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Title: Instructional Technologist - Learning Systems Administrator

Position Type: Staff Full-Time

Days Per Week: Monday - Friday

Hours Per Week: 40

VP Area: Finance and Administration

Department: Information Technology

Position Summary

The Instructional Technologist position is a part of the Learning Design and Support team within Teaching and Learning Technologies. This position primarily serves as the systems administrator for the LMS (Canvas) and all integrated instructional technologies. As an administrator, they will facilitate data-driven decision-making to enhance the instructional technology ecosystem and act as a liaison between the university and instructional technology vendors to ensure seamless integration of technologies to support innovation. Additionally, this position will play a supporting role in providing consultations, training, and advancing the use of the LMS and other instructional technologies for teaching and learning.

Benefits of Working at Elon

As an Elon University employee, you’ll join an internationally acclaimed university with a commitment to fostering a thriving community. Ranked among the most innovative, creative and best-run universities in the nation, Elon’s personal approach to education extends to employees, whose growth, professional development and success is a hallmark of our training and advancement opportunities.

Elon University’s home is the charming town of Elon, North Carolina, a small, friendly community located a short distance from the beach and the mountains, and among the vibrant cities of Greensboro, Raleigh and Durham. In addition to the beautiful canopy of historic oak trees iconic to our campus, you’ll find boundless opportunities for family-friendly recreation, cultural events and outdoor activities. Hiking, water sports, fine dining and entertainment are just a few of the many happenings in the Elon area, making the region one of the nation’s premier travel destinations.

Employees at Elon enjoy a generous and comprehensive benefits package that includes:

28 annual days off, including holidays and vacation.

Immediate tuition remission for undergraduate courses

Tuition remission for approved graduate-level courses after 12 months of employment.

Retirement plan with an 8 percent contribution from the university.

Immediate eligibility for health, dental and vision insurance, along with free acute care and lab services at our onsite Health & Wellness Clinic.

Free use of campus fitness facilities.

Free admission to musical and theater performances, guest speakers, religious and ethnic observances, recitals, art exhibitions, entertainment and our Division I Phoenix athletics.

Eligibility for tuition remission at Elon for spouses, qualifying domestic partners and dependents begins at two years of service. After two years of employment, eligibility begins for participation in the Tuition Exchange, a national scholarship exchange program that enables dependents to enroll in nationally recognized partner colleges and universities.

Elon values and celebrates the diverse backgrounds, cultures, experiences and perspectives of our community members. As an equal opportunity employer, Elon’s principles of diversity extend to race and gender identity, age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and other aspects of one’s identity. At Elon, our employees respect human differences, passion for lifelong learning, emphasis on personal integrity and an ethic of service.

Minimum Required Education and Experience

Master's degree in Instructional Technology, Instructional Design, Curriculum and Instruction or similar field with minimum 1 -2 years of experience.

Preferred Education and Experience

Minimum 3 years of experience, preferably in a higher education environment.

Job Duties

• Oversee Learning Management System
  • Serve as the administrator for the university’s LMS instance by supporting users and managing the system in collaboration with the LMS vendor.
  • Serve as the primary liaison for LMS-related projects and issues, coordinating across IT, Registrar’s office, and academic departments for designing effective and user-friendly systems.
  • Serve as the administrator for other instructional technologies that integrate with the LMS by engaging campus users to implement new features and conduct user-testing, collaborating with vendors to ensure technical feasibility, and managing contracts.
  • Design and maintain Elon’s LMS structure, organizing sub-accounts, managing course data, and provisioning user accounts.
  • Collaborate with other IT teams and vendors to maintain secure integrations with SIS, SSO, and third-party tools.
  • Research, pilot, install, and manage LMS features and LTI integrations to improve teaching and learning.
  • Engage with vendor and campus users to conduct user testing to implement new features in the LMS and build a community of users on campus to advance LMS use.
  • Develop and maintain documentation, policies, and standards for LMS use and recommend best practices.
  • Actively participate in regional, national, and global communities of LMS admins.
• Lead Data Analytics and Governance Initiatives
  • Collect, analyze, and report LMS and other instructional technology usage and system performance data to inform strategic decisions.
  • Develop dashboards and reports to measure learning quality, engagement, and ROI for instructional technologies and technology training.
  • Use analytics from LMS and other instructional technologies to evaluate student learning experience and recommend system improvements, guide instructional design decisions, and improve faculty adoption.
  • Using appropriate data governance frameworks, manage access to learning data across different instructional technologies for relevant stakeholders on campus.
  • Support institutional assessment and accreditation needs through data reporting.
• Support TLT operations
  • Consult, train, and support faculty, staff, and students in the application of instructional technologies.
  • Collaborate with other Instructional Technologists to support the design and development of quality online and hybrid courses.
  • Develop and update instructional technology documentation that provides clear guidelines on how to effectively use the technology.
  • Develop best practices using learning theories to support and promote the effective use of instructional technologies across campus.
  • Engage with educational communities to learn about instructional technologies and take initiative to integrate them on campus.
  • Provide guidance as technology expert on educational committees.
• Inclusive Community Building Community is foundational to Elon and a shared responsibility within our residential campus. All who work at Elon should demonstrate an understanding of and engagement with Elon’s foundational commitment to relationships, mentoring and collaboration in a close-knit residential community. We embrace the shared responsibility to foster inclusive excellence within a strong residential community. Accordingly, employees are expected to join together and build connections in activities that foster an active and engaged campus environment and engage in professional development to support the shared responsibility of enriching diversity, equity, and inclusion through meaningful relationships and mentoring at Elon. Employees are encouraged to, for example, attend or participate in campus activities such as College Coffee, Numen Lumen, campus cultural events, athletic events, continuing education, professional development opportunities and trainings, employee resource groups and other university-sponsored activities to demonstrate an active commitment to the Elon community.

Special Instructions to Applicants: Please submit a cover letter expressing your motivation for applying and explaining how your professional experiences have prepared you for this position.

Applicant review will begin January 30th.