Remote Instructional Designer — Online Higher Ed

Sonoran Desert Institute; Lorida (FL); Remote; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)

Company-paid medical option for the (E

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Company-paid Life insurance

14 Paid holidays

Job summary

Sonoran Desert Institute is seeking an experienced Instructional Designer for a remote, nationwide role. You will collaborate with subject matter experts to analyze learning needs, craft objectives, and develop engaging online courses and assessments for higher education.

You will design course shells in Canvas, utilizing tools like CidiLabs, Design Plus, and Canva, while ensuring accessibility, alignment with objectives, and ongoing quality assurance across the curriculum.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of professional experience in instructional design.
• Minimum of one year of professional instructional design experience at a higher education institution.
• Advanced knowledge of adult learning principles and distance instruction.
• Practical experience with learning management systems and course-authoring software.
• Strong organizational, prioritization, and time management skills with the ability to independently follow through to successful completion of projects within a deadline.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with subject matter experts to analyze learning needs and identify objectives for new and revised distance learning courses.
• Create course and program documentation, including blueprints, design documents, and curriculum maps.
• Identify and secure digital textbooks and multimedia resources; storyboard and script video resources.

Skills

Instructional design

Adult learning theory

Time management

Collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Curriculum and Instructional Design

Instructional design certificate (16 credit hours)

Tools

Canvas LMS

CidiLabs

Design Plus

Canva

Job description

Sonoran Desert Institute is seeking an experienced Instructional Designer for a remote, nationwide role. You will collaborate with subject matter experts to analyze learning needs, craft objectives, and develop engaging online courses and assessments for higher education.

You will design course shells in Canvas, utilizing tools like CidiLabs, Design Plus, and Canva, while ensuring accessibility, alignment with objectives, and ongoing quality assurance across the curriculum.