Arizona State University Looking for Instructional Design Program Manager Sr., Foundational Learning Full Time

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Off-Campus: Scottsdale

Senior Program Manager

Job Description

The Instructional Design Program Manager Sr. role in ASU’s Learning Enterprise Learning Design team will manage the outcomes and operations of an instructional design and delivery team for a thematic subset of Universal Learner Courses. You will ensure access to educational materials for a diverse set of learners in the P-20 pipeline, such as learners in high school, learners seeking to earn admission to ASU, and working learners looking for pathways into college and careers. 

You will help your team strategize the future of instructional design by analyzing learner data and outcomes. You will project manage evidence-based revision of course content and delivery and implement modern pedagogical theory including self-paced learning, project-based learning, and adaptive elements. You will ensure adequate staffing of course deliveries and manage the onboarding of graders and instructors to courses within your area. This role will interact with top ASU faculty and/or external industry experts, pushing the boundaries of course design and student learning. You will report to the Director of Design, Foundational Learning.

We are seeking Instructional Design Program Manager Seniors with a specific interest in 1) STEM, 2) Business and Life Skills, and 3) Humanities and Social Sciences.

Flexible work options
Hybrid work is an arrangement where employees spend a minimum of 60% of their regular workweek at their primary ASU work location. Dean or vice president-level approval is required. Please note that this position is Hybrid/Remote off-campus at our Scottsdale Skysong location.

Job Family: Generic

Department Name: Learning Enterprise

Full-Time/Part-Time: Full-Time

VP Code: Learning Enterprise

Scope of Search: Open

Grant Funded Position
This is not a grant funded position and is not contingent on future grant funding.

Salary Range: $64,000 – $75,000 per year; DOE

Close Date: 15-June-2023-EXTENDED

Category: 03

Essential Duties

By the end of the first year in the position, you will contribute to the team and Universal Learner Courses Design Team in the following ways:

Cultivate a High-Performing Team
In collaboration with the Director of Learning Design, you will nurture and manage a diverse, high-performing, and values-aligned, helixed team within the LE processes.  You will:

• Supervise, coach, and lead a team of designers, course managers, and graders to ensure team and product success and growth. 
• Develop clear and consistent communications across teams and define and implement new processes to enhance coordination and efficiency.
• Operationalize a RACI structure and knowledge base to ensure your team functions smoothly to create and operate the ULC courses for success and sustainability. 
• Ensure effective day-to-day operations including grading for courses, student support, and learner escalation needs. 
• Collaborate with Universal Learner Courses Design Team, Learning Enterprise (LE) leadership, Academic Enterprise (AE), Knowledge Enterprise (KE), Provost Office, EdPlus, all schools and colleges, industry partners, and other external stakeholders to set strategy for the deployment of Foundational Learning Offerings, consistent with the LE mission.
• Lead relationships within the faculty of record/Course Managers for ULC courses within academic departments participating in the ULC model. 

Create a concentration of high-impact learner experiences that ensure effective learning and retention at scale
You will lead with an equity lens and design with the knowledge that we are bringing college access to all. You will: 

• Manage course instructional team for the preparation and delivery cycle, in collaboration with the Director of Learning Design for courses within the academic stack. 
• Create a strategic plan for the revision and maintenance of courses, as well as cohesive design within your academic stack. 
• Lead your team through the new build and improvement cycles for ULC courses. You ensure quality and maintain standards of courses in the academic stack. 
• Explore new media, AI, and best practices in 21st-century learning design. 
• Serve as an instructional designer on a set of courses to improve pedagogy, equity, and innovation in design.

Assist with sustainable growth and impact via the evaluation of course design and technological integration.
You will organize and manage the best of 21st-century equity-based transformational learning. You will:

• Prepare data visualizations to track the impact of design and delivery adjustments on learner outcomes to assist with long-term, evidence-based decision-making. 
• Prepare evaluations of technology against ULC Design Principles and department budget standards. 
• Serve as a representative for ULCs for technology, accessibility, learning management systems, and design within the Academic Enterprise. 
   

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in related field AND five (5) years’ experience managing projects/client relationships; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working in higher education, K-12, or government with the role of finding innovative solutions to meet learner needs.
• Experience understanding the traditional barriers learner face.
• Experience with Canvas LMS, H5P, Adobe Captivate, HTML, Airtable
• Management and supervisory experience-oriented with Responsibility Assignment Matrices (RACI).  
• Experience with project management or strategic planning and documentation.
• Experience with instructional design, online learning, and universal design principles (UDL).
• Ability to use data to inform decision-making for equitable instructional design practices.
• Life or academic experience that matches Learning Enterprise learner populations’ experiences (e.g. first-generation, PELL-grant eligible, returning adult student) or other experiences that help the candidate align with the mission of Learning Enterprise
   

Working Environment

• Activities are performed in an environmentally controlled office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding and manipulating a computer mouse.
• Required to stand for varying lengths of time and walk moderate distances to perform work.
• Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds.
• Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities, which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts.
• May be required to perform tasks in the field within and/or across University campuses. 
• Ability to clearly communicate to perform essential functions.
   

Department Statement
About the Learning Enterprise
We believe that the rigid and linear design of traditional higher education is neither an effective ladder to social and economic opportunity for all learners nor is it responsive to rapidly evolving workforce needs. ASU has responded to these challenges with the creation of Learning Enterprise (LE). We are guided by the belief that everyone should have universal access to education and opportunity. At every stage of life.

LE re-imagines the role of universities in society and evolves the design of learning offerings. These products (LE’s learning offerings) are academically rigorous, tech-enabled, and outcomes-driven. They are stackable, accessible, and evidence-based – designed to respond to the needs of students and employers with the resources and values of the university. 

LE’s initial focus is on the following areas: foundational skills and mindsets, professional and technical career skills and personal development, cultural and civic learning.

At LE, we share a common set of values that guide our work and collaboration:

Scrappy. We are undaunted by challenges. We remain undeterred by anything that stands in the way of moving our vision forward. If we fall, we get up, over and over again. If it doesn’t exist, we create it. If something doesn’t work, we try something else.

Driven. We always push to be better for ourselves, for each other, and for our students. We are not defeated or guided by the status quo. We see what could be and relentlessly pursue it.

Intentional Architects. We know our attitude towards what we are doing will determine our success. We see the big picture and take deep pride in building every block that makes up our long-term vision. We are motivated by the potential of a transformed future while remaining firmly focused on tending to the tasks in front of us today.

Leading from the heart. We deeply care about people and their well-being. Everyone is unconditionally supported. We believe in human potential and invest in continuous growth.

Candid collaborators. We share ideas and feedback at all levels. We have strong opinions loosely held and intentionally engage in debate. We strive for clarity through direct and honest communication. We know our work is better for it.

ASU Statement

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation’s fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

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Instructions to Apply

Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.

Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.

Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.