Director, Teaching and Learning

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Job Description

SUMMARY: 

Reporting to the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Success, and Academic Innovation, the Director develops the teaching and learning portfolio of the Center and works closely with the Associate Vice President of Instructional Technology & Design Services to oversee the planning, implementation, and financial management of the center’s initiatives. The Director identifies opportunities to drive inclusive pedagogical practices, faculty community-building, and innovation in the classroom and curriculum. Additionally, this position regularly assesses and evaluates the effectiveness of the CTAI’s programs, adjusting its operations as necessary.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and lead initiatives that facilitate faculty engagement in collaborative and interdisciplinary practices, such as creating learning communities and research opportunities in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL).

• Oversee spaces — both in person and online for faculty to share teaching resources, engage in pedagogical discussions, and participate in professional development opportunities.

• Organize professional development opportunities for faculty, including seminars, conferences, and workshops. Identify critical areas for improving student outcomes and design professional development programs to help faculty address those student needs.

• Create and oversee spaces where faculty can receive strategic guidance from their peers, instructional designers, and technologists on how to design engaging and inclusive courses across different teaching modalities.

• Advance interdisciplinary and inclusive teaching, as well as cross-departmental integration of new pedagogical and technological expertise, by organizing collaborative spaces and events.

• Oversee assessment and evaluation programming for faculty, implementing and maintaining processes that provide faculty with both data-informed and qualitative feedback on their teaching.

• Work with the AVP to stay informed about new, educational AI tools. Create opportunities for teachers to experiment with AI in the classroom to enhance student learning, improve student outcomes, and optimize instructional time.

• Manage and allocate funding to support initiatives related to innovative teaching practices, instructional design, SoTL, and technology integration in the classroom.

• Ensure that the development of the Center is conducted in a manner that is economically and structurally efficient.

• Conduct data-informed and qualitative analyses to assess the effectiveness of CTAI’s initiatives, measuring improvements in terms of both faculty excellence and student outcomes.

• Adjust the center's structure, methods, and strategies as needed to ensure the delivery of the center’s intended results.

• Actively collaborate with different academic departments, faculty members, and institutional leaders to ensure the CTAI’s efforts are advancing university-wide goals related to faculty and student excellence.

• Regularly engage with the campus-wide community.

• Generate ideas for improving student outcomes and elevating faculty excellence,  specifically, ideas for faculty-led teaching programs that cultivate a culturally, socio-emotionally, and technologically adaptable institution.

• Lead the development and implementation of CTAI's initiatives and resources, ensuring they align with Montclair’s mission and values, as well as our objectives for the program.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Management retains the right to add or change job duties at any time.

QUALIFICATIONS