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Educational Technologist Jobs in Johannesburg, South Africa at IIE Rosebank College
Position: Â EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIST
The Independent Institute ofEducation, Rosebank College, is part of the ADvTECH Group, Africa’s leading privateeducationprovider. From our humble beginning in 1909, Rosebank College has grown to a student population of more than 28,000 students nationwide.
As we continue to expand and innovate, we invite passionate professionals to become part of ourdynamicteam. If you are driven by the desire to make a meaningful difference in students’ lives and wish to contribute to an institution that values academic excellence, connection, and student success, we would love to hear from you.
Join us on our journey of shaping futures!
Direct Reporting Line:
Head Academic
JobPurpose:
To provide training and support to the academic staff and students to promote adoption and development of online mediation skills in the Learn space to enhance the student learning experience. Furthermore, Educational Technologists are required to troubleshoot system errors as they arise.
Key Performance Areas:
Implementation of LMS Decisions that Support Strategic Imperatives:
Ensure compliance in implementing strategic directives issued by the IIE.
Consistent implementation of functionality, analytics and reporting options that promote IIERC’s strategic imperatives at a campus level.
Consult with campus stakeholders and collate feedback to be shared with the CSO.
Support & Development of Lecturers on Campus:
Design of the lecturer development process through the following:
Analyse RCLearn analytics and facilitate feedback to lecturers.
From RCLearn Analytics, ensure benchmarks are in place to improve lecturer RCLearn engagement.
Provide input for peer reviews evidencing continuous Tech development plans.
Implement training workshops for Independent Contractors (IC’s) and permanent lecturers’ development on RCLearn.
Implement On-boarding training for new IC lecturers and permanent academics.
Implement buddy-system to support new IC lecturers on campus.
Engage and collaborate with the Ed Tech team, campus Academic team and National Educational Technologist to ensure a planned and effective training strategy.
Assist in the selection of candidates for Bb certified training.
Quality Assurance of EdTech Experience on Campus:
Assess effectiveness of RCLearn training for students across programmes.
Evaluate the ability of students to log on, navigate and engage on RCLearn.
Assess level of progress made by lecturers on development plans and report on areas of improvement and risk.
Evaluate effectiveness of workshop material for student support workshops (RCLearn, Safe Assign, etc.), and provide updated material where necessary, including material for the Knowledge Base Resource Centre on RCLearn.
Promoting Online Engagement Culture on Campus:
Implement and support policies and The IIE Teaching and Learning (T&L) strategy regarding Ed Tech adoption.
Assist in the management of change related to the educational technology strategy.
Promote online engagement on campus by building communities of best practice.
Adopt evidence-based decision making and planning.
Drive uptake of contemporary developments in T&L for the lecturers with a focus on blended learning strategies.
Support T&L discussion on campus amongst peers through a range of mediums, focusing on the blended mediums but supporting the T&L drives.
Lecturing:
Lectures 1 module per semester (not exceeding 70 hours in to…
Title: Educational Technologist
Company: IIE Rosebank College
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Category: Education / Teaching
