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Role Description

• Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) are responsible for:
• Creating or, when applicable, utilizing the list of course learning outcomes
• Writing a course syllabus
• Recording video lectures
• Designing engaging visual representations to support student learning
• Creating interactive assignments, group activities, presentations, and discussion board topics that deepen student understanding and build community
• Designing assessments to measure learning outcomes
• Creating an instructor guide to assist course facilitators
• Providing expert knowledge in strategy and sustainability
• Developing learning modules that guide students through their educational experience while upholding the CPS commitment to student success
• Analyzing best practices in online environmental economics education
• Applying curriculum design experience, including familiarity with backward design principles
• Demonstrating skill in creating learning activities and meaningful assessments of student learning
• Exercising writing and editorial skills, including understanding of copyright issues
• Utilizing technical skills in generating and editing graphics/images
• Collaborating effectively and communicating clearly with the team
• Working independently once tasks are clearly explained
• Committing to weekly check-in meetings with the Instructional Design team and/or the program
• Participating in drafting a schedule for deliverables
• Meeting agreed-upon deadlines according to the master course development schedule
• Faculty are responsible for:
• Providing expert and graduate-level knowledge in strategy and sustainability
• Guiding students through their educational experience while upholding the CPS commitment to student success
• Responding to student inquiries in a timely manner, within 24 hours
• Facilitating class instruction by engaging in the online course portal at least five times per week
• Hosting a minimum of one hour of virtual office hours per week and at least two synchronous class sessions per semester
• Demonstrating excellent collaboration and communication skills
• Analyzing best practices in online strategy, sustainability, and leadership

Qualifications

• Experience teaching online in an educational setting, with demonstrated expertise in curriculum development and assessment, and a passion for teaching strategy and sustainability
• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Sustainability Management, Environmental Studies/Policy, or a related field (PhD preferred)
• Minimum of three years of teaching experience in the relevant topic area
• Desire to motivate and encourage students in academic and professional settings
• Expertise in online teaching and a willingness to learn and apply new technological approaches to education
• Experience using the Brightspace/D2L Learning Management System preferred