Writing for the Web Instructor wanted | $1,350 per section
Added 2024-12-02 17:56:28 +0000 UTCCOMPANY/PUBLICATION: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Deadline: 3 January 2025
Ross Jahnke, Director of Professional Development Programs at the University of Minnesota, is looking for a writing instructor:
The Writing for the Web Instructor is a temporary (per course), contractor position, for our Professional Development and Lifelong Learning Programs. Compensation is paid on a per course basis. The Writing for the Web Instructor will be responsible for developing and teaching the Writing Policies and Procedures course.
The Writing for the Web course is fully online and taught via synchronous instruction utilizing Zoom. Courses are 6 hours in total length, delivered half-days over two consecutive days. Exact dates and times are assigned by the University, but with flexibility provided for the instructor’s schedule.
The next scheduled section of this course is February 6-7, 2025 at 9am-12pm each of those days. While it is strongly preferred to keep this course as schedule, there is flexibility to reschedule if needed.
Instructors are responsible for developing their own curriculum that meets course outcomes, descriptions, and guidelines provided by the University of Minnesota. Instructors are expected to create engaging courses that use the best practices of adult education and online learning. This includes pursuit of the following pedagogical values:
Connecting new information with the stories, mental maps, and related knowledge from learners’ previous experiences helps them make sense of and retain new information.
Active engagement with content, like creating solutions and applying concepts through activities that simulate the real world, helps learners develop usable knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Iterative application of concepts with rich feedback helps learners develop competency.
Assessments that simulate real world application of knowledge, skills, and/or abilities provide more accurate demonstrations of learning outcome achievement.
Starting pay is $1350 per section.
In CCAPS you’ll find a flexible, hybrid work environment and supportive colleagues who are committed to empowering lifelong learners to achieve their educational goals in a learner-centric environment where diverse ideas, backgrounds, and identities are embraced.
CCAPS has a large and diverse portfolio of program offerings, including bachelor’s and master’s degrees, professional development offerings for practitioners, pre-college programs for high school students, English language programs, and lifelong learning for personal enrichment. Across all the work done in and by CCAPS, we strive daily to live our core values of Access, Learning, Inclusivity, Collaboration, and Excellence.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Course Prep 25%
Develop curriculum, including learning activities, using outcomes and guidelines provided by CCAPS
Create course materials using University of Minnesota guidelines and branded templates
Meet development due dates and submit curriculum and materials as requested for review by CCAPS staff
Review course evaluation feedback and improve curriculum and instruction based on that feedback.
Update materials based on feedback from CCAPS staff and learners
Occasionally meet with CCAPS staff to review feedback from course evaluations
Keep materials and curriculum up-to-date
Live Instruction 60%
Prepare for Zoom sessions
Facilitate courses in Zoom as scheduled by the department
Administrative 15%
Attend required trainings provided by CCAPS staff
Attend bi-yearly instructor meetings
Submit invoices in a timely manner
QUALIFICATIONS
Required
Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of professional experience related to writing for the web.
A demonstrative skill & commitment to DEI
Deep knowledge of writing marketing copy for the web
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Demonstrated ability to explain concepts in ways that help others learn
Demonstrated ability to provide feedback that both encourages and helps learners develop knowledge, skills, and/or abilities.
Preferred
Master’s degree and at least 6 years of professional experience related to the subject matter
Experience teaching adult learners in both live and asynchronous contexts
Demonstrated ability to assess student achievement of course learning outcomes
Past experience teaching similar courses as non-credit professional development courses
Submit cover letter and resume to Ross Jahnke.
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CONTACT INFORMATION (please do not share the email address publicly):
Questions/applications: rjahnke@umn.edu
Website: https://ccaps.umn.edu/
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