Associate Director of Educational Technologies, Wharton Online - Wharton Executive Education

Associate Director of Educational Technologies, Wharton Online - Wharton Executive Education

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The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more.

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Posted Job Title
Associate Director of Educational Technologies, Wharton Online - Wharton Executive Education

Job Profile Title
Associate Director C

Job Description Summary
Reporting to the Senior IT Project Leader, the Associate Director of Educational Technologies assists in the support, development, implementation and hosting of all online courses and experiences offered through Wharton Online. The Associate Director also works closely with Wharton Online course team staff and vendors to ensure courses are delivered in a high-quality manner from a technical perspective and that the learning experiences offer the full advantage of the technical capabilities of the respective platforms while reflecting pedagogical best practices. The Associate Director collaborates with different stakeholders on new ways of delivering innovative courses, keeps current with industry developments regarding new offerings in the market, and ensures the course support resources are current.

Successful candidates will have previous experience with online education and/or MOOCs, strong attention to detail, have a high service-oriented nature and the willingness and flexibility to operate in a continually changing and growing team environment. Ability to support clients off hours is required at times. Online course platform knowledge and technical troubleshooting expertise required. Project management, vendor relations and instructional design experience required. Coding experience is helpful.

Job Description
  • Work with design/development teams and industry counterparts to ensure the successful production and execution of online courses and experiences from a technical perspective.
  • Maintain platforms and technologies, updating Wharton Online's LMS platform (currently Canvas) and other related platforms as needed. Update and improve course templates for use by course managers.
  • Has primarily responsibility for maintaining supplemental educational technologies, such as video hosting, virtual classroom-hosting and captioning technologies, as well as applications for credentialing, new assessment tools and other LTI integrations.
  • Work with technical representatives at Wharton Online corporate clients to operationalize integrations with client platforms.
  • Provide second tier technical support for Wharton Online and Wharton Executive Education course and program managers.
  • Create technical support resources, including documentation and training and best practices to support development and use of online learning platforms and technologies by Wharton Online and Executive Education teams and partners.
  • Gathers and analyzes course data to inform and improve delivery of current and future online offerings.
  • Other duties as assigned.


QUALIFICATIONS

A Bachelor's degree and 3 to 5 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required. *1-2 years' teaching or related experience is preferred. Experience in using Canvas LMS preferred. Willingness to learn is required. *Interest and excitement in exploring and figuring out new tools and technologies is required. *Ability to work with a diverse set of individuals in a customer-facing situation required. *Flexibility in scheduling and working hours preferred in order to support online courses which run 24/7 is required.

Job Location - City, State
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department / School
Wharton School

Pay Range
$51,824.00 - $78,096.00

Affirmative Action Statement
Penn adheres to a policy that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.

Special Requirements
Background check required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.

University Benefits
  • Health, Life, and Flexible Spending Accounts: Penn offers comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits to protect you and your family's health and welfare. You can also use flexible spending accounts to pay for eligible health care and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.
  • Tuition: Take advantage of Penn's exceptional tuition benefits. You, your spouse, and your dependent children can get tuition assistance here at Penn. Your dependent children are also eligible for tuition assistance at other institutions.
  • Retirement: Penn offers generous retirement plans to help you save for your future. Penn's Basic, Matching, and Supplemental retirement plans allow you to save for retirement on a pre-tax or Roth basis. Choose from a wide variety of investment options through TIAA and Vanguard.
  • Time Away from Work: Penn provides you with a substantial amount of time away from work during the course of the year. This allows you to relax, take vacations, attend to personal affairs, recover from illness or injury, spend time with family-whatever your personal needs may be.
  • Long-Term Care Insurance: In partnership with Genworth Financial, Penn offers faculty and staff (and your eligible family members) long-term care insurance to help you cover some of the costs of long-term care services received at home, in the community or in a nursing facility. If you apply when you're newly hired, you won't have to provide proof of good health or be subject to underwriting requirements. Eligible family members must always provide proof of good health and are subject to underwriting.
  • Wellness and Work-life Resources: Penn is committed to supporting our faculty and staff as they balance the competing demands of work and personal life. That's why we offer a wide variety of programs and resources to help you care for your health, your family, and your work-life balance.
  • Professional and Personal Development: Penn provides an array of resources to help you advance yourself personally and professionally.
  • University Resources: As a member of the Penn community, you have access to a wide range of University resources as well as cultural and recreational activities. Take advantage of the University's libraries and athletic facilities, or visit our arboretum and art galleries. There's always something going on at Penn, whether it's a new exhibit at the Penn Museum, the latest music or theater presentation at the Annenberg Center, or the Penn Relays at Franklin Field to name just a few examples. As a member of the Penn community, you're right in the middle of the excitement-and you and your family can enjoy many of these activities for free.
  • Discounts and Special Services: From arts and entertainment to transportation and mortgages, you'll find great deals for University faculty and staff. Not only do Penn arts and cultural centers and museums offer free and discounted admission and memberships to faculty and staff. You can also enjoy substantial savings on other goods and services such as new cars from Ford and General Motors, cellular phone service plans, movie tickets, and admission to theme parks.
  • Flexible Work Hours: Flexible work options offer creative approaches for completing work while promoting balance between work and personal commitments. These approaches involve use of non-traditional work hours, locations, and/or job structures.
  • Penn Home Ownership Services: Penn offers a forgivable loan for eligible employees interested in buying a home or currently residing in West Philadelphia, which can be used for closing costs or home improvements.
  • Adoption Assistance: Penn will reimburse eligible employees on qualified expenses in connection with the legal adoption of an eligible child, such as travel or court fees, for up to two adoptions in your household.



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