Learning Experience Designer

uchicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Chicago Booth School of Business is seeking a Learning Experience Designer to work with the Instructional Design team within Faculty Services. The LED will collaborate with faculty to establish instructional goals and develop course materials, training, and online resources, leveraging cutting-edge instructional technologies.

The role focuses on adopting innovative teaching methods, creating assessments, and offering workshops and webinars on technology use in teaching, while

Responsibilities

• Consults with faculty to understand instructional goals and desired outcomes.
• Collaborates with faculty to identify and implement learning technologies to support goals.
• Promotes adoption of innovative learning technologies and pedagogical approaches.
• Develops resources and services including training programs and online materials.
• Assists faculty in creating assessments and evaluation criteria and offers workshops.

Skills

Instructional design

Collaborative consulting

Learning technologies

Pedagogical approaches

Tools

LMS

Generative AI tools

Web conferencing

Job description

Department

Booth Faculty and Academic Services: Learning Strategies

About the Department

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is the second-oldest business school in the U.S. and second to none when it comes to influencing business education and business practices. Since 1898, the school has produced ideas and leaders that shape the world of business. Their rigorous, discipline-based approach to business education transforms students into confident, effective, respected business leaders prepared to face the toughest challenges.

Chicago Booth has the finest set of facilities of any business school in the world. Each of the four campuses (two in Chicago, one in London, and one in Hong Kong) reflects the architectural traditions of its environs while offering a state-of-the-art learning environment.

Chicago Booth is proud to claim:

• an unmatched faculty.
• degree and open enrollment programs offered on three continents.
• a global body of nearly 56,000 accomplished alumni.
• strong and growing corporate relationships that provide a wealth of lifelong career opportunities.

As part of the world-renowned University of Chicago, Chicago Booth shares the University's core values that shape the distinctive intellectual culture. At Booth, they constantly question and test ideas, and seek proof. This extraordinarily effective approach to business leads to new ideas and innovative solutions. Seven of the Booth faculty members have won Nobel Prizes for these ideas - the first business school to achieve this accomplishment.

For more information about the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, please visit: http://www.chicagobooth.edu/.

Job Summary

As a member of the Instructional Design team within Faculty Services, the Learning Experience Designer (LED) member plays an essential role in enhancing educational success by consulting faculty to establish instructional goals and course development solutions. This mid-level position involves closely collaborating with faculty to adopt appropriate learning technologies and promoting innovative teaching methods and pedagogical approaches. The LED is responsible for developing and implementing a range of resources and services, from tailored training programs and online materials to advanced instructional technology applications. The LED also assists faculty in creating assessments and evaluation criteria, providing feedback and opportunities for improvement, and offers workshops and webinars on instructional design and technology use. Maintaining expertise in instructional design principles and staying updated on emerging technologies is crucial. The LED actively explores instructional technology trends to address teaching challenges and fosters strong professional relationships with colleagues across campus and other educational institutions.

This position is not eligible for employer-sponsored employment authorization.

Responsibilities

• Consults with faculty to understand their instructional goals and desired learning outcomes to provide practical solutions for course and academic activity development and design.
• Collaborates with faculty to identify and implement suitable learning technologies to support educational goals and offer guidance on optimizing the use of existing instructional tools.
• Promotes the adoption of innovative learning technologies, instructional strategies, and pedagogical approaches and works with faculty to explore and incorporate emerging instructional technologies and teaching methodologies.
• Investigates innovative and effective uses of instructional technology in teaching and learning and supports academic tools and platforms available for courses and programs.
• Develops resources and services, including tailored training programs, documentation, online reference materials, learning modules, and seminars ranging from basic online course management skills to the advanced applications of technology in teaching.
• Collaborates with faculty and program staff in developing and implementing assessments and evaluations for in-person, online, and hybrid courses.
• Offers individual faculty and staff consultations and delivers group workshops and webinars on instructional design methods and using technology in teaching.
• Maintains a thorough knowledge of instructional design principles, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and emerging applications of instructional technology.
• Evaluates and pilots innovative learning tools, technologies, and AI solutions to enhance teaching and learning experiences.
• Maintains professional expertise in teaching and learning with technology and quality assurance processes and course evaluation, including learning management systems (LMS), generative AI tools, immersive technologies, adaptive learning tools, web conferencing, and classroom technologies.
• Monitors trends, identifies opportunities, and explores innovative solutions to teaching and learning problems.
• Maintains a network of relationships with colleag