The Specialist, Instructional Design supports the creation, refinement, development, and implementation of learning products for the organization. The incumbent will design and implement programs to ensure institutional compliance with federal, state, and Nightingale College policies and best practices. The Specialist, Instructional Design will manage the development of curriculum and professional development materials for instructor-led delivery platforms and updates of existing course materials to reflect changes in law, regulation, philosophy, or practice and ensure alignment with organizational goals and direction.
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Identifies training needs, and coordinates with subject matter experts, faculty members, and other collaborators to design and develop learning opportunities for faculty and collaborators
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Performs cause, knowledge, or gap analyses to help determine appropriate learning delivery options
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Determines the suitable instructional design method, media selection, and facilitation style for the implementation of organizational interventions and solutions
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Constructs supportive materials to enhance performance improvement strategies
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Aligns new and existing course content with optimum instructional methods including instructor-led, e-learning, and blended approaches
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Maintains a current understanding of nursing and healthcare professions curriculum or professional development research and trends related to online teaching and learning practices
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Designs and executes online course assembly, creation, and packaging within the Learning Management System (LMS) and authoring tools in partnership with internal and external subject matter experts
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Develops and refines tests, scoring guides, and curriculum
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Maps course topics, objectives, and assignments into program designs to demonstrate that standards are met, and assessment is achievable
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Liaise with Nightingale Group committees as appropriate
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Participates in the successful implementation of other functional projects as they arise
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A Masters degree from an accredited institution in Learning Science, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Assessment, Learning Design, Curriculum Design, or a related field is required
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A minimum of three years of participating in the design of learning technology, software, or learning environments is required
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A minimum of two years of experience developing courses in LMS and authoring tools is required
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Demonstrated experience designing assessments within distance learning experiences is required
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Demonstrated understanding of concept-based, competency-based, project-based, and other learning design models is required
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Demonstrated experience contributing to learning design systems with numerous stakeholders and requirements is required
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A minimum of three years of experience gathering and applying peer-reviewed scholarly research and user research is preferred
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Experience in Nursing/Allied Health/Health Sciences Education preferred
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Experience in micro-credentialing preferred
Skills Required
- Master's degree in Learning Science, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Assessment, Learning Design, Curriculum Design, or related field
- Minimum three years participating in design of learning technology, software, or learning environments
- Minimum two years developing courses in LMS and authoring tools
- Experience designing assessments within distance learning experiences
- Understanding of concept-based, competency-based, project-based, and other learning design models
- Experience contributing to learning design systems with numerous stakeholders and requirements
- Three years experience gathering and applying peer-reviewed scholarly research and user research
- Experience in Nursing/Allied Health/Health Sciences Education
- Experience in micro-credentialing
What We Do
Nightingale Education Group is a US accredited nursing workforce developer and private post-secondary institution of higher learning focused on nursing education. Founded in 2010, the organization aims to close health equity gaps by elevating education and employment systems to create a relevantly skilled and readily available nursing workforce through educational innovation.
