E-learn Weblog of Willem van Valkenburg

The TU Delft has decided to use the opportunity of implementing a new LMS to innovate education towards blended and online education. A two-year project was defined to innovate education during the migration to the new Collaboration and Learning Environment (CLE) Brightspace. An important part of this project is to provide excellent technical and didactical support to our academic staff.

As Learning Developer you will be part of the (international) CLE migration and implementation team. This team is responsible for the successful transition to the new LMS Brightspace. The primary focus of the project is to improve campus education, not just move content from the old system to the new CLE.

The focal areas of a learning developer at the TU Delft are:

• Design instructional materials and courses, particularly for digital delivery.
• Manage the efforts of faculty, administration, other instructional designers, and others to achieve better student learning.
• Train faculty to leverage technology and implement pedagogy effectively.
• Support faculty when they run into technical or instructional challenges.

Course Migration Coordinator

This position will have a focus on managing the process of course migration and improvement. You will:

• Coordinate the activities of the other learning developers and student assistants.
• Meet with academic staff to discuss their educational improvements.
• Keep track of the progress of the course migrations and report to the project management.
• Coordinate with the other teams to align all activities towards the project's objectives.

Support Coordinator

This position focuses on the Support process of the transition. You will:

• Coordinate the activities of the support team that consists of student assistants.
• Have contact with academic staff to answer their support questions and resolve the didactical questions.
• Coordinate the development of support materials and manage the support website.
• Keep track of support questions and report to project management.
• Coordinate with the other teams to align all activities towards the project's objectives.

Do you want to be part of innovating education with a new Collaboration and Learning Environment? Join our international support team! Deadline is 9 January 2017, more information on our website.