Educational Technologist

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester.  We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement.  We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching

• Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities

• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.

• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes

• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others

• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:

Educational Technologist

Job Description Summary:

To provide support services related to instructional technology applications for Austin Community College (ACC) faculty and staff; provides training assistance in in use of media as needed, and maintains equipment inventory for technology used by faculty and staff in support of instruction at the College.

Job Description:

This is an ACC District position that is anticipated to serve the Highland Campus during the following hours:

Monday - Friday, 8 am - 5 pm.

Description of Duties and Tasks

1) Creates and maintains training videos and documentation for instructional technologies supported within the College.
2) Provides end-user training, consultations, and technical support on the use of various instructional technologies, including lecture capture, web conferencing, learning management system, etc.
3) Provides consultation with faculty to recommend applicable media, multimedia equipment use, design, and production techniques for instruction, materials, and presentation.
4) Conducts train-the-trainer workshops for internal teams on the use of instructional technologies within the College.
5) Creates media and multimedia, in partnership with subject matter experts, for use in various instructional formats.
6) Facilitates one-on-one instruction and group workshops, either on request or as part of campus-wide special events.
7) Maintenance and tracking of instructional technologies for short-term loans to faculty & staff.
8) Supports the use of in-classroom audio-visual technologies through end-user training, documentation creation, and technical support.
9) Performs routine maintenance of in-classroom audio-visual technologies and makes recommendations on repairs and/or replacements.
10) Provides assistance to partnering production teams in the support of faculty/guest presentations and special events.
11) Assists and/or leads media production projects, in coordination with the Instructional Media Production team, including video and audio projects for faculty and staff as well as digital data conversions.
12) Researches trends in instructional technology and provides recommendations on instructional technology for use & support within the College.
13) May provide training to and oversee work of hourly staff.

Knowledge
* Media equipment and instructional technology, operating techniques, and quality industry standards.
* Computer and multimedia software application packages (for Windows and IOS) and instructional development techniques (such as Adobe Creative Suite, Camtasia, and lecture capture, desktop web conferencing tools).
* Current principles and practices of multimedia presentations.
* Cultural and equity competency.
* Knowledge of and familiarity with working in an academic environment.

Skills
* Maintaining an established work schedule, including occasional evenings and weekends as needed.
* Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
* Effectively using interpersonal and communication skills, including tact and diplomacy.
* Effectively using organizational and pla