<p>The Instructional Designer will work collaboratively with the edX content and engineering teams to plan, develop and deliver highly engaging and media rich online courses. The Instructional Designer will be a flexible thinker, able to determine and apply sound pedagogical strategies to unique situations and a diverse set of academic disciplines.</p>
<p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p>
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<li>Work with the video production team, product managers and course staff on the implementation of instructional design approaches in the development of media and other course materials.</li>
<li>Based on course staff and faculty input, articulate learning objectives and align them to design strategies and assessments.</li>
<li>Develop flipped classroom instructional strategies in coordination with community college faculty. </li>
<li>Produce clear and instructionally effective copy, instructional text, and audio and video scripts</li>
<li>Identify and deploy instructional design best practices for edX course staff and faculty as needed.</li>
<li>Create course communication style guides. Train and coach teaching staff on best practices for communication and discussion management.</li>
<li>Serve as a liaison to instructional design teams based at X universities.</li>
<li>Consult on peer review processes to be used by learners in selected courses.</li>
<li>Ability to apply game-based learning theory and design into selected courses as appropriate.</li>
<li>Use learning analytics and metrics to inform course design and revision process.</li>
<li>Collaborate with key research and learning sciences stakeholders at edX and partner institutions for the development of best practices for MOOC teaching and learning and course design.</li>
<li>Support the development of pilot courses and modules used for sponsored research initiatives.</li>
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<p><strong>Qualifications:</strong></p>
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<li>Master's Degree in Educational Technology, Instructional Design or related field. Experience in higher education with additional experience in a start-up or research environment preferable.</li>
<li>Excellent interpersonal and communication (written and verbal), project management, problem-solving and time management skills. The ability to be flexible with projects and to work on multiple courses essential. Ability to meet deadlines and manage expectations of constituents.</li>
<li>Capacity to develop new and relevant technology skills. Experience using game theory design and learning analytics to inform instructional design decisions and strategy.</li>
<li>Technical Skills: Video and screencasting experience. LMS Platform experience, xml, HTML, CSS, Adobe Design Suite, Camtasia or Captivate experience. Experience with web 2.0 collaboration tools.</li>
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<p>Eligible candidates will be invited to respond to an Instructional Design task based on current or future edX course development needs.</p>
<p>If you are interested in this position, please send an email to <ahref="mailto:jobs@edx.org">jobs@edx.org</a>.</p>
<p>In addition to these new courses, edX is bringing back several courses from the popular fall 2012 semester: <ahref="http://www.edx.org/courses/MITx/6.00x/2013_Spring/about">Introduction to Computer Science and Programming</a>; <ahref="http://www.edx.org/courses/MITx/3.091x/2013_Spring/about">Introduction to Solid State Chemistry</a>; <ahref="http://www.edx.org/courses/BerkeleyX/CS188.1x/2013_Spring/about">Introduction to Artificial Intelligence</a>; <ahref="http://www.edx.org/courses/BerkeleyX/CS169.1x/2013_Spring/about">Software as a Service I</a>; <ahref="http://www.edx.org/courses/BerkeleyX/CS169.2x/2013_Spring/about">Software as a Service II</a>; <ahref="http://www.edx.org/courses/BerkeleyX/CS184.1x/2013_Spring/about">Foundations of Computer Graphics</a>.</p>
<p>This spring also features Harvard's <em>Copyright</em>, taught by Harvard Law School professor William Fisher III, former law clerk to Justice Thurgood Marshall and expert on the hotly debated U.S. copyright system, which will explore the current law of copyright and the ongoing debates concerning how that law should be reformed. <em>Copyright</em> will be offered as an experimental course, taking advantage of different combinations and uses of teaching materials, educational technologies, and the edX platform. 500 learners will be selected through an open application process that begins in late January 2013.</p>
<p><ahref="http://www.edx.org/courses/HarvardX/HLS1x/2013_Spring/about">Copyright from William Fisher III</a>, WilmerHale Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Harvard Law School, and Director, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, will explore the current law of copyright and the ongoing debates concerning how that law should be reformed.</p>
<p>This spring also features Harvard's <ahref="http://www.edx.org/courses/HarvardX/HLS1x/2013_Spring/about">Copyright</a>, taught by Harvard Law School professor William Fisher III, former law clerk to Justice Thurgood Marshall and expert on the hotly debated U.S. copyright system, which will explore the current law of copyright and the ongoing debates concerning how that law should be reformed. <em>Copyright</em> will be offered as an experimental course, taking advantage of different combinations and uses of teaching materials, educational technologies, and the edX platform. 500 learners will be selected through an open application process that will run through January 3rd 2013.</p>
<p>These new courses would not be possible without the contributions of key edX institutions, including UC Berkeley, which is the inaugural chair of the “X University” consortium and major contributor to the platform. All of the courses will be hosted on edX’s innovative platform at <ahref="http://www.edx.org">www.edx.org</a> and are open for registration as of today. EdX expects to announce a second set of spring 2013 courses in the future.</p>