With campuses on Southern California’s picturesque Palos Verdes Peninsula and in the vibrant urban community of San Pedro in Los Angeles, Marymount College is a student-centered, Catholic learning environment for students of all faiths who seek to transform their lives and achieve their academic, professional and life goals. Marymount College offers Associate degree and Bachelor’s degree programs in Business, Media Studies, Liberal Arts, and Psychology, and is gearing up to offer graduate programs in Leadership and Community Development (M.S.) and Community Psychology (M.S.) effective Fall 2013. The College values a holistic, interdisciplinary approach in all programs. We are currently inviting applications for a
LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SPECIALIST
Position available April 1, 2013
SUMMARY OF ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provide learning management system (LMS) assistance and support to faculty, staff, and students.
Develop faculty training courses for the delivery of Hybrid and Online classes.
Assist with the delivery of LMS training.
Assist with developing policy and procedure.
Research and resolve LMS functionality issues.
Management of System Information (preparation for updates/new documentation/monitoring of system effectiveness in satisfying user needs).
Management of Courses (updating course properties/creating courses/enrolling users/using batch processes/course utilities/import-export-copy functions).
Management of user accounts (customize information/Institution & System Role management).
Assist with the management of Community Areas: clubhouses, learning communities, themes, tools, navigation, widgets, documentation, configuration.
·Maintain and support various technologies used in the delivery of courses. (i.e. D2L Capture, Tegrity, Fuze, etc.)
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s degree and minimum of two years experience working with web-based information systems. Experience in LMS administration preferred, ideally in a Desire2Learn (D2L) environment. Must have experience with end-user support or as Help Desk staff in higher education, experience with programming and scripting languages such as Java, JavaScript, HTML, and SQL. Experience with podcasting and streaming video technologies preferred.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
Candidates should send a letter of application, resume, salary history, and the names and contact information for three professional references to Karen Thordarson, Director of Human Resources, Marymount College, 30800 Palos Verdes Dr. East, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-6299. Please send application materials electronically to careers@marymountpv.edu.
MARYMOUNT COLLEGE IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The College welcomes applications from diverse candidates
