Director of Learning Design New
Colorado Community College System · Denver, CO · Hybrid · Staff (Full-time)
Salary USD 103,500
Apply by Oct 5, 2025
Posted Oct 1, 2025
As the Director of Learning Design, you will work internally within the System Office and collaboratively with colleges across the System to provide leadership and supervision of the Learning Design team. You will support the quality and standards of all CCCS online (credit and non-credit) offerings. This role works collaboratively with CCCS faculty and instructors, colleges, the library and OER services team, and other stakeholders across CCCS to create engaging online courses and programs that draw on online course quality principles, appropriate pedagogical approaches, educational technologies, effective instructional design models, effective practices in Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and ADA guidelines. The ideal candidate has in-depth knowledge and understanding of curriculum development, course development processes, and adult learning theory.
- Provide systemwide leadership for developing and enhancing online teaching and learning through the identification, evaluation, adoption, and integration of effective course design, learning objects, and pedagogical strategies.
- Work collaboratively with stakeholders across CCCS to establish, direct, implement, sustain, and evolve the collaborative learning design model for CCCS.
- Implement a continuous improvement culture that leverages course survey data, quality assurance (e.g. Quality MattersTM) feedback, faculty and instructor feedback, and other sources of input.
- Provide leadership and support in collaboration across CCCS in the production of design elements which may include customizable course shells, syllabi, competency analyses, course outlines, learning objects, assignments, assessments, and rubrics for online and rural college consortium shells.
- This role supervises three Learning Designers and three Sr. Learning Designers.
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree in instructional design, learning design, curriculum and instruction, educational technology, instructional systems, education, or a closely related field by the time of hire.
- At least three years of work experience in the field of instructional or learning design.
- Leadership experience in instructional or learning design or a similar field.
- Experience developing instructional materials to be used in a learning management system (e.g., Desire2Learn).
Supplemental Information
Attributes that will contribute to success in this position:
- Motivated by leading through co-creation with colleagues while working together in an ever-changing multi-dimensional environment.
- Passion for transforming organizations and supporting efficiency as well as effectiveness.
- Demonstrably practiced in incorporating quality design standards into learning design practices (e.g., Quality MattersTM).
- Practiced in working in a collaborative project-based environment. Evidence of leadership in cutting-edge initiatives in online education, ideally at the system or consortium level.
- Strong understanding of instructional and learning design principles, andragogy, and instructional technology.
- Familiarity with processes relevant to the development of curricula, courses, and instructional materials for credit and non-credit courses (digital badges, microlearning, learning objects, job aids, etc.).
- Knowledge of and the ability to apply universal design for learning and accessibility standards for learning environments, as well as familiarity with assistive technologies used with course design, development, and delivery.
- Familiarity with Open Educational Resources (OER), Creative Commons, and copyright laws.
- Demonstrated understanding of the higher education environment and working successfully with faculty/subject matter experts.
- Strong understanding of project management concepts and principles.
- Familiarity using a ticketing system (e.g. Jira, etc.).
- Skilled in managing vendors and part-time and contracted resources.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize, work independently, and meet strict deadlines.
- Strong written and oral communication skills, including public speaking.
- Positive attitude.
- Professionally driven.
