Manager, Innovative Curriculum - Toronto, Canada - George Brown College

George Brown College

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Toronto, Canada

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Description

CLOSING:
March 15, 2024

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Land_ _
Acknowledgement

George Brown College is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work, and live in the community with each other._

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GBC Vision

To be _a college renowned for its inclusion, excellence, relevance, impact, and leadership._ _

Position Description:

Reporting to the AVP, Innovative Curriculum (IC), the incumbent works collaboratively in a team environment within IC and across the College.

The department of Innovative Curriculum is responsible for leading curriculum innovation and alignment and related initiatives, including new and renewed course development, hybrid/online course design, integration of educational technologies for learning, pathways, and other strategic institutional priorities.

The incumbent will work directly with faculty and Associate/Deans to provide leadership and guidance relating to curriculum development projects.

Key Responsibilities:

- **Innovative Curriculum Development*

Collaborates with Faculty/Discipline Specialists to design and develop new and innovative course offerings, personalized pathways of learning and intersections across programs which are competencybased and modular, including assessment strategies and criteria.
Identifies potential microcredentials within existing offerings as well as stackable microcredentials.
Creates processes and resources to support leadingedge curriculum development and instructional design that adhere to the principles of UDL.
Consults with industry partners and influencers in the field to understand workplace competencies, identify needs and potential opportunities for innovation.
Leads various stages of the course design process by facilitating the curation and creation of competencies/learning outcomes, learning experiences, authentic assessments, and rubrics.

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Management

Manages teams of curriculum and discipline specialists and instructional designers and maintains a high level of performance. Determines staffing needs and fills skill gaps through effective recruiting, development, motivation, and performance evaluation.
Assigns curriculum review, development, and renewal tasks to course developers, as needed.
Monitors workload of team members for the purpose of maximizing the efficiency of the work force and meeting operational requirements.

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Quality Assurance

Informs the design and implementation of the curriculum management systems in order to ensure data accuracy in curriculum information.

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Organizational & Project Management

Provides project management expertise for the development, and continual improvement of curriculum development and renewal processes.
Other related duties as assigned.

Educational and Experience Requirements:

Masters' degree in Education with emphasis on Adult Education, Curriculum Studies, Instructional Design and hybrid/online learning or relevant discipline required.
Minimum five (5) years' experience directing teams, preferably in a unionized environment and leading curriculum development initiatives pertaining to new course or program development.
Proven experience as a facilitator/trainer, preferably in postsecondary environment.
Prior teaching and/or curriculum development experience in facetoface, hybrid and online instruction.
Experience creating learning outcomes, assessments, and rubrics within postsecondary learning environment.
Demonstrated experience creating instructional components using proven quality assurance framework.
Experience integrating educational technology to facilitate instruction and assessment.

Skills and Attributes:

Proven expertise using Learning Management System (preferably D2L) in the development of course content and assessments.
Advanced knowledge of curriculum development, alignment, and authentic assessment strategies
Ability to integrate adult learning strategies into curriculum development and team processes.
Applied and theoretical background in curriculum, instructional design strategies and competencybased learning.
Familiarity with MCU frameworks and provincial educational quality assurance services (e.g., OCQAS).
Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team and participate in consultative decisionmaking.
Excellent leadership skills to effectively direct teams.
Demonstrated organizational and project management skills to effectively manage multiple projects and deliver results within competing deadlines.
Ability to coordinate and carry out longterm projects with mínimal supervision.
Ability to produce quality written documentation and deliver presentations and engage a wide range of audiences.
Effective interpersonal skills and problemsolving ability to support indivi