Teaching and Learning Job Family

Job Family Concept

The Teaching and Learning job family is responsible for assigned activities involved in the teaching and training of children, students, staff, and community members of a wide variety of subjects and educational/training levels. The Teaching and Learning job family provides classroom and academic support by ensuring access and enhancing the learning experience; providing training, facilitating and instructing by assessing needs, developing content, curriculum and content delivery; and developing and coordinating ongoing educational and training programing.

Roles

Teaching and Learning Academic Support Responsible for participating in learning activities in academic spaces including simulation rooms and laboratories. Provides support, coordination, and facilitation in learning environments.

Teaching and Learning Accessibility Specialist Responsible for providing interpreting, translating, or transcribing services for individuals with disabilities by providing access for hearing impaired students in courses and other university-sponsored activities.

Teaching and Learning Tutor Responsible for providing strategies and assistance to students in improving academic achievement and success. Competencies for this role are typically gained through specialized and on-the-job training.

Teaching and Learning Early Childhood Education Responsible for providing classroom management, care of children, curriculum planning, teaching and mentoring of college students in a learning lab environment. This role is responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable policies, procedures and regulations. Competencies for this role are typically gained through specialized education and training.

Teaching and Learning Instructional Designer Responsible for designing and developing learning solutions and environments to address identified challenges. The role designs and develops teaching and learning programs that make use of various technologies to support instruction and deliver programs that incorporate best practices and effective teaching and learning strategies. The primary focus of this role is not on delivering training, although that may be a secondary function. Competencies for this role are typically gained through formal education and specialized training.

Teaching and Learning Training Specialist Responsible for delivering professional training and learning services to a wide variety of internal and external audiences. This role develops and delivers curriculum for dissemination and presentation through a variety of delivery methods. Competencies for this role are typically gained through formal education and specialized training.

Teaching and Learning Management Responsible for the leadership, direction, training, and operational management of a department, division, college, institute, campus, or university wide. Provides strategic expertise and guidance on a broad cross section of teaching and learning functions. This role accomplishes goals through overseeing areas of responsibility, planning, managing resources, prioritizing, and directing the responsibilities of employees.