About MassArt:

Founded in 1873, having celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2023, Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt), is the nation's first and only independent, free-standing public college of art and design in the country. MassArt is an inclusive community of thinkers, doers, makers, educators, innovators and leaders striving to shape the future through art and design. We've spent 150 years demonstrating the truly amazing things that happen when a world-class art and design education is an option for every deserving student. Located in Boston's hub of arts and culture along the Avenue of the Arts, MassArt enrolls 2,000 students and offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate degrees in 18 disciplines, as well as continuing education and youth programs. 

MassArt strives to be a model of diversity and inclusion; the campus community reflects the layers of cultural and self-identity that proudly make up our region, nation, and world. We build effective partnerships with co-workers throughout the College by freely sharing appropriate information and providing assistance to all and maintain an environment that is welcoming to persons of all backgrounds, nationalities, and roles.

Job Description:

Reporting to the Director of Academic Technology Services, and in collaboration with Academic Affairs, the Associate Director of Educational Technology (ADET) provides leadership, guidance and support for educational technology, instructional design, and the implementation, adoption and utilization of the College's Learning Management System (LMS), and educational technology. 

The strategic focus of this position is to:

• Enable student success through the effective and efficient delivery of the curriculum via educational technology, including the LMS.
• Support the implementation and expansion of virtual, online, blended and remote learning technologies to support the delivery of the curriculum, particularly in support of the expansion of remote learning for Graduate and Certificate Programs, and Professional and Continuing Education curriculum.
• Facilitate innovation through the strategic application of technology in the teaching and learning environment.

The ADET manages operational oversight for all aspects of the Learning Management System. The position will support the initial implementation and ongoing oversight of a new LMS for the College, as well as support delivery of curriculum, by providing instructional design guidance and LMS training. This role focuses on both students and faculty, emphasizing an interactive teaching and learning experience.

The ADET collaborates with stakeholders and partners across the College-including the Learning and Teaching Center, Professional and Continuing Education, Graduate Programs, the Academic Resource Center, and the Library-to ensure seamless operation of the LMS, support the application instructional design principles in the teaching and learning environment, and to facilitate robust, engaging instructional resources. The ADET leads the design, development, and delivery of inclusive, active, multimodal course platforms, modalities and content, while fostering student success through the meaningful adoption of the LMS and other education technologies. The ADET serves as a subject matter expert on the application of instructional design principles, and the use of education technology in the teaching and learning environment.

This role requires a strong collaborator who is eager to engage with a diverse group of colleagues across the College to ensure alignment of the LMS and related resources with institutional goals and strategic direction.

This is a full-time position with some flexibility for hybrid work. The reporting structure for this position may change as institutional needs, requirements, and strategy evolve.

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNIT: This position is governed by the APA collective bargaining agreement

HOURS: 37.5

SALARY RANGE: $70,000-$80,000 commensurate with experience

SUPERVISION RECEIVED
Director of Academic Technology Services

SUPERVISION EXERCISED
None.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manages LMS implementation, operations, maintenance and support. Serves as project manager for College's migration from Moodle to Canvas.
• Works with faculty and staff to construct the appropriate template(s) (undergraduate, graduate, certificate and online) for course design, facilitating learning objectives into dynamic content.
• Helps implement minimum standards and best practices for online course components.
• Provides instructional design guidance and assistance to faculty to develop course materials on eLearning systems and LMS platform. Adapts educational technologies as course modalities evolve.
• Develops and organizes training materials including user documentation, online tutorials, and provides additional professional development opportunities, to assist faculty and students.
• Utilizes LMS system data, reporting, and analytics tools to optimize the adoption, and ongoing use of the LMS across the campus.
• Provides data extracts and analysis as required to meet the institution's compliance obligations, and to facilitate reporting, analytics, and business needs and requirements.
• Establishes feedback mechanisms for continuous improvement of LMS, and to increase its adoptions and utilization. Provides reports and presents findings as needed.
• Serves as technical subject matter expert for LMS and educational technology. Advises stakeholders on best practices, and emerging trends in the digital teaching and learning environment.
• Advises on staff and faculty instructional professional development initiatives and opportunities through consultations, presentations, and workshops.
• Collaborates with Technology department colleagues, vendors, and related third-parties to ensure high availability, reliability, security and performance of the LMS and educational technology, and to integrate them with the College's enterprise systems.
• Establishes a welcoming and engaging environment and user experience for students and faculty to enhance the adoption of the LMS and other educational technology.
• Clear potential or demonstrated ability to work effectively with and benefit a diverse campus population.
• Establishes communications plans, utilizing existing and emerging communications platforms channels, to raise the MassArt community's awareness about the availability, adoption and use of the LMS and educational technology. Adapts communication strategies and methods to changes in the educational technology sector in higher education, and institutional needs and requirements.
• Researches and evaluates emerging academic, instructional and education technology and tools, supporting strategic and operational decisions.

Requirements:

REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in educational technology, instructional design, or related field.
• At least three years of instructional design experience.
• Demonstrated experience training users, developing user documentation and materials, and providing support for an LMS (preferably Canvas) in an academic setting.
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills. Demonstrated experience and ability in technical writing, developing and delivering presentations, and explaining technical concepts to audiences with a wide range of technical skills.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with minimal supervision.
• Experience with LMS course design instruction across delivery methods (face-to-face, hybrid, remote).
• Excellent analytical, planning, problem solving, critical thinking and decision-making.
• Demonstrated ability to set and manage priorities with multiple internal & external
• Desire and ability to learn and apply new skills and technologies quickly.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's Degree in Information Science, Computer Science, Educational Technology or related field.
• Deep knowledge of online instructional design including principles, practices, and techniques.
• Demonstrated experience supporting academic, classroom and related instructional technologies.
• Demonstrated experience working effectively in a teaching or training role.
• Experience deploying a Learning Management System, and/or migrating content into a newly deployed LMS, preferably Canvas.
• Knowledge of and interest in leading-edge academic technologies (e.g., Artificial Intelligence, mobile, open content, MOOCs, etc.).
• Multimedia and interactive learning experience.
• Familiarity with ADA compliance, accessibility issues and universal design principles.

Additional Information:

 Please note MassArt:

• Does not support employment-based visa sponsorship or non-student exchange visitor visa sponsorship.
• Is not an E-Verify institution.

Selected candidates must be eligible to work in the US at the time of employment, complete all onboarding tasks including a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) and Sex Offender Registry Information (SORI) background review and provide proof of eligibility to work in the US by completing the Form 19, Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

You are required to show proof of your identity and employment eligibility within three (3) days of the start of your employment. You will not be authorized to work in any capacity until all paperwork has been completed. For a list of all acceptable documents please click here.

Comprehensive Benefits (does not apply to contractor/student positions):
When you embark on a career with the Commonwealth, you are offered an outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package. We take pride in providing a work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future.
Want the specifics? Please click here to view MassArt Benefits.

MassArt provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military status, genetic information, pregnancy or a pregnancy-related condition, or membership in any other legally protected class.

MassArt complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the college operates. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.

Application Instructions:

Please provide a resume and cover letter.

About Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Colleges of the Fenway is a collaborative effort of five neighboring Boston-based colleges in the Fenway area. This collaboration was created to add value to student academic and social life while seeking innovative methods of investing in new services and containing the costs of higher education. Collectively, the colleges represent more than 12,000 undergraduate students, comprising 16.2% of the total Boston population of undergraduates attending four-year colleges, more than 700 full-time faculty, and 2,300-course offerings.

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