Learning Experience Strategist

For more than 95 years, Berkeley College has empowered students to achieve personal and professional success through career-focused education. Berkeley College is seeking a Learning Experience Strategist to join our Center for Curriculum, Instruction and Technology (CCIT) team. The CCIT is a unified center to engage and support faculty and all relevant stakeholders through programs and services that address the changing landscape of education, including curriculum design and revision, exposure to innovative pedagogies, and exploration of educational technologies.

In pursuit of teaching excellence, the CCIT enhances the culture of teaching at the college and, in turn, continually improves students' educational experience, ensuring Berkeley College delivers on its promise and commitment to lifelong learning. Partnering with relevant academic stakeholders (librarians, faculty, deans, chairs, academic program directors, and academic leadership), the CCIT fosters a culture of reflective teaching and a supportive community of scholars.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Center for Curriculum, Instruction and Technology (CCIT), the Learning Experience Strategist (LxS) supports the CCIT in the development and continuous improvement of curriculum, promotes student-centered pedagogical approaches, the effective integration of educational technologies, innovative AI-conscious pedagogies and assessment design, learning analytics and the scholarship of teaching and learning. The (LxS) will use best practices of learning theories and curriculum design to assist faculty and other stakeholders in implementing appropriate strategies for achieving and measuring student learning outcomes.

Responsibilities

The following responsibilities are customary for this position but are not to be construed as all-inclusive. Responsibilities may be added, dropped, or reassigned based on evolving institutional needs.

• Assist in curriculum development and curriculum revision initiatives.
• Assist in designing and facilitating professional development workshops and experiences that promote best practices in teaching and learning empowering faculty to implement responsive teaching strategies.
• Serve as a consultant to and collaborate with faculty with regard to student learning objectives, authentic assessments, integrity-centered AI-informed assessment design, instructional strategies, course syllabi preparation, and strategic use of the college learning management system.
• Support faculty in instructional design and implementation of instructional strategies for a variety of modalities (online, asynchronous, online synchronous, and onsite).
• Participate on committees or within collaborative teams that provide leadership and innovation for enhancing teaching and learning by identifying, evaluating, adopting, advancing, and integrating effective educational technologies and information literacy skills into the curriculum.
• Contribute to a shared vision for the Center for Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology that helps faculty navigate AI-responsive course design, assessment integrity, and emerging educational technologies while providing expertise and support for curriculum development and revision, designing compelling, student-centered learning experiences.
• Consult with faculty and academic leadership to integrate AI tools into courses, develop course-level AI use policies, design active learning experiences across disciplines that model the responsible use of AI and promote the development of multiple literacies that our students need to be successful personally and professionally (e.g., AI, digital, and information-media literacy).
• Collaborate with faculty, librarians, and other stakeholders to develop and integrate information and digital literacy skills into instruction, focusing on inquiry-guided active learning, student engagement and student-centered pedagogy that align to course learning objectives.
• Use learning analytics to help faculty identify patterns in student engagement and performance, choose appropriate strategies, and support the improvement of course design.
• Assist in internal and external curriculum mapping projects.
• At the discretion of the Senior Director of the CCIT, teaches 3 semester credits annually in an area of need and in the area of expertise.
• Other duties as assigned by the Senior Director of the CCIT.

Salary Range: $62,000 to 66,300

Job Location:

The Learning Experience Strategist will be based on our New York City campus and must be able to travel to Berkeley College campuses located in Newark, NJ, Woodland Park, NJ, or Woodbridge, NJ as needed. This position is a hybrid position, with the expectation of 3 on-campus days per week. The on-campus schedule and working hours will be flexible and will be arranged by the availability and needs of the Center for Curriculum, Instruction and Technology.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Curriculum Design, Learning Design, Education, or related fields.
• 3+ years of experience with designing and teaching courses in K-12 or higher education in one of the following disciplines:
• Business (Accounting, Management, Business Data Science, Marketing)
• Health Studies (Nursing)
• Justice Studies or Legal Studies
• Information/Digital Literacy
• Experience working with:

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• Backward Design (Wiggins & McTighe)
• Diverse student demographics
• AI tools (e.g., Claude, Copilot, Gemini, ChatGPT)
• Learning management systems (e.g. Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, Google Classroom, etc.) - Canvas preferred
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Emerging digital platforms and productivity tools
• Cloud-based technologies
• Video editing software/graphic design software (e.g. Canva, Photoshop, iMovie, etc.).

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of current trends, methodologies, best practices, learning theories, and curriculum design models in education, including but not limited to:
• Backward Design (Wiggins & McTighe)
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Culturally Responsive Teaching
• Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
• Inquiry-based Learning
• Authentic Assessment
• Differentiated Instruction
• Knowledge of the broad landscape of teaching, learning, research, information/digital literacy, and scholarship in higher education.
• Proficient skills using instructional technology including but not limited to Microsoft 365, Canvas, emerging digital platforms and productivity tools, publisher tools, and video conferencing.
• Strong organizational and project management capabilities, including the ability to manage a variety of complex projects and priorities, coordinate with others, and follow projects through to completion.
• Ability to communicate and work successfully with all stakeholders including faculty, departments, and administrators with a variety of backgrounds and mindsets.
• Ability to respond effectively to changing needs and priorities, showing initiative and flexibility.
• Ability to plan, promote and deliver instructional workshops to individuals at various levels of understanding, including integrating effective instructional methodologies and educational technology.

Berkeley College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions regardless of race, color, religion, creed, gender, age, national origin, marital and veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected status. We believe in fostering tolerance, acceptance, and understanding in our community, by employing individuals who bring unique perspectives to the College.