Digital Education Developer

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £32,546 to £35,116, with potential progression once in post to £39,355.

Hours: Part Time (18.75 hours per week)

Role Summary

To work as part of a multidisciplinary digital education team in addressing the university’s strategic ambition to expand its portfolio and develop its digital education capability through targeted investment and more effective use of existing resources.

Main Duties

Reporting to the College Head of Digital Education (or their nominee), you will be a member of the College Digital Education Team as well as the wider Digital Education Department represented in the five main colleges within the University. You will contribute to delivering the College’s Digital Learning Strategy and provide expert guidance and collaboration on the design of pedagogically proven blended and online learning within the institution.

• Work independently and alongside other members of the Digital Education Team, academics, and administrators within the College to make best use of the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Canvas and other relevant tools (including, where appropriate, in the creation of online courses).
• Create learning objects and course content as required (with input from subject staff).
• Liaise with content development specialists (internal or 3rd party), where appropriate, to design high quality, innovative learning objects and activities to be used within College courses.
• Act as point of contact for 2nd line support for VLE users within the College.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications, Experience 

(Considered Essential):

• Educated to Degree level (or equivalent qualifications) or relevant technical qualification and relevant experience - where no equivalent qualification is held, extensive proven practical and technical experience in a similar role will be required.
• Extensive proven practical experience in instructional/learning design in the context of higher education and a broad disciplinary area.
• Specialist knowledge of how Virtual Learning Environments (such as Canvas) and other associated systems can be used to support learning and teaching.
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding of generative AI models and their applications in digital education.
• Provide training and support to academic staff on the use of AI tools in their teaching.
• Evidence of literacy and numeracy, with the ability to write clearly, and to analyse information and data.
• Knowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and how to actively ensure in day-to-day activity in own area that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly.

(Considered Desirable):

• Experience of working with academic staff, ideally in the use of learning technologies in a blended learning environment.
• Media skills (able to film & edit using Premier Pro, Final Cut or similar) for professional finish.

Informal enquiries can be made to Matt Turner, email m.z.turner@bham.ac.uk

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