Job Summary:

The Assistant Director of Academic Technology leads the team responsible for structuring and maintaining the curriculum management system and its associated resources. This role includes collaborating with faculty and staff to identify and implement practical technology solutions to curricular and administrative challenges, overseeing projects related to system improvements, and ensuring alignment with institutional priorities. Additionally, the Assistant Director evaluates emerging educational technologies and recommends solutions that improve teaching, learning, and administrative processes.

Duties & Essential Job Functions:

1. Establishes and maintains the structure of curricular management system working in conjunction with the Instructional Designer.
2. Leads trainings for faculty, staff, and students on the use of the CMS and creates training materials according to best practice in adult learning.
3. Leads and manages the team to effectively identifies and addresses the needs of users, including IT personnel, faculty, students, and staff, with varying technical skills.
4. Collaborates with information technology staff and vendors to implement a successful teaching and learning environment.
5. Assists faculty in developing learning materials for a self-directed, flipped classroom approach.
6. Works cooperatively with other technology personnel to implement a technology-rich teaching and learning environment.
7. Applies project management skills to plan, execute, and oversee educational technology initiatives, ensuring projects are completed on time, within scope, and aligned with institutional goals.
Evaluates new technologies, initiatives and trends to discover new and better ways to enhance instruction.
8. Supports projects and builds collaborative working relationships with faculty, students, staff, IT personnel, and vendors.
9. Assists faculty in the development of online learning components and other methods as needed.
10. Maintains online web-based resources such as tutorials, reference material, design standards, content resources, templates, and tools for curriculum development.
11. Troubleshoots questions and problems related to the use of the hardware and software associated with developing teaching and learning tools.
12. Provides direction for and assistance with developing video-based online teaching and learning technologies.
13. Researches emerging teaching and learning technologies, initiatives and trends to provide ideas, guidance, and recommendations to faculty and staff.
14. Designs and implements workflows to support technology systems.
15. Facilitates the integration of new technologies into existing systems using feeds, APIs/LTIs.
16. Collects data to generate reports.
17. Follows and abides by institutional policies regarding technology and communication use.
18. Integrates technology across the curriculum to improve learning outcomes.
19. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in education, educational technology or other related field
• 4 years’ relevant experience in a higher education environment.
• Prior experience:
Using multiple curricular/learning management systems (CMS / LMS).
Consulting faculty with online delivery mechanisms and ways to supplement learning.
Delivering effective hands-on training sessions for audiences of all skill levels and abilities.
Developing relevant technical assistance documents tailored to processes and procedures.

Preferred Education & Experience:

• Master’s degree in educational technology, instructional design, or other technology-related field
• 3 plus years’ relevant experience in a higher education environment.
• Prior Experience:
Mac and Windows operating systems.
Instructional technologies in a health-related field or education institution.
Lecture capture technologies
Screen capture mechanisms
Curricular / learning management systems (CMS / LMS)
Online survey or assessment systems
In-class room presentation and delivery modalities
Web collaboration and productivity tools
PowerPoint, Keynote, and/or other mainstream presentation software

Required Licensure/Certification/Specialized Training:

• None

Preferred Licensure, Certification, and/or Specialized Training:

• Universal Design for Learning (UDL) training.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification, Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), or equivalent

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing superior customer service.
• Knowledge of best practices adult learning through online delivery methods.
• Skill in excellent presentation and training skills, including examples of training presentations/seminars given publicly.
• Ability to communicate with technical and non-technical audiences in a friendly, supportive, and clear manner is essential.
• Ability to work independently under general direction with administration, physicians, educators and technical personnel requiring use of business and technical vocabulary, tact, discretion and empathy.
• Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines and use project management skills.
• Ability to communicate technical information and ideas to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues relating to educational technologies.
• Ability to design and implement workflows to support technologies for the use of instruction.
• Ability to follow and abide by university technology policies.

TCU Core Competencies:

University Core Competencies definitions may be found on the Human Resources website and in the staff performance management system.

Physical Requirements (With or Without Accommodations):

• Visual acuity to read information from computer screens, forms and other printed materials and information.
• Able to speak (enunciate) clearly in conversation and general communication.
• Hearing ability for verbal communication/conversation/responses via telephone, telephone systems, and face-to-face interactions.
• Manual dexterity for typing, writing, standing and reaching, flexibility, body movement for bending, crouching, walking, kneeling and prolonged sitting.
• Lifting and moving objects and equipment up to 10 lbs.

Work Environment:

• Work is indoors and sedentary and is subject to schedule changes and/or variable work hours.
• There are no harmful environmental conditions present for this job.
• This role is an on campus, in-person position.
• The noise level in this work environment is usually moderate.

Texas Christian University values Integrity, Engagement, Community and Excellence in the workplace. TCU treats applicants and employees with fairness and respect. TCU hires and promotes individuals based on their qualifications and their commitment to making a positive impact on our student-centered community. TCU is an equal opportunity employer and follows all applicable employment laws. TCU fairly considers all qualified individuals, ensuring we are a workplace free from unlawful discrimination and harassment.