The McMaster Institute for Research on Aging is a research center at McMaster University focused on aging optimization. It pursues this goal through interdisciplinary teams that work with older adults and key stakeholders. The institute leverages platforms like the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal and collaborates with the Labarge Centre for Mobility in Aging. Its work spans biology and behavior, aging-related mobility, and health outcomes to reduce costs and improve well-being. The initiative aims to impact Canadian aging populations at scale through education, research collaboration, and public-facing resources.
The McMaster Institute for Research on Aging is a research center at McMaster University focused on aging optimization. It pursues this goal through interdisciplinary teams that work with older adults and key stakeholders. The institute leverages platforms like the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal and collaborates with the Labarge Centre for Mobility in Aging. Its work spans biology and behavior, aging-related mobility, and health outcomes to reduce costs and improve well-being. The initiative aims to impact Canadian aging populations at scale through education, research collaboration, and public-facing resources.
The Educational Developer reporting to the Manager of Teaching and Learning at the DeGroote School of Business is a member of a team supporting our faculty through expert knowledge and advice in constructive alignment, program and course design, assessment design and evaluation, active learning and engagement, experiential learning practices and instructional skills.
Job Summary:
Responsible for supporting teaching & learning programs. Responsible for designing, developing, supporting and delivering campus-wide educational development activities. Promotes a scholarly approach to enhance teaching and learning initiatives within the University for staff, students, and faculty.
Purpose and Key Functions:
Identify, build, cultivate and maintain relationships with campus partners and with various stakeholders across the University and the greater community.
Work with and advise faculty regarding the development, coordination and enhancement of academic course and program design and development projects that meet the academic learning goals.
Stay current with institutional and provincial policies, frameworks, and standards related to university teaching, curriculum, and quality assurance.
Provide program and policy information to others and advise on matters related to implementation, process, timelines and deadlines.
Work with department chairs, associate chairs, and faculty to identify teaching support needs and gain cooperation to develop and implement action plans on teaching related matters.
Develop curriculum and establish guidelines or plans for consultations, workshops, training sessions, retreats, institutes, courses, and other elements within the teaching and learning program areas.
Facilitate and instruct faculty, staff, and students, through consultations, workshops, training sessions, courses, retreats, institutes, and teaching and learning programs on effective teaching strategies, academic course and program design, research, and other teaching related matters.
Develop, deliver, and evaluate training programs designed to assist faculty, staff, and students in developing teaching skills and designing (or redesigning) academic courses and programs.
Provide advice and recommendations to faculty, staff, and students regarding best practices in teaching and learning, teaching dossiers, modes of delivery, academic course and program design, accessibility, learning technologies, learning portfolios, and other teaching practices and innovations.
Conduct in-depth interviews and focus groups with faculty, staff, or students to collect, gather, and summarize findings used to assist in identifying areas in academic courses and programs that require modifications.
Facilitate curriculum mapping for new program development and for existing academic programs
Organize and facilitate retreats and meetings for other units, departments or schools.
Review existing academic course and program designs, provide faculty with evidence-based recommendations for enhancement.
Develop relevant and quality resource information for the website and social networks.
Write and deliver instructional and training materials, as well as other pertinent information for students, faculty and community partners for presentation in print and on-line formats.
Develop a variety of documents including, but not limited to, guidebooks and rubrics.
Engage and advise faculty, staff, and students in research involving teaching and learning models.
Complete research ethics board applications and other related proposals for review by senior staff.
Conduct primary and secondary research for new program and project concepts to determine potential fit, and viability.
Research best practices in service delivery and resources available by conducting regular scans of literature, attending conferences, and reviewing other institutional websites.
Contribute to educational research projects using qualitative and quantitative methodologies.
Author educational and research-based abstracts, proposals, journal articles, chapters.
Review, edit, and revise peer-reviewed journal articles and papers.
Present research and teaching ideas at local, provincial, and national conferences.
Plan and coordinate a variety of events and activities.
Schedule staff and volunteers during conferences and events, and specify tasks and objectives.
Propose, implement, and maintain a teaching event budget and schedule for review and approval.
Make recommendations on issues related to the overall operation of events and programs.
Using databases and project management software, record, update, verify and report activities, service provisions, program participation, impact measures, and accomplishments for the purpose of quality assurance and research.
Obtain further training or certification, as necessary to stay current in the teaching & learning field.
Supervision:
Provide direction to others in how to carry out work tasks.
How To Apply
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