The Executive Director, Bucks Online & Center for Teaching and Learning provides vision, leadership, and strategic direction for faculty-centered programs and services that support excellence in teaching, learning, and instructional innovation.
Requirements
- Provide strategic vision and leadership for Bucks Online & the Center for Teaching and Learning aligned with the College’s mission and student success priorities.
- Develop, implement, and assess a multi-year strategic plan for CTL programs, services, and initiatives.
- Conduct needs assessments and environmental scans to identify emerging trends in pedagogy, instructional technology, and faculty development.
- Develop and administer the CTL operating budget and allocate resources to support institutional priorities.
- Recruit, supervise, and evaluate CTL staff, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and professional growth.
- Establish and sustain a faculty-centered, inclusive environment that supports teaching excellence and continuous improvement.
- Provide institutional leadership for the administration, governance, and optimization of the College’s LMS.
- Collaborate with Information Technology and academic units to ensure system reliability, integration, and alignment with institutional systems.
- Lead LMS-related initiatives, including platform enhancements, tool integrations, and user experience improvements.
- Establish and maintain institutional standards for course design, accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA), and quality assurance in online and hybrid courses.
- Develop and deliver LMS training, resources, and support for faculty to enhance teaching effectiveness and student engagement.
- Monitor LMS analytics and usage data to inform decision-making, program improvement, and student success strategies.
- Ensure compliance with distance education regulations, including Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) and accessibility standards.
- Lead out-of-state authorization activities to ensure compliance with state laws and federal program integrity regulations.
- Provide strategic leadership and oversight for the selection, implementation, integration, and evaluation of innovative instructional technologies that enhance teaching and learning across modalities.
- Guide the adoption of technologies that support tactile, immersive, interactive, and engaging pedagogical approaches, including simulation tools, virtual and augmented reality, multimedia platforms, and emerging digital learning environments.
- Collaborate with instructional designers to ensure that technology integration is grounded in evidence-based pedagogy, aligns with course learning outcomes, and meets standards for accessibility (WCAG) and Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI).
- Collaborate with college stakeholders to establish processes for piloting, scaling, and assessing new instructional technologies, including the development of evaluation frameworks that measure impact on student engagement, learning outcomes, and equity.
- Monitor trends and advancements in educational technology to inform institutional strategy and maintain a forward-looking, innovative teaching and learning environment.
- Design, implement, and assess comprehensive faculty development programs, including workshops, institutes, and learning communities.
- Support faculty in adopting evidence-based teaching practices, including active learning, inclusive pedagogy, and student-centered course design.
- Provide leadership in instructional design and support faculty in course development across modalities.
- Facilitate new faculty orientation, mentoring programs, and ongoing professional development initiatives.
- Promote innovative and ethical use of instructional technologies, including emerging tools and artificial intelligence in teaching and learning.
- Develop and implement assessment strategies to evaluate CTL programs and faculty development initiatives.
- Track key performance indicators related to faculty engagement, course quality, and student outcomes.
- Prepare reports and recommendations for senior leadership to support data-informed decision-making.
- Continuously refine programs and services based on assessment results and institutional priorities.
Benefits
- medical, dental, vision, prescription plans
- 403B pension plan
- life insurance
- short & long-term disability
- generous paid time off
- tuition waivers
- tuition assistance
- wellness center
- cafeteria
- free parking
