Faculty Liaison, Pedagogical Support - Toronto, Canada - University of Toronto

University of Toronto

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Description

Date Posted:05/09/2024

Req ID: 37249

Faculty/Division:
Faculty of Arts & Science

Department:
Office of Teaching and Learning

Campus:
St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Position Number:

Description:

About us:

The Faculty of Arts & Science is the heart of Canada's leading university and one of the most comprehensive and diverse academic divisions in the world.

The strength of Arts & Science derives from our combined teaching and research excellence in the humanities, sciences and social sciences across 29 departments, seven colleges and 46 interdisciplinary centres, institutes and programs.

We can only realize our mission with the dedication and excellence of engaged staff and faculty.

The diversity of opportunities and perspectives within the Faculty reflect the local and global landscape and the need for curiosity, innovative thinking and collaboration.

At Arts & Science, we take pride in our legacy of innovation and discovery that has changed the way we think about the world.

Arts & Science offers many resources to support teaching and students' learning.

We strive to encourage and enable exemplary and innovative teaching, enrich and support student academic transition, and build connections between academic and non-academic learning.

We support instructors and academic units in translating their goals into effective practice, building teaching expertise and capacity, and designing pedagogical resources and approaches.

The Teaching & Learning team in the Faculty of Arts & Science supports instructors and academic units in translating their goals into effective practice, building teaching expertise and capacity, conducting research and designing pedagogical resources, initiatives and approaches.

Your opportunity:

Under the day-to-day supervision of the Assistant Director, Teaching & Learning, the Faculty Liaison, Pedagogical Support will provide a range of services to support the delivery of teaching and learning activities.

In particular, the Faculty Liaison, Pedagogical Support will develop, deliver and assess projects and programming, will consult with instructors and academicunits, and will provide feedback on course development and teaching approaches.

This work will be achieved in close collaboration with other members of the Teaching & Learning team and the Office of the Dean.

Your responsibilities will include:

Developing and implementing components of instructional programs
Developing instructional design plans for use in teaching contexts involving educational technologies
Planning and overseeing the implementation of an evaluation framework for assigned projects
Conducting detailed analysis and evaluation to inform program planning activities
Advising instructors on strategies for developing and delivering curriculum
Developing a comprehensive formal training program that supports operational objectives
Researching and recommending best practices related to teaching and learning

Essential Qualifications:

Master's Degree or an acceptable combination of equivalent education and experience.
A minimum of Three (3) years recent and related experience providing consultations to faculty/graduate students on teaching and learningrelated topics, educational technologies, pedagogical approaches and developing and delivering pedagogical programming for faculty and/or graduate students.
Demonstrated experience working with various educational technologies and pedagogical approaches to educational teaching and learning
Experience developing instructional design plans for use in teaching contexts involving educational technologies
Experience delivering or facilitating presentations/workshops/meetings
Demonstrated experience in analyzing needs, evaluating and recommending appropriate technology for teaching and learning goals
Experience providing advice on pedagogical strategies for developing and delivering curriculum
Understanding of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at the University of Toronto or other related educational institutions
Universitylevel teaching experience
Demonstrated experience with Office 365, and expert proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel,PowerPoint) required
Proficiency in the use of learning management systems, online learning software packages and other related educational technologies.
Excellent verbal and written communication, planning and project management skills.
Excellent analytical and problemsolving skills
Strong customerservice orientation and ability to work with a variety of clients
Strong collaborator in a teamoriented environment.

Assets (Nonessential):

Demonstrated experience in conducting research in higher education, particularly relating to pedagogical strategies in higher education.
Familiarity with the University of Toronto and knowledge of UofT policies and procedures that impact teaching and learning support is an asset.
Understanding of