act! Advanced Specialist

Job Summary:

Join our innovative act! team (academic technology & teaching !nnovation) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing (SoN). We are a small, dynamic group dedicated to empowering SoN faculty and teaching assistants to enhance nursing education through the thoughtful and deliberate use of cutting-edge technologies (such as active learning classrooms, multimedia content, and emerging uses of AI) combined with evidence-based teaching strategies. As an act! Advanced Specialist, you will collaborate with colleagues on impactful projects that enhance teaching and learning across all SoN degree and certificate programs, contributing to student engagement, retention, and success.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to lead and participate in initiatives that identify, pilot, and implement innovative, technology-enhanced instructional strategies. Your work will directly support faculty, course leads, and program directors in creating engaging, effective learning experiences for nursing students across face-to-face, blended, and online environments.

If you are passionate about the intersection of technology and pedagogