching and learning through technology. This involves working at faculty, school and staff levels on both strategic and operational aspects of e-learning ensuring that it is used effectively to enhance the student experience and QMUL teaching capabilities.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
  1. To raise awareness across QMUL in the educational possibilities of learning technologies and identifying new opportunities where technologies can enhance learning and support distance, transnational and professional development programmes.
  2. To work closely with schools, institutes and faculties to ensure that e-learning services meet the educational needs of QMUL.
  3. To be a change agent, working with faculties and schools/institutes to help realise the QMUL E-learning Strategy.
  4. To lead on the communication and dissemination activities of the E-Learning Unit including maintenance of its web presence:
  5. Manage and run initiatives to promote engagement with e-learning across the college, including the development of effective communities (both online and offline) of learning technologists and e-learning practitioners; organisation of networking events; dissemination of news and good practice through different channels and in various formats utilising written, audio and video communications.
  6. Devise and implement marketing ideas to encourage the dissemination of effective practice in e-learning.
  7. To instigate and lead on the delivery of e-learning projects.
  8. To devise, develop, deliver, report on and evaluate educational development activities in e-learning, including teaching, assessing and observing on suitable masters-level modules.
  9. To contribute to develop policy, descriptions of service and usage guidelines around e-learning services for the QMUL community.
  10. To represent the E-Learning Unit on faculty e-learning user groups as required by the Head of E-Learning.
  11. To design and run training and development activities in e-learning including online and face-to-face workshops, sharing practice events and bespoke development sessions.
  12. To undertake any such other duties, including special projects, as may be requested by the direct line manager or Head of E-Learning.

The above list of responsibilities is not exhaustive and the jobholder may be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the level of the role, as reasonably requested by their line manager.

This job description sets out the duties of the post at the time it was drawn up. Such duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or level of the responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot in themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post.

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Person Specification /

This table lists the essential and desirable requirements needed in order to perform the job effectively. Candidates will be shortlisted based on the extent to which they meet these requirements.

Requirements / Essential / Desirable / How Assessed
Qualifications / Good first degree or equivalent / E / A
Postgraduate qualification in a relevant area / E / A
Certified Member of the Association for Learning Technology (CMALT) or equivalent professional body (or working towards membership) / E / A
Knowledge,
Experience and
Skills / Knowledge of the functionality and effective use of the tools within a Virtual Learning Environment, an E-portfolio and a lecture capture system / E / A/I
Knowledge of the principles, theory and practice of technology enhanced learning including principles of effective instructional design / E / A/I
Understanding of key developments in e-learning as well as current and future trends / D / I
Experience of working with staff at all levels of a complex organisation to realise enhancements in teaching and learning through the use of learning technologies / E / A/I
Experience of playing lead role in educational / e-learning projects in a complex organisation / D / I
Experience of writing and developing guidelines and policies in E-learning / D / I
Experience of developing and implementing communications plans to increase awareness and recognition of E-Learning activities / D / I
Experience of prioritising, collating and sharing of communications messages whilst ensuring quality and consistency / E / A
Experience of fostering a network of professional practiceand organising events / D / A/I
Experience of advising and assisting staff and course teams to design activities and curricula for online learning / E / A/I
Experience of designing and delivering workshops, development sessions and online learning materials / E / A/I
Excellent written and verbal skills with experience of writing detailed reports, training materials, evaluative documents and web pages / E / A/I
Technical skills in using social media, web design applications, multimedia development software and creating webpages / E / A
Creative approach to problem solving, using initiative and collaborating with others to resolve issues / E / A/I
Collaborative, open and seeks to promote engagement and contribution of others / E / I
Self-reliant, confident and approachable / E / I
Adapts quickly to changed circumstances, and seeks practical solutions / E / A/I
Able to travel and work on various sites of the College and willing to work outside normal office hours according to the requirements of the job / E / A/I

Essential/Desirable:

E = Essential: Requirements without which the job could not be done.

D = Desirable: Requirements that would enable the candidate to perform the job well.

How Assessed:

A = ApplicationI = InterviewOM = Other Means (e.g. presentation, test, etc.)

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