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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Penn State’s College of Health and Human Development’s Outreach Office invites applications for an Instructional Production Specialist position to join our growing learning design team. The successful candidate will provide administrative and specialized support for the college’s new and established online courses by supporting and collaborating with our learning design team, which includes instructional designers, instructional production specialists, multimedia specialists, and faculty.

Responsibilities:

• Course Management: Set up and manage recurring tasks in the learning management system (Canvas) each semester for HHD online courses.

• Content Development: Assist in creating and revising online course content, ensuring it meets the latest accessibility and quality standards.

• Quality Assurance: Review and update course materials to align with accessibility requirements and educational quality benchmarks.

• Technical Troubleshooting: Investigate and resolve course and technology-related requests, addressing both instructor and student concerns efficiently.

• Collaboration: Work closely with the Learning Design team to explore new functionalities within Canvas and leverage emerging educational technologies.

• Cross-functional Communication: Liaise with internal departments and external vendors to implement and manage current and future educational technologies, including third-party tools.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
The Pennsylvania State University is committed to and accountable for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of its forms. We embrace individual uniqueness, foster a culture of inclusion that supports both broad and specific diversity initiatives, leverage the educational and institutional benefits of diversity, and engage all individuals to help them thrive. We value inclusion as a core strength and an essential element of our public service mission. In HHD, enriching the lives of others is our mission. We believe in the power of human capacity for growth and live that mission by meeting challenges, both big and small, with excitement and energy every day. We invite you to come grow with us.

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