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SR DIR, DKU LEARNING INNV ASSESSMENT
Job Title: SR DIR, DKU LEARNING INNV ASSESSMENT
Job Code: 1432
FLSA: E
Job Level: 16
Revised Date: 08/01/2023
Job Family: JF 28
Occupational Summary
This position is responsible for building and implementing a program of research and development that underpins a culture of continuous improvement in teaching, learning, and curricular design for Duke Kunshan University (DKU) and that links Duke University and DKU in support of the same. Based at Duke University and situated within Duke???s Office of the Vice Provost for Learning Innovation and Digital Education (OVPLIDE), this position will develop and oversee a strategic approach to institutional innovation and curricular and learning assessment at DKU and build the supporting tools and infrastructure that generate educational insights and enable ongoing innovation. This position collaborates with administrators and faculty at DKU on the development of faculty capacity to develop institutional learning outcomes, effective pedagogy, and authentic assessment, sharing DKU's experience and lessons learned with higher education peers, and encourages Duke and DKU faculty collaboration in research and practice. This position reports to the Vice Provost for Learning Innovation and Digital Education at Duke (VPLIDE) and has a dotted reporting line to the DKU Dean for Academic Strategy and Learning Innovation, who is based at Duke overseeing the DKU Institute for Global Higher Education.
Work Performed
Collaborates with DKU and Duke administrators and faculty to develop DKU signature habits and skills that undergird the DKU Curriculum. Facilitates the development of a curriculum map that tracks and maintains the presence of these habits and skills throughout the DKU curriculum.
Leads the development and implementation of a research-based outcomes assessment process at the institutional level for curricular design and teaching and learning that takes places inside and outside of the formal classroom.
Guides the building of learning analytics tools from which academic leaders, faculty, and students can derive important educational insights.
Facilitates the evolution of faculty teaching evaluations in partnership with DKU committees and offices to build robust and systematic mechanisms for demonstrating pedagogical effectiveness in the appointment, promotion, and tenure process.
Liaises between Duke and DKU to enhance the capacity of both institutions in pedagogy, curriculum design, and institutional innovation and advises staff at DKU on the implementation of any assessment structures developed or maintained as part of those duties.
Collaborates on and leads efforts to enable faculty to measure appropriately signature habits and skills at the course and institutional level and develops and delivers DKU faculty development programs that support authentic assessment strategies and effective pedagogy.
Leads efforts as part of DKU's Institute for Global Higher Education to share DKU's experience and the lessons learned from it with the broader learning innovation community, publishing and presenting publicly the work accomplished by DKU's faculty, student, and curriculum.
Enhances engagement of DKU faculty in collaborative research to advance DKU's reputation for innovative teaching and learning and encourages Duke and DKU faculty collaboration on curricular development, assessment, and learning innovation.
Consults with the DKU Institute for Global Higher Education, including the Office of Executive Education and the Center for Teaching and Learning, and with OVPLIDE on developing online, hybrid, and in-person non-degree programs, professional development seminars and training modules for higher education administrators, leaders, policymakers, and academics.
Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education/Training
PhD/EdD required. Degree in assessment, program evaluation, learning sciences instructional design, education, social sciences, or related field. Mandarin language skills preferred but not required.
Experience
Minimum of 10 years of relevant work experience.
Skills
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