Graduate Assistant-E-Learning

Description

Position Summary

The Graduate Assistant will serve as an e-learning assistant and student support specialist.

This position will be 20 hours per week and the hours will be mutually agreed upon based on the student’s availability. Typically, the office hours will be scheduled sometime during Mon. through Thur. between 8:00am and 5:00pm and Friday between 8:00am and 2:00pm.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Act as a student success manager, working with enrolled online/degree completion students to support and enhance their success and reduce attrition rates
• Assist with the reviews and evaluations of online course development projects
• Assist in the formatting of content and the revisions of errors within the learning management system
• Assist instructional designers by completing supporting tasks related to online course development projects.
• Monitor the enrollment and progress of instructors completing the BOOST training (Basics of Online Success Training).
• Analyze data and report findings to the E-Learning team.
• Assist with creating files, spreadsheets, and maintaining documentation related to the instructional design process.
• Complete other duties as assigned or required.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) of this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.

Required Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

Must understand and support the Mission, Vision and Code of Ethical Conduct of Walsh University, as a Catholic higher education university as expressed in Ex Corde Ecclesiae, and possess the following:

Education: Bachelor’s Degree and currently enrolled as a full time student in a master’s or doctorate program at Walsh University.

Skills and abilities: Professional demeanor and ability to interact with charity towards students, staff, and faculty. Strong organizational and time management skills. Capacity to work both independently and collaboratively in a team-based environment. Ability to maintain confidentiality. Advanced computer skills preferred.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

• Daily functions may include sitting, standing and walking between campus offices
• Working on a computer
• Working in an open office setting which may include some distractions

Application Instructions

Applicants must submit a completed online application and any additional documents requested by the search/interview committee. This may include resume, unofficial transcripts, etc.

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