Tulane International LLC,Education Specialist Jobs in Rwanda

eadership skills, and a vision for technology and change in
Rwandan education.

• Lead
  workshops with faculty and students to develop new, effective and
  efficient methods of teaching and learning with technology and digital
  resources.
• Provide
  instructional support to a program of Online Professional Development,
  modeling best practices for online teaching and learning.
• Meet
  one-on-one and in groups with UR and CMHS faculty and staff, providing
  on-demand training and support for the appropriate integration of new
  tools and systems to enhance teaching and learning.

• Build
  peer-support and distributed leadership among staff and faculty for
  day-to-day innovation efforts across CMHS campuses.
• Support
  a cohort of 40 Teaching and Learning Fellows at UR in the
  identification of opportunities for improving teaching and learning
  practices, and in the design and implementation of innovations.
• Regularly
  liaise with Fellowship Program leadership and Lead Fellows to
  ensure professional development activities are articulated to staff and
  faculty needs, appropriately scheduled, and well-attended. 
• Respond
  to network support needs related to online pedagogy, assessment,
  instructional design and course-building on CMHS Learning System
  (Moodle).  Leverage Moodle Systems Administrators to resolve learner
  and faculty issues with new online learning systems, including content
  uploading, content access, account requests, system functionality queries.

• Contribute
  to the ongoing conceptual and technical design of curricula and
  programming to enhance learning and teaching practices at US CMHS.
• Design
  specific face-to-face, online and blended learning activities, digital
  resources and assessments to support professional development activities.
• Advise
  on priorities for the development of instructional systems at UR CMHS.

• Contribute
  to curriculum and course review activities.
• Contribute
  to the collection of qualitative and quantitative data for program
  formation, adaption and impact measurement.
• Track
  and report on a core set of process, learning and outcome indicators among
  fellows and staff participants in professional development.
• Contribute
  to a public blog highlighting innovation and lessons learned for teaching
  and learning at UR and CMHS.

• Master’s
  degree, preferably in the Health Sciences, Education, Instructional
  Design, Instructional Technology, or equivalent experience.
• Bachelor’s
  degree considered with deep experience, or with relevant certificates or
  specializations (e.g. in Instructional Technology).
• Experience
  teaching or leading trainings or professional development activities,
  preferably in an adult or higher education setting.
• Deep
  knowledge of curriculum and course design, active and student-centered
  teaching and learning methods for the health sciences, and learning
  assessment.
• Appreciation
  for and understanding of the potential role that technology and new media
  can play in transforming education in Rwanda. Understanding of common
  obstacles to technology integration.
• High
  degree of comfort in the day-to-day use of web-based and social
  technologies for productivity, scholarship, teaching and learning,
  including use of learning management systems and online assessment
  systems.
• Excellent
  written and oral skills in English and Kinyarwanda. Knowledge of French is
  an added advantage
• Demonstrated
  organizational and communication skills

• PhD
  in health sciences, education, instructional design, instructional
  technology, or equivalent experience
• Teaching
  or training experience, especially in higher education setting
• Knowledge
  of the health sciences higher education context.
• Knowledge
  of Rwandan or regional higher education context.
• Knowledge
  of contemporary pedagogy and learning theory
• Digital
  media production skills (web, audio, video, graphic)

• A
  cover letter in English
• A
  detailed typed curriculum vitae that includes at least two professional
  references from previous or current employers