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Other Duties as Assigned: Defining the Role of the Instructional Designer in Higher Education Amy J. Hilbelink, PhD Melissa A. Venable, PhD 20th Annual Online Learning Consortium International Conference October 29-31, 2014 - Orlando, FL --- #aln14
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Defining the Role of the Instructional Designer in Higher Education - a look at master's program course requirements and recent vacancy announcements. What should new graduates expect of the workplace? Where can they find the best professional development opportunities
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Other Duties as Assigned:Defining the Role of the Instructional Designer in Higher Education
Amy J. Hilbelink, PhDMelissa A. Venable, PhD
20th Annual Online Learning Consortium
International Conference
October 29-31, 2014 - Orlando, FL --- #aln14
Who We Are: Why this Topic?Instructional TechnologistDean of Curriculum and Online ProgramsDirector of Academic Strategies and DevelopmentExec. Dir. Online Design and Development
Instructional DesignerOnline Course Developer
Online InstructorCurriculum Manager
Education Writer/Blogger
What is Your Perspective?
INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNERFaculty Member
Project Manager
Graduate StudentAdministrator
Faculty Development
https://teachonline.asu.edu/2013/10/introducing-the-asu-instructional-designers/
ID Roles: What did we want to know?
• How are instructional designers academically prepared for work in higher education?
• What are higher education employers looking for in new master’s level graduates?
• What are the existing gaps between formal learning and current job skill requirements?
• What are the emerging needs in the instructional design field?
We gathered information from two sources:
eLearning Guild: 23 Master’s-level Instructional Design Programs (U.S.)
HigherEdJobs.com: 25 open vacancy announcements for “Instructional Designer” posted by colleges and universities
How are instructional designers academically prepared for work in higher education?
Master’s Degrees in ID (core courses only) N (23) %
Foundations/ Fundamentals in Instructional Design/ Instructional Technology
19 83
Multimedia 14 60
Designing & Developing Courseware 14 60
Theories of Learning and Curriculum 10 43
Assessment and Evaluation of Courseware 8 34
Project Management 5 22
Current Trends in ID/ IT 4 17
What are higher ed employers looking for?Task/Function N (25) %Consult, guide faculty on new course design/dev, selection of instructional strategies
17 68
Provide faculty development resources such as workshops, training materials, tutorials
16 64
Collaborate with faculty on course design, development, implementation 15 60
Work under specific approach or theoretical direction 13 52
Project management duties 12 48
Evaluate or test emerging edtech, delivery methods, trends, best practices 12 48
Implement, oversee quality assurance practices 11 44
Administer or support course production in LMS, assessment systems in collaboration with IT resources
11 44
Design and develop learning and support materials for faculty and/or students 11 44
Revise or assist faculty with revision of existing courses, periodic course reviews 9 36
Provide first-line tech support to faculty 6 24
Technology Skills n (20) %
Learning Management Systems 11 55
Multimedia design and production 9 45
“Instructional technologies” 7 35
Graphic design and editing 6 30
Web design 6 30
MS Office (spreadsheets, documents, presentations)
5 25
HTML – Digital Media – Web-based Communication Tools Web 2.0 technologies – Cross-platform – Web Conferencing Social
Media – Mobile Devices – PHP – Desktop Publishing K-12 Technologies – Animation – Cloud-based Tools
Instant Messaging and Texting – Internet Skills Coding and Scripting
What instructional design skills are needed?
Master’s 12 positions 48%
Bachelor’s 11 44%
Master’s or Bachelor’s + 2-3 yrs exp. 2 8%
Instructional Design 18 positions 72%
Instructional Technology 13 52%
Education 6 24%
Educational Technology 6 24%Curriculum Design 4 16%
3 years 5 positions
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3-5 2
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What are the expectations for education and experience?
Is there a gap between formal education and soft skills needed on the job?
Task/FunctionConsult, guide faculty on new course design/dev, selection of instructional strategies
Provide faculty development resources such as workshops, training materials, tutorials
Collaborate with faculty on course design, development, implementation
Project management duties
Evaluate or test emerging edtech, delivery methods, trends, best practices
Implement, oversee quality assurance practices
Administer or support course production in LMS, assessment systems in collaboration with IT resourcesRevise or assist faculty with revision of existing courses, periodic course reviews
Provide first-line tech support to faculty
What are the emerging needs of the instructional design field?
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What are the emerging needs of the instructional design field?
• Social media management skills: moving into marketing and promotion
• Applied media knowledge • Recognition as experts in course and
curriculum design• Project management tasks and roles• Collaboration among: key stakeholders!
Other “duties as assigned”… ?
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Other “duties as assigned”… ?!
• Represent department on campus committees• Identify and recommend OER• Evaluate adjunct faculty• Manage contractor deliverables• Event planning
Where is the best professional development for instructional
designers?
In this challenging economy, it's up to workers to make sure they learn the skills they need.
– PayScale.com
Thank you for participating!
Amy J. Hilbelink, PhD– Laureate Education– [email protected]– www.linkedin.com/in/amyhilbelink/
Melissa A. Venable, PhD– OnlineColleges.net – [email protected]– www.linkedin.com/in/melissavenable/
Enjoy the conference!
References & Resources
Job Descriptions are Mostly Fiction and You Should Ignore Them – Max Nisen, Quartz
Instructional Designers and Technologists – O*Net Online
