The Specialist II, 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 II, Instructional Design will support the development of curriculum and professional development materials in conjunction with Specialists I and III, Instructional Designers.
Performs cause, knowledge, or gap analyses to help determine appropriate learning delivery options
Develops course guides for curriculum or EvolvEd courses to support facilitation of courses
Determines the suitable instructional design method, media selection, and facilitation style for the implementation of organizational interventions and solutions
Constructs supportive materials to enhance performance improvement strategies
Aligns new and existing course content with optimum instructional methods including instructor-led, e-learning, and blended approaches
Maintains a current understanding of nursing and healthcare professions curriculum or professional development research and trends related to online teaching and learning practices
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
Develops and refines tests, scoring guides, and curriculum
Maps course topics, objectives, and assignments into program designs to demonstrate that standards are met, and assessment is achievable
Liaise with Nightingale Education Group committees as appropriate
Participates in the successful implementation of other functional projects as they arise
Devise new processes, or refine existing ones, to optimize training development process
Perform other duties as assigned
A Master’s degree from an accredited institution in Learning Science, Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Assessment, Learning Design, Curriculum Design, or a related field is required
A minimum of three years of participating in the design of learning technology, software, or learning environments is required
A minimum of two years of experience developing courses in LMS and authoring tools is required
Demonstrated experience designing assessments within distance learning experiences is required
Demonstrated understanding of concept-based, competency-based, project-based, and other learning design models is required
Demonstrated experience contributing to learning design systems with numerous stakeholders and requirements is required
A minimum of three years of experience gathering and applying peer-reviewed scholarly research and user research is preferred
Experience in Nursing/Allied Health/Health Sciences Education preferred
Experience in micro-credentialing preferred
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