Title:

LMS Design Support Specialist

Department:

Global- Teaching & Course Dev

Reports To:

Associate Provost for Online Programs Office of the Provost

Position Type:

Staff

Position Summary:

Under the guidance of the Associate Director for Online Teaching and Course Development, the LMS Design Support Specialist is principally responsible for supporting the Office of Online Programs with the implementation and maintenance of online courses developed in alignment with NJIT’s Quality Assurance in eLearning Rubric, ensuring that courses are prepped for delivery each semester. Additionally, the LMS Design Support Specialist will manage course content, working closely with other members of the Office of Online Programs and faculty to ensure that course materials are up-to-date and aligned with learning outcomes.

Essential Functions:

• Address faculty requests to update existing courses in ServiceNow, ensuring that Canvas Master Courses continue to meet accessibility and quality standards.

• Prepare OOP Canvas course shells for delivery each semester and track the status of online program courses as they are prepared for publishing.

• Maintain accurate records of course updates, design decisions, and project progress, and report regularly on project status and timelines.

• Contribute to the development and maintenance of instructional design templates, guides, and other resources to support faculty in course design. This includes revising existing Master Courses to reflect changes that are made to the Canvas template.

• Collaborate with other members of the instructional design team to ensure that courses are developed and delivered according to established quality standards and guidelines.

• Assist with the administration of surveys and other assessment tools to gather data on course effectiveness.

Additional Functions:

• Work with instructional designers to implement their engaging and interactive online learning activities, assessments, and other instructional materials as needed.

• Keep current with emerging technologies, new products, methodologies, pedagogy, theories, applications, and trends.

• Provide support to the university community in the implementation of emerging technologies to support the creation and maintenance of teaching and learning spaces.

• Work on specialized projects and other duties as assigned.

  Prerequisite Qualifications:

• This position requires a bachelor's degree in education, instructional design, or a related field.

• Expertise with a learning management system, eLearning tools, and other technologies.

• Attention to detail and strong organizational skills.

• Proven ability to work well in a team environment.

• Demonstrated creativity and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Familiarity with digital accessibility standards (general ADA requirements).

• At the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.

  Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with Canvas, Panopto, or similar digital education delivery systems.

Bargaining Unit:

PSA

Range/Band:

16

FLSA:

Exempt

Full-Time