Executive Director of Center for Academic Innovation

Company: The Professional and Organizational Development Ne
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: May 28, 2023

Job Description:

The Executive Director, under general direction, manages the Center for Academic Innovation with the primary goal of improving student success outcomes by providing faculty with professional development, networking, and instructional innovation opportunities. Serves as the primary advisor to the Provost on issues related to innovative teaching and learning practices. Represents the Provost to the faculty for issues related to teaching and learning. Ensures that course instructors have access to teaching professional development, training in state-of-the-art teaching practices, and relevant instructional support equipment in order to provide the highest quality instructional environment to students. The successful candidate will be excited about teaching, supportive of faculty development, and effective at building coalitions and fostering a sense of community.
Included within the scope of the CAI's activities is A&M-San Antonio's Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), an integral component of the SACSCOC reaffirmation of accreditation process. The QEP is Connecting the Dots: Quantitative Reasoning.
Responsibilities:

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• Designs, develops, deploys, and assesses innovative programs that enable course instructors to thrive as excellent teachers
  
• Promotes an inclusive educational experience for a diverse student population by training instructors in equitable teaching practices
  
• Identifies barriers to effective instruction and provides recommendations to campus leadership
  
• Designs, develops, and delivers training to support the effective teaching of gateway courses
  
• Works within the shared governance structure to provide recommendations on the design, administration, assessment, and continuous improvement of the core curriculum
  
• Assists the Provost and the President on initiatives related to teaching and learning, including as a committee member, committee chair, coordinator, or as assigned
  
• Ensures efficient and effective use of Center for Academic Innovation (CAI) staff and resources, including the development and oversight of faculty advisory boards
  
• Leads the development of CAI long-term and short-term goals and objectives
  
• Sets unit and individual performance objectives, monitors and adjusts, and evaluates outcomes leading to student success and improvement
  
• Oversees CAI budgeting and fiscal operations
  
• Develops, directs, and evaluates CAI internal controls
  
• Directs the administration of University-wide programs and initiatives
  
• Coordinates and maintains CAI working relationships with units across the University
  
• Leads initiatives for training and professional development sessions informed by faculty input and/or innovations in pedagogical practices to support faculty and student success
  
• Serves as the university's liaison to the Chancellor's Council for Academic Technology and Innovative Education (CATIE)
  
• Continues deployment of and assesses the university's QEP, Connecting the Dots: Quantitative Reasoning
  
• Collaborates with the SACSOC liaison on QEP update reports, including the Fifth-Year Report (due in 2025)
  
  This document represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. Other duties may be assigned.
  Required Education and Experience:
  
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  • Master's degree in education, human development, instructional design, or a related area; or master's degree in any discipline combined with experience with teaching/learning excellence initiatives.
    
  • Ten (10) years of related experience.
    
    Preferred Education and Experience:
    
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    • Terminal degree with experience with teaching/learning excellence initiatives
      
    • Two (2) years of experience at the Executive Director level at institution of higher education working directly with learning theory, learning management systems including Blackboard, instructional design, instructional technologies, distance learning, and educational assessment; college teaching experience; experience with delivering professional development instruction; and experience with deploying and assessing a quality enhancement plan; experience at an HSI (Hispanic Serving Institution).
      
    • Two (2) years of progressively responsible administrative experience at an institution of higher education, including experience with budget management and personnel supervision; higher education teaching experience.
      
      Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
      
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      • Learning theory, learning management systems including Blackboard, instructional design, instructional technologies, distance learning, and educational assessment.
        
      • Multitask and work cooperatively across campus.
        
      • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively to ensure understanding.
        
      • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
        
      • Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
        
      • Higher education accreditation, quality enhancement plans, higher education finance and budgeting, and principles of shared governance and academic freedom.
        
        Application Instructions:
        Please make sure to provide the following documents:
        
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        • Application
          
        • Cover Letter to include two - three professional references
          
        • Resume
          
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          Summary of Employee Benefits:
          
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