Herc-Higher Education Recruitment Consortium

Position Purpose: The Director of Academic Technology serves as an advocate and ombudsman for the use of technology used in teaching and learning. The Director ofAcademic Technology enables innovative pedagogy and information sharing through effective use of technology to enhance the student experience.

Core Competencies:

1. Represents Aurora University in the most positive manner with prospective, former and current students, clients, suppliers and the community we serve. Interacts effectively with a diverse group of faculty, staff, students and other customers of our service, learns and uses operating practices of the department and Aurora University.
2. Upholds the Mission Statement: Aurora University an inclusive community dedicated to the transformative power of learning.
3. Handle confidential information with tact and discretion.
4. Supports learning through performance of essential job functions and performing other duties and functions as necessary or as assigned.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Work collaboratively with administrators, deans, directors, faculty, academic andadministrative staff, and students in identifying and implementing effective uses oftechnology for teaching and learning.
2. Educates faculty and students about the effective use of technologies, includinglearning management systems, assessment, academic lntegrity tools, digitalcourseware, lecture capture systems, and electronic portfolios.
3. Serves as the Advocate for academic technology providing leadership and oversight ofacademic technology operating at both the tactical and strategic levels
4. Provides direction in integrating and supporting various instructional technologies forteaching and learning to enhance the educational experience
5. Oversees the technical aspects of faculty assessment
6. Collaborate with information Technology team in planning for disaster recovery andbusiness continuity.
7. Supervise, train, and mentor staff in a team environment; determine deadlines and planstaffing requirements for all fiscal activities; recruit and hire staff as needed; evaluateperformance of staff; ensure and / or conduct staff training and cross training.
8. Provides individual consultations and ln-class workshops, and instructional design
9. Partnering with academic programs to integrate forward thinking technology intocurriculum design and implementation

Essential Job Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree required; Teaching background preferred.

Experience:

• At least 5 years of working with information technology at a college or university in a supervisory and/or management role.

Skills:

• Demonstrated familiarity with business processes and functions across auniversity environment. Demonstrated knowledge, leadership and management of technology. Demonstrated expertise in e-learning, instructional design and distance education. Demonstrated expertise in pedagogy and teaching methods.

Physical Requirements:

• The ability to interact in person, via electronic media, and on the telephone.
• The ability to move about campus and between locations.
• The ability to work a flexible schedule as needed with some weekends and eveningsrequired.
• Ability to travel to other campus locations as necessary.

Aurora University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to becoming a model university of the 21st century. Toward this effort we are determined to have a faculty, staff, and student body reflecting the cultural demographics of the greater Chicago area.