Instructional Designer (Pool)
Job Description
Posting Number
2014387FPosition Title
Instructional Designer (Pool)Location
Skyline College, Cañada College, College of San MateoDepartment
Human Resources DIST (DEPT)Position Number
PTF135Percentage of Full Time
VariesFLSA
Exempt (does not accrue overtime)Months per Year
otherIf other, please specify
Semester assignments as neededSalary Range
Placement on the adjunct faculty salary schedule is based upon education and credited experience. Initial placement can range from $60.01 up to $75.10 per hour.Position Type
Part-Time Faculty, TemporaryWho We Are
The College and the District
Who We Want
(1) Understand the importance of holding ourselves accountable as educators for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices;
(2) Reframe inequities as a problem of practice and view the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility;
(3) Encourage positive race-consciousness and embrace human difference;
(4) Reflect on institutional and teaching practices and aim to make them more culturally responsive; and
(5) Strategically build buy-in and participation among colleagues for equity-related initiatives.
The San Mateo County Community College District seeks employees who value mentorship and working in a collegial, collaborative environment, guided by a commitment to helping all students achieve their educational goals. All departments strongly encourage collaboration across disciplines to create inclusive, integrated, and interdisciplinary learning experiences. College faculty are expected to be knowledgeable about, and willing to use, different learning and teaching methods appropriate to the students they serve.
Your cover letter must include a discussion of the following questions:
- What do you feel are the best strategies for supporting students who have been historically marginalized?
- Think of the most successful class you have taught. What were the key factors in creating that success for racially-minoritized and other underserved disproportionately disadvantaged students?
- How is your teaching approach culturally-responsive to the students you serve?
The Position
This position is a “pool” position meaning that openings may or may not be currently available. The District maintains a “pool” of applications for positions which are needed on an ongoing basis at Cañada College, College of San Mateo, and Skyline College. The advantage of “pool” positions is when a position becomes available, the Dean may immediately begin screening applications from the available pool of applicants without having to post a position and wait while the position is being advertised. Your application for this position will be kept current for a period of two years.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on consulting with faculty on course design, course development, learning objectives, classroom management, active learning, assessment methods, and teaching strategies for face-to-face, hybrid, and online courses
- Present on-campus and online structured professional development training and learning opportunities for faculty and classified staff through individual consultation, programs, and workshops. Through professional development training activities, promote mastery of technology skills and pedagogy to design and deliver successful online courses and support services
- Participate in assessment of online courses to ensure regular effective contact between instructor and student is included in all distance education courses
- Maintain currency regarding copyright, accessibility compliance (Section 504 and Section 508) regulations for all instructional materials, state authorization for distance education, and student authentication for online and hybrid courses
- Implement creative approaches and innovative uses of technology and pedagogy to address different learning styles, diverse student populations, variety of course content, and accessibility guidelines
- Create partnerships and provide leadership and support for faculty and classified staff in implementing effective pedagogy and use of technology to support teaching and learning
- Maintain currency in knowledge and trends related to teaching and learning and application of technology to enhance teaching and learning of diverse populations
- Create documentation and an inventory of resources of potential interest to faculty
- Coordinate with counterparts at the District colleges and District Office
- Must be flexible and be available to support evening and weekend instructors
- Perform broader instructional design and support projects as needed and assigned
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s degree or above in instructional design/technology or educational technology OR the equivalent (see below)
- Three years of relevant experience working with instructional design and technology including familiarity with learning management systems and content development applications
- Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice both within and outside of the classroom
Equivalence to Minimum Qualifications
Degree Equivalence
The applicant possesses a degree(s) with similar content to those listed for the relevant discipline. The name of the degree is close to that specified on the Disciplines List but the degree either has a different title or area of expertise or the coursework is slightly different.
Academic Background Equivalence
Related to disciplines in which a Master’s Degree is not generally expected or available. The applicant must have completed at least 24 semester units of coursework in the academic field and must possess at least the equivalent level of achievement and the equivalent in breadth, depth of understanding, and rigor in each of the following:
i) a broad cultural education usually met by the general education requirements for any Bachelor’s or Associate’s Degree, and
ii) a detailed study of the discipline in breadth, depth, and rigor, usually met by course work required for the degree major.
