Instructional Designer
NORTHWEST NAZARENE UNIVERSITY
Teaching & Learning Center
Instructional Designer
Description of Position
The Instructional Designer is a full-time staff position responsible for supporting faculty in the design, development, and delivery of high-quality, engaging, and inclusive instructional materials. This role collaborates with faculty, staff, and academic leadership to implement best practices in course design, innovative pedagogy, and instructional technology to enhance student learning experiences.
Essential Functions:
- Collaborates with faculty to design and develop online and hybrid courses aligned with instructional best practices.
- Creates and maintains processes and procedures related to online course development aligned with best practices.
- Provides guidance on curriculum development, assessment strategies, and course organization.
- Develops and delivers training sessions and workshops on instructional design and technology integration.
- Creates engaging and accessible multimedia content for use in instructional materials.
- Evaluates and recommends instructional technologies to enhance teaching and learning.
- Supports faculty in integrating the learning management system (Canvas) and other digital tools into their courses.
- Conducts ongoing assessments of course effectiveness and makes recommendations for improvements.
- Promotes and implements accessibility standards and universal design principles in all course materials.
- Serves as a resource for faculty on emerging trends in instructional design and technology.
- Performs other duties as assigned.