Education Program Senior Specialist

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Posted: 14-May-24

Type: Full-time

Salary: Open

Categories:

Administrative/Support
Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: R104983

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese (SPPO) within the College of Arts and Sciences, seeks an Education Program Senior Specialist to join our team. This position forms part of the Spanish language program (LP) development and leadership team, which consists of 6 members. This individual will collaborate closely with these team members and support and interact with a large number of instructors. This person will maintain routine, prompt communication via email and Microsoft Teams with other LP team members, instructors, and students.

The position will involve various realms of responsibility and collaboration, including, but not limited to: 1) the development and upkeep of course materials (such as syllabi, traditional assessments, and IPA assessments); 2) work with instructional platforms and technology (such as CarmenCanvas, TalkAbroad, Pearsons MyLab, LingroLearnings LingroHub, Zoom, etc.); and 3) work with information management tools, both internal and external to OSU (such as the Student Information System (SIS); the Accessible Information Management (AIM) portal used by Student Life Disability Services (SLDS); OnCourse; OneDrive, Excel, etc.). Our LP team works closely together and revisits (every one to two years) the delegation of tasks within these realms, to foster ongoing professional growth and balance workload. Occasionally, this individual will teach a Spanish LP class section as the instructor of record in order to closely experience and gauge the curriculum.

Even more specifically, the Education Program Senior Specialist will be responsible for contributing to online and face-to-face LP materials, which involve 4 and 5 different course levels, respectively, for a total of 9 courses. Examples of contributions include, but are not limited to, designing and building templates and course content in CarmenCanvas, updating course calendars for syllabi, editing and/or drafting language program policy, and generating MyLab, LingroHub, and/or TalkAbroad sections and codes for each course level and modality.

The Education Program Senior Specialist will contribute to a vision for our online program and suggest short and long-term development goals. This person may plan and lead technology training sessions for LP instructors in Autumn, Spring, and/or Summer semesters and field questions from them. This person will serve as a CarmenCanvas Affiliate at OSU, attend related meetings, take notes on current issues and upcoming plans for technology, and report back to the LP team in rotating fashion.

The Education Program Senior Specialist may act as liaison with the OSU Testing Center (TC) as well as SLDS, by coordinating testing dates and ensuring appropriate test access for students. This individual may direct, administer, and grade Spanish Examination Mark (EM) tests for SPPO LP courses at the beginning and/or end of Autumn, Spring, and/or Summer semesters. This person will correspond with academic advisors to support student performance, at the prompting of LP instructors. This person will support LP instructors in the compilation and online reporting of suspected academic misconduct to OSUs Committee on Academic Misconduct (COAM), as well as accompany instructors (at their request) at potential COAM hearings on Zoom.

The Education Program Senior Specialist will participate in professional development opportunities such as attending and/or presenting at conference(s) and/or webinar(s), participating in professional organization(s), and/or engaging in other scholarly inquiry that informs online and/or classroom instruction. Our LP team often presents as a group at professional conferences such as AATSP and ACTFL.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Spanish, World Language Education, Applied Linguistics, or related discipline;

• Native or near-native fluency in Spanish and English;

• A minimum of four (4) years of relevant, demonstrated experience in university-level Spanish language instruction and/or combination of instructor and education program administrative experience;

• Strong understanding of current best practices in second language pedagogy, including the ACTFL standards;

• Knowledge of best practices in both synchronous and asynchronous online second language pedagogy;

• Working knowledge of the following Microsoft 365 applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

• Demonstrated ability and commitment to outstanding undergraduate teaching, curricular innovation, and professional growth.

Desired Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Spanish, World Language Education, Applied Linguistics, or related discipline;

• Demonstrated experience and/or training in university-level Spanish language program administration;

• Familiarity and/or experience with the following tech tools: the Microsoft 365 Teams applications OneDrive, OneNote, Planner, and Calendar; Adobe Acrobat; Zoom (or other videoconferencing platform); Canvas (or other LMS); and Honorlock (or other proctoring software).

• Familiarity and/or experience with various online tools for synchronous and asynchronous second language teaching and learning;

• Familiarity and/or experience with Integrated Performance Assessments (IPAs).

A cover letter and resume and/or CV are required to be submitted to be considered for this position.

The pay range for this job profile is $49,800 - $66,400. The offer for this position will fall within this range based on internal equity, the unit's available budget, and the candidate's qualifications.

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese within the College of Arts and Sciences seeks an Education Program Senior Specialist to join our team. With more than 80 majors and 100 minors, the College of Arts and Sciences is the academic heart of the university. The Arts and Sciences provides extraordinary opportunities to collaborate across disciplines, blending creativity and analysis to truly be at the forefront of thought. The breadth and depth of knowledge in the college gives students and researchers the critical thinking and adaptability essential for a lifetime of success.

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