Learning Experience Architect: Online & Hybrid Course Design

North Central College; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 56,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition waiver

Paid time off

Retirement plan

Campus facilities access

Job summary

North Central College in Naperville, IL seeks an Instructional Designer to join the Center for the Advancement of Faculty Excellence (CAFE). You will design, develop, and evaluate courses across in-person, hybrid, and online modalities, aligning outcomes, activities, and assessments.

The role emphasizes accessibility, LMS configuration (Canvas preferred), faculty workshops, and scalable evidence of student learning.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of instructional design, learning sciences, adult learning, backward design, and principles of effective teaching and learning.
• Proficiency with learning outcomes, competencies/standards, curriculum alignment, assessment design, and rubrics.
• Ability to translate program-level goals into course-level outcomes, activities, assessments, and evidence.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, revise, and evaluate courses and learning experiences using evidence-informed instructional design practices.
• Apply backward design and constructive alignment to connect program outcomes to course outcomes and assessments.
• Build and configure course components in the LMS (modules, assignments, rubrics, outcomes) and support mapping outcomes to assessments.
• Collaborate with faculty to deploy program learning outcomes and aligned assessments across courses.
• Develop course templates, guides, and resources to promote accessible, learner-centered design.
• Review courses for quality, accessibility, usability, alignment, and effective use of instructional technology.

Skills

Instructional design

Learning sciences

Backward design

Assessment design

Rubrics

Course development

Collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in instructional design/education

Bachelor’s degree (relevant field)

Tools

Canvas

Job description

North Central College in Naperville, IL seeks an Instructional Designer to join the Center for the Advancement of Faculty Excellence (CAFE). You will design, develop, and evaluate courses across in-person, hybrid, and online modalities, aligning outcomes, activities, and assessments.

The role emphasizes accessibility, LMS configuration (Canvas preferred), faculty workshops, and scalable evidence of student learning.