Professional Achievement Equivalence
The applicant must have completed the General Education requirements for that degree and show evidence of outstanding professional achievement and/or substantial training in the requested field. The applicant must submit substantial evidence, which demonstrates that his/her preparation, teaching experience, work experience, and ability are equivalent to those expected from a person who meets the minimum qualifications.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge of learning theories, instructional design theories, and instruction systems. Understanding and demonstrated application of sound pedagogy and instructional design practices for traditional and non-traditional students
- Mastery of online instructional and web-based graphic design principles
- Demonstrated ability to assist faculty in transitioning courses from face-to-face to distance learning
- Demonstrated ability to or formal training in research-based practices on teaching adult learners designed to help faculty improve student success and retention in online courses
- Experience with evaluating programs and evaluating online learning
- Experience assisting faculty with creating new and revised courses that reflect effective teaching and assessment strategies
- Experience assisting faculty with creating instructional materials and courses that follow compliance guidelines including copyright, accessibility, regular effective contact, and student authentication
- Demonstrated facility with Canvas, Moodle, or other learning management systems
- Demonstrated ability to learn new technology tools and a strong desire to share this knowledge with others
- Communication skills, both oral and written, that match message to audience needs; and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and collegially with diverse communities
- Interpersonal skills and leadership in working within teams to analyze and improve instructional design
- Demonstrated skills in project and team management
- Ability to collaborate with multiple stakeholders with diverse interests and needs
- Demonstrated practical teaching experience, including in an online environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Recent experience working with racially minoritized and other disproportionately-impacted students in the classroom and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups within higher education and particular fields shape patterns of participation and outcomes
- Willingness to examine and remediate one’s instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized and other disproportionately impacted students
- Experience and skill with addressing inequity in the classroom and on campus
- Experience and expertise in culturally responsive teaching in technology
- Demonstrated ability to address equity gaps within technology courses and classrooms
- Demonstrated knowledge of the implications of the Hispanic-Serving Institution designation for institutional, departmental, and instructional practices
- Experience teaching in an online environment
- College classroom training and teaching experience
- Understanding of compliance regulations regarding online instruction
- Bilingual/bi-cultural skills
Faculty Benefits
Open Date
06/06/2024Open Until Filled
YesSpecial Instructions Summary
Conditions of Employment
1. Submit official transcripts (applies to all faculty or educational administrative positions)
Foreign Education completed outside of the United States must be deemed equivalent to that gained in conventional/accredited U.S. education programs in order for it to be considered for the satisfaction of minimum qualifications. Foreign transcripts must be translated and evaluated by a U.S.-based credentials evaluation service. The District currently accepts evaluations from agencies approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
2. Submit verifications of prior employment
3. Satisfactory references
4. Successfully being cleared for employment through the background checking process
In addition to background checks, the District may review publicly available information about a candidate on the Internet. If a candidate is aware of incorrect or inaccurate information that is available on the Internet, the candidate is welcome to address such an issue with the Office of Human Resources.
5. Present original documents for proof of eligibility to work in the United States
6. Approval of your employment by the SMCCCD Board of Trustees
7. Provide a certificate of Tuberculosis exam for initial employment.
8. Have fingerprints taken by a Live Scan computer (Clearance must be received prior to first day of employment). Please note that the California Education Code requires, in part, that community college districts shall not employ or retain in employment persons in public school service who have been convicted of certain felonies, a misdemeanor drug charge (including alcohol offenses) or misdemeanor moral turpitude (sexual offense) crime. However, consideration may be given to those whose drug convictions occurred more than five years ago. A conviction for other crimes may not necessarily disqualify you from the job for which you may be applying.
EEO Statement
The San Mateo County Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks to employ individuals who represent the rich diversity of cultures, language groups, and abilities of its surrounding communities.
Accommodations
Applicants who have disabilities may request that special accommodations be made in order to complete the selection process. Accommodation requests and a copy of the Americans with Disabilities Act applicant procedures can be made by completing our: Applicant Reasonable Accommodation Request Form
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