The Director of Online Education and Educational Technology is responsible for working with faculty and staff to lead and manage the University, online courses and robust suite of programs, including: evaluating and recommending innovative concepts, technologies and delivery modes of online, hybrid learning; and classroom technology, ensuring the exemplary quality of online courses; ensuring all accreditation and regulatory requirements; aligning efforts with University’s academic priorities, mission, branding, and institutional learning outcomes; collaborating with academic departments, faculty, and staff requirements; facilitating and recommending related professional development for online faculty; and serving as the key point of contact for our online partner. This role reports directly to the Executive Director for Center of Teaching and Learning.

Essential Functions:

• Oversight of the distance learning program, learning management system, staff, and budget.
• Liaison duties between online students and University academic support services.
• Oversight of initial distance education training and continuing education for faculty; facilitate faculty development workshops in the areas of online teaching.
• Training faculty/staff on fair use and copyright laws as they relate to distance learning.
• Identifying and implementing best practices for distance learning pedagogy to ensure the quality and effectiveness of distance education course programming.
• Provide support to faculty through ongoing research on emerging technologies that may be adapted to distance learning course and program development.
• Ensure compliance with SACSCOC standards for distance learning.
• Direct operations of the University's online programs (scheduling, student support, faculty coordination, scheduling, registrar, enrollment processing).
• Manage University's relationships and projects with third party service providers for online education programs
• Develop and implement strategic plans and policies for online learning, perform yearly program assessments, and provide ongoing budgetary analysis
• Identify and research new revenue streams for the University and enhanced educational experiences for students relating to online programming.
• Collaborate with an d Advise Deans/Division Chairs or other Supervisors to ensure the following: the instructional quality of courses/programs; assessment of faculty teaching styles and use of appropriate pedagogy and andragogy; and identify areas of weakness in courses/programs and employ strategies for improvement.
• Communicate effectively in a professional, tactful and courteous manner with students, employees, faculty and the general public.
• Ensure that all activities are conducted within the established University policies, FERPA guidelines and other applicable laws pertaining to employment and education.
• The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that logically relate to the position.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated expertise in effective and innovative pedagogical application of technology to online/hybrid course delivery including use of instructional design principles, direct experience with adaptation of curriculum to an online/hybrid format.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing online/hybrid delivery programs in a Learning Management System.
• Experience with collaborative leadership of an organization including managing online/hybrid initiatives, experience with market analysis, strategic planning, and online marketing of educational programs, experience with program assessment and data-based reporting.
• Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Moderate physical activity. Requires handling objects of average-weight up to fifty (50) pounds or standing and/or walking for more than four (4) hours per day.

Minimum Requirements:

• Master's degree in Instructional Design, Educational Technology or a related field.
• At least (3) years of related experience required.

Pre-Employment Requirements:

• Criminal background check

Florida Memorial University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the American Disabilities Act (ADA), those functions of the job that are identified as essential are required to be performed with or without reasonable accommodations. Requests to facilitate the performance of essential functions will be considered.