Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Computer Networks and Operating Systems

Job title:

Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Computer Networks and Operating Systems

Company

Curio Group

Job description

About Curio FacultyCurio, a leading education consulting and learning experience company, works with universities, vocational education providers, schools and companies to drive change through learning.We have led the online learning transformation of many of our clients and partners through a focus on the creation of exceptional learning experiences, through course design and online facilitation.Curio Faculty provides quality education services to universities, vocational education providers, other higher education providers, and corporate partners and not for profits.We are passionate educators who believe in the power of expert content development and online facilitation to deliver exceptional learner outcomes.Details:Responsibilities: Development of 2 X 15 unit credit modules mapped to the HEP templateStart date: Computer Networks (needed 1 May-31 July) and Operating Systems (1 Jun-31 Aug).End date: 31st AugustEstimated number of hours: 100 hours per course (or 200 total hours if selected for both courses)Position SummaryA subject-matter expert (SME) is a person who is an authority in an area, topic or discipline.SMEs are engaged to assist the development or re-development of a course (subject). They may contribute, author, research and provide a high level of assistance as well as expertise in the development or re-development of the course.SMEs may collaborate with Learning Designers and Course Coordinators during the development or re-development of courses. This may include updating an existing course or the assessments within an existing course, creating a course map for a new course, developing a prototype, and building a full course.SMEs are often sourced from industry, consultancies, partner organisations, or recruitment organisations.Key responsibilities and Duties:

• Excellent writing and communication skills, detail oriented, has had experience with online course development or training previously
• Reviewing current content, Write practical activities, Write test questions, Writing summative or formative assessments,
• Participate in workshops to map out the overall curriculum and course architecture, the assessment strategy in overview, and the more finely grained structure of individual learning activities
• Participate, as required, in workshops or conversations with clients, partners and industry to mine their expertise and understand how they will be able to contribute
• Work with Learning Designer to design activities, develop authentic and engaging learning activities, create performance tasks and identify opportunities for automated formative feedback
• Write course content based on a pre-agreed course map, ensuring appropriate referencing
• Deliver course content according to project timelines
• Assist in planning for the development of bespoke videos, writing interview questions/prompts
• Communicating with University librarians around resources to be located / cleared
• Identify resources to be used
• Communicate with graphic designers on images to be designed for the course
• Source contemporary course content material
• Write assessment tasks and rubrics with the learning designer and/or learning and teaching experts from partner/client and creating any assessment materials such as case studies or data sets
• Quality assurance of each learning activity in the final learning design from a SME perspective
• Incorporate feedback and changes as required by the client/partner

Objectives of this role:This role of Subject Matter Expert (SME) is primarily to provide relevant subject matter content for online courses. The SME works in close collaboration with Learning Experience Designers and Developers and partners/clients to develop meaningful and engaging courses, support resources and learning experiences based on the objectives and learning outcomes of the learning experience. The design and development of learning experiences is typically closely project managed but also dynamic and fast paced, to achieve project deadlines, and entails highly developed communication and collaboration.RequirementsSkills and Qualifications:

• Should have a Master/PhD and working experience in related areas.
• Online teaching experience in a relevant field, tertiary level is highly desirable
• Experience in curriculum design, online course content development is highly desirable
• Contemporary Industry and/or professional practice experience and currency in relevant field
• Contemporary knowledge of e-learning trends and student learning is highly desirable
• Ability to write course content that is responsive to the learner audience
• Demonstrated commitment to high quality teaching in delivery; an ability to lead a workshop and facilitate in an engaging and original way.
• Ability to work as part of a team with Learning Experience Designers and Developers and Clients/Partners
• An interest in online learning pedagogy
• Hold a solutions-oriented approach
• Ability to self-manage time, and to work to deadlines
• Openness and ability to receive feedback, incorporating input from diverse perspectives
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Expected salary

Location

United Kingdom

Job date

Wed, 01 May 2024 22:15:06 GMT

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