Summary
Date Posted:Friday, March 24 2023, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Educational Qualifications:
Master’s degree in Instructional Technology, Educational Technology, Instructional Systems Design or other related qualifications from recognised institution plus commensurate experience in managing Virtual Learning Environments / Learning Management Systems and/or Instructional Technologies.

Working Experience:
At least two to four years’ prior work experience before obtaining Master’s qualifications plus two (2) years after obtaining Master’s degree.

Knowledge, skills and abilities:
• Knowledge of current educational technology practices, theories, and emerging trends and technologies that support teaching and
• Highly experienced and proficient with common desktop applications and learning technologies, such as presentation, multimedia, and web
• Adult education and learning management systems experience: Experience with adult learning and instructional design, and a knowledge of online or distance education programmes and learning management
• Strong interpersonal communication and presentation skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management
• Leadership skills: able to lead the instructional technology team, collaborating with the ICT specialists and all stakeholders – College Management, Students, teaching staff (Faculty members), administrative staff who handle data related to students’ records, etc.
• Effective communicator: able to communicate well with users with different levels of experience and technical
• Good customer service skills: should have a customer service orientation as you will be engaged in solving staff members and students’ daily challenges related to the use of the learning management systems.
• Ability to use Learning Management Systems, e., Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment (MOODLE) is desirable.
• Ability to integrate systems and databases.
• Ability to work with senior faculty members and senior university administrators.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, deadline-driven, complex, team-based environment with multiple competing priorities.
• Ability to prioritize and exercise independent judgement.

Duties and Responsibilities
Major Responsibilities
An Instructional Technologist is a person who has the responsibility in providing daily support as well as keeping the ongoing operations of a learning management system stable. The Instructional Technologist facilitates technology-rich teaching and learning by providing evaluation and technical support related to the College’s online learning management system for online, hybrid, and web-augmented courses. This includes support for academic courses, self-paced learning modules, audio/video components, and other training resources for faculty, staff, and students.

Specific Duties
• The specific duties shall be as follows:
• Teaching / Instructional Design duties
• Assists in enhancing teaching and learning through the identification, evaluation, adoption, and integration of effective instructional technology innovations into the curriculum.
• Assists faculty and staff with developing courses and online learning content for various audiences.
• Assists in determining learning objectives and instructional
• Serves as a key source of support for advanced faculty and staff users of the core learning technologies, such as learning management systems, content publishing platforms, video management technologies, or interactive content creation and authoring
• Keeps track of freshly uploaded relevant courses, spot and resolve issues in courses, and help learners with any issues.
• Ensures that learning content is consistent, clear, accurate, and well organized.
• Ensures that learning content is engaging, creative, and innovative, while maintain the instructional integrity of learning.
• Assists faculty members in setting up online examinations and train them on how best they can do the same.
• Proofreads and edits individual work and work of others to improve quality, readability, consistency and effectiveness of learning systems documentation.
• Collaboration duties
• Works collaboratively and effectively with the teaching staff throughout the College to integrate student learning outcomes into the design, development, implementation, and management of instructional content, courses and projects within the College’s online learning management system to enrich teaching and learning.
• Builds and maintains effective relationships with subject matter experts and assists with the development of content that supports what students need to learn, sequencing of the content, and development of
• Collaborates with College Deans and Directors, ICT staff, and other stakeholders to create, review, edit, and share analytic reports for comprehensive evaluation.
• Partner with subject matter experts and other key stakeholders to identify learning needs, measurable objectives, and desired outcomes; design/ develop and recommend learning solutions to support learning needs.
• Partners with colleagues to manage the implementation of the existing and new teaching and learning
• Collaborates with ICT Staff to develop technical solutions to enhance performance.
• Collaborates with peers at other institutions to determine and facilitate best
• Creates and shares reports based on the learning management system with the College Management and the learning management system users.
• Technical duties
• To create, manage, and analyse learning management system metrics.
• Responsible in making sure the learning management system is always running and up-to-date.
• Performs detailed testing forall learning solutions for instructional soundness, interactive design, and functionality.
• Provides system maintenance which includes upgrades and updates, configuration, troubleshooting, debugging, backup and user access testing.
• Provides ongoing technical support to the learning management system users.
• Provides technical support for all online learning management system instructional initiatives to improve learning outcomes, facilitate technology- rich teaching and advance curricular innovation.
• Evaluates relevant emerging technologies that have potential value for teaching and learning.
• Providing advanced support for the College’s instructional technologies, including the learning management systems (e.g., Moodle and LCMS Plus System), storage and delivery platforms.
• Assists faculty members and students in using the instructional technology tools.
• Keeps abreast of new trends, tools, opportunities, and College needs in the areas of teaching, learning, and instructional technologies.


Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Associate Degree

Job application procedure

Applications enclosing detailed CV’s, certified copies of all relevant academic certificates and transcripts, including form IV and VI certificates, and names and addresses of three referees should be sent to the undersigned on or before Wednesday, 12th April 2023.
Your application should be sent to the undersigned via e-mail at provost@kcmuco.ac.tz,  OR through Post or hand-delivery addressed to:
The Provost
Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College P. 0. Box 22A0 Moshi, Tanzania
NB:0nly short-listed candidates will be notified and called for an Interview.


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