[Hiring] Engaged Online Course Coordinator @University of Tennessee

Role Description

Reporting to the Executive Director of Online Programs, the Engaged Online Course (EOC) Coordinator regularly interacts with faculty, academic units, and others in DL to promote high quality, evidence-based practices in online teaching, learning, and assessment at the University. The person in this position will help the university meet Chancellor Plowman's strategic goal of expanding educational opportunities beyond the Knoxville campus through the development and delivery of robust and engaging online programs and courses.

The person in this role directly supports the development and quality of online degree programs through the management of the Engaged Online Course Initiative as well as the EOC Review, an internally developed peer review process that assesses quality in online course design using the EOC rubric. The EOC rubric standards, guidelines and accompanying criteria serve as the foundation for evaluating whether an online course qualifies for the EOC designation.

Qualifications

• Experience in online teaching and learning.
• Strong understanding of evidence-based practices in online education.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with faculty and academic units.

Requirements

• Management of the Engaged Online Course Initiative.
• Conducting EOC Reviews for online course design quality assessment.

Benefits

• Focus on work-life balance.
• Access to career development and coaching.
• Opportunities for continued education.
• Extensive list of development and training possibilities.

Company Description

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service.

• Offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools.
• Holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity.
• Has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
• Considers its employees its number one asset.
• Ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women.”
• Designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine.