Roles and Responsibilities

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW• Competency descriptions of Instructional Designers (ASTD)

• Conduct needs assessments and determines best learning approach• Apply learning theory• Collaborate with others• Curriculum design, program design, and/or learning solution created• Design and develop instructional material• Analyze, select, and integrate technology solutions• Evaluate learning design

• Defining competencies helps describe the necessary “skills and behaviors . . . for competent performance” (Stimson, 2002)

• Outlining roles and responsibilities provides job descriptions of what the job is and what is required of the individual

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART• Manager – Jess B.

• Responsible for ensuring the department’s performance and collaboration regarding the design and development of formal and informal learning solutions using a variety of methods (ASTD)

• Instructional Designer – Kat M.

• Responsible for the design and development of training materials

• Analyzes, selects, and integrates technology options

• Instructional Designer – Bren C.

• Creates assessments monitoring performance

• Evaluates and communicates results

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN TEAM MANAGER

• Oversee course development design strategies

• Evaluate existing standard operating procedures

• Review course content during analysis, design, and development stages for sound pedagogical and instructional design practices

• Identify new, innovative instructional design, technology practices, and provide team training

• Negotiate contracts with vendors for departmental operations and/or educational resources

• Manage communications between instructional design team and evaluations team

• Coordinate and monitor task distribution, provide mentoring and training, evaluate performance

• Manage non-course projects for instructional design team, evaluations team and quality management team

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN TEAM

Instructional Designer

• Define instructional, learning, or performance objectives

• Design learning products, identify use of web-based aids and electronic performance support systems

• Design instructional aids in support of stand-alone, instructor-led classroom or online use

• Present and make recommendations to implement course design, technology, and instruction delivery options

Instructional Designer / Coordinator / Materials Management

• Order, or authorize purchase of instructional materials, supplies, equipment, and visual aids

• Organize production and design of curriculum materials

• Research, evaluate, and prepare recommendations on curricula, instructional methods, and materials

• Ensue security of course content

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN TEAM (CONT.)

Evaluations Management Team

• Determine evaluation strategy

• Conduct analysis to improve interventions (formative evaluation)

• Determine and develop learner assessments

• Individual performance metrics

• Develop curriculum evaluation

• Organization performance metrics

• Performance audits

• Conduct judgment about worth and effectiveness (summative evaluation)

• Observe teaching staff to evaluate performance and recommend curriculum or instructional modifications

INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN PAY SCALEOccupational Information Network - O*Net

• Training and Development Managers

• $45.86 hourly, $95,400 annual

• Instructional Designers/Technologists

• $28.87 hourly, $60,050 annual

• Instructional Coordinator

• $28.87 hourly, $60,050 annual

• Training and Development Specialist

• $26.89 hourly, $55,930 annual

EQUIPMENT NEEDSTechnical Needs

• Computers ($400+ each)

• Dual monitors ($420 each)

• Network connection

• Web browser

• Learning management system

• Office 365 Midsize Business ($15/month per user)

• Authoring tool: Articulate Storyline ($1,398 each)

• Cisco WebEx Premium 25 ($49/month)

EQUIPMENT NEEDS (CONT.)Authoring Tool: Articulate Storyline

• Interactive

• Slide layers to allow more than one interaction per slide

• Triggers to cause specific actions to occur at specific times

• Character library

• Drag-and-drop

• Quizzing

• Over 20 different question types

• Question pooling

• Randomization

• Publishing

• HTML5

• Flash

• Mobile devices

REFERENCES• Articulate (2014). Articulate store. Retrieved from

http://www.articulate.com/store/store.php

• Barksdale, S. & Lund, T. (2001). Rapid evaluation. Alexandria, VA: American Society for Training and Development.

• Cisco WebEx (2014). Cisco WebEx plans. Retrieved from http://www.webex.com/plans/meetings-plans.html?TrackID=1029991&hbxref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&goid=buy_webex_meetings

• Dell (2014). Shop for work. Retrieved from http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=bsd&cs=04&sku=DP1913&ST=pla&dgc=ST&cid=262075&lid=4742361&acd=1230980794501410

• Glassdoor (2014). Instructional Designer Salaries. Retrieved from Glassdoor: http://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/instructional-designer-salary-SRCH_KO0,22.htm

REFERENCES (CONT.)• Gordon, A. (2013, June). ID Roles and Responsibilities. Retrieved from Instructional

Design & Online Course Development: http://instructionaldesign.gordoncomputer.com/IDRoles.html

• Microsoft Office 365 (2014). Microsoft Office 355 store. Retrieved from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/business/compare-office-365-for-business-plans-FX102918419.aspx

• Occupational Information Network (2013). Summary Report for: 11-3131.00 - Training and Development Managers. Retrieved from O*NET Online: http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/11-3131.00

• Occupational Information Network (2013). Summary Report for: 13-1151.00 - Training and Development Specialists. Retrieved from O*NET Online: http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/13-1151.00

REFERENCES (CONT.)• Occupational Information Network (2013). Summary Report for: 25-9031.00 - Instructional

Coordinators. Retrieved from O*NET Online: http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/25-9031.00

• Occupational Information Network (2013). Summary Report for: 25-9031.01 - Instructional Designers and Technologists. Retrieved from O*NET Online: http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/25-9031.01

• Stimson, N. (2002). How to Write and Prepare Training Materials (2nd ed.). London, England: Kogan Page Ltd.

• The ASTD Competency Model (2013). Retrieved from http://www.astd.org/Certification/Competency-Model

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2012). Occupational Outlook Handbook. Retrieved from Bureau of Labor Statistics: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/instructional-coordinators.htm

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2012). Occupational Outlook Handbook. Retrieved from Bureau of Labor Statistics: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/training-and-development-managers.htm