{"id":1759,"date":"2009-06-16T20:40:17","date_gmt":"2009-06-16T16:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2009\/06\/16\/job-online-education-specialist\/"},"modified":"2009-06-16T20:40:17","modified_gmt":"2009-06-16T16:40:17","slug":"job-online-education-specialist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2009\/06\/16\/job-online-education-specialist\/","title":{"rendered":"[Job] Online Education Specialist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Content-Type: text\/html;<br \/>\n\tcharset=&#8221;WINDOWS-1252&#8243;<\/p>\n<p><P>Hi all,<\/P><P>This is from Alan Cordova&#8211;a recent MBA Columbia U grad and a=<br \/>\n big fan of ITP talent (I think he attended the last BarCamp NYC at ITP).=A0=<br \/>\n Check it out&#8230;<\/P><P>Seanita<\/P><P>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/P><P>Green University<\/P><P>Online Education Specialist<\/P><P>For mor=<br \/>\ne information, please contact Alan Cordova acordova08@gsb.columbia.edu.<\/P><P>Con=<br \/>\ntract Period: July 1 =96 September 1<\/P><P>Approximate T=<br \/>\notal Hours: 400<\/P><P>Compensation: Negotiable based on =<br \/>\nexperience and credentials<\/P><P>A new e-learning compan=<br \/>\ny seeks to contract an online education specialist to manage the development=<br \/>\n of a course based on teaching materials currently geared towards classroom =<br \/>\ninstruction.<SPAN>=A0 <\/SPAN>We will be providin=<br \/>\ng Internet-based training to manufacturing and construction workers seeking =<br \/>\nto acquire the skills demanded by the renewable energy and energy efficiency=<br \/>\n sectors.<SPAN>=A0 <\/SPAN>Students will register=<br \/>\n, pay for the course, view and listen to and interact with the educational c=<br \/>\nontent, then take (and hopefully pass) the corresponding accreditation exam.=<br \/>\n<SPAN>=A0 <\/SPAN>After receiving their credentia=<br \/>\nl, they will be eligible for placement through our career center.<SPAN>=A0 <\/SPAN>While the courses will be self-paced, we a=<br \/>\nnticipate that the average student will complete them in 10-12 weeks.<\/P><P>Green University is dedicated to serving three communiti=<br \/>\nes: adult professionals in transition, youth and members of underprivileged =<br \/>\ncommunities.<SPAN>=A0 <\/SPAN>Our courses must be=<br \/>\n accessible for people without significant Internet experience or computer s=<br \/>\navvy while offering the opportunity for self-directed learners to employ the=<br \/>\n latest educational tools, such as games and interactive content, to strengt=<br \/>\nhen and deepen their understanding of the material.<SPAN>=A0 <\/SPAN>We will be licensing textbooks, lesson plans, worksheets=<br \/>\n, exams and lecture notes from a nationally-recognized trade association and=<br \/>\n a learning management system (LMS) from a leading software developer.<\/P>We are looking for an innovative online learning and cu=<br \/>\nrriculum development specialist to manage the process of transforming the ex=<br \/>\nisting materials into the online medium.<SPAN>=<br \/>\n=A0 <\/SPAN>He or she will be expected to understand the strengths, weaknesse=<br \/>\ns and limitations of the system from the perspective of both the user and th=<br \/>\ne administrator.<SPAN>=A0 <\/SPAN>However, specif=<br \/>\nic programming knowledge or experience is not required.<SPAN>=A0 <\/SPAN>Moreover, the specialist will take primary responsib=<br \/>\nility for defining the milestones, setting the tasks and evaluating the deli=<br \/>\nverables for a programmer whom we will contract.<SPAN>=A0 <\/SPAN>While he or she may be based outside of New York City, we a=<br \/>\nnticipate holding weekly meetings there throughout the summer.<\/P><P>While the development project covered by this contract is exp=<br \/>\nected to end September 1, we anticipate either the creation of a new contrac=<br \/>\nt for the development of other courses or hiring a full-time education speci=<br \/>\nalist.<\/P><BR><br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n2be296b3d9de53741@lists.nyu.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Content-Type: text\/html; 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