University of Wisconsin - Madison
| Position Vacancy ID: 83104 |
| Title: IS BUS AUTO SENIOR |
| Working Title: | Trainer/Instruction Designer |
| FTE: | 1 |
| Schedule - Range: | 07-03 |
| Organization: | INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - ACADEMIC TECHNOLOGY |
Schedule
Comment: | Monday - Friday, 7:45 am - 4:30 pm. Some in-state travel may be required. |
| Job Summary: | Professional Technical Education (PTE) is a provider of professional workforce training services within the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Division of Information Technology. PTE provides a comprehensive set of services to UW campuses for online training and technical training solutions. This includes instructional design, development and delivery of training materials. The primary audiences for PTE training services are the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of Wisconsin-System and the State of Wisconsin.
This position will primarily focus on instructional design for the development and delivery of online training for UW-System's Human Resources community. The person hired in this position will analyze training needs, design content for adult learners, work with a team in the development of solutions and evaluate effectiveness.
Additionally, this position will develop training materials that support a blended learning approach that includes classroom, web-conference and performance support learning materials. The individual hired into this position will work with current software such as Adobe Captivate, Desire2Learn, Articulate, Adobe Connect and Blackboard Collaborate.
Characteristics critical for success in this position are experience or aptitude in instructional design, a record of being a strong team player, experience working with adult learners who are active in the workforce, good time management skills and excellent communication skills such as speaking, writing, and interpersonal communications.
As part of this initiative, this position would:
* Complete instructional design models for online training delivery
* Analyze, design and develop blended learning training materials
* Create and deliver training content using instructional technology such as Adobe Captivate, Desire2Learn, Oracle's User Productivity Kits (UPK), and Adobe Connect
* Develop performance support/knowledge base documentation
* Communicate with UW-System campus workforce professionals
* Collaborate and thrive in a team based approach
All of these initiatives demand creative thinking, collaboration, a willingness to embrace challenges, and passion for end-users of software. |
Goals and Worker Activities
| A. | 60% | Plan and development training materials |
| | 1. | Lead instructional design for online training delivery. |
| | 2. | Apply principals of adult education. |
| | 3. | Develop or collaborate on the development of web-based training materials. |
| | 4. | Collaborate with subject matter experts to acquire understanding of business process concepts and terminology. |
| | 5. | Develop functional end-user job aids. |
| | 6. | Develop web-based learning assessments. |
| | 7. | Author step by step documentation. |
| | 8. | Manage development assignments and complete work tasks on deadline. |
| | 9. | Communicate with UW-System functional end-users. |
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| B. | 30% | Delivery of training |
| | 1. | Assist with coordination/scheduling of classroom training. |
| | 2. | Communicate with UW-System functional end-users about training expectations, prerequisites and logistics. |
| | 3. | Finalize materials necessary for classroom training delivery. |
| | 4. | Prepare and pilot course curriculum. |
| | 5. | Deliver training to UW-System functional end-users. |
| | 6. | Administer training assessments. |
| | 7. | Communicate with UW-System functional end-users. |
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| C. | 10% | Professional Development |
| | 1. | Maintain awareness of current trends and practices in the training industry. |
| | 2. | Attend professional development opportunities: apply and share acquired expertise with colleagues and customers. |
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Knowledge and Skills
- Instructional design background or experience.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Professional development experience. Experience in training, education or Human Resources.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple work assignments.
- Experience in team-based environment.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Experience working with Adobe Captivate, Desire2Lear, Adobe Connect or other web-based software training tools.
- Experience in documenting step by step directions or organizational practices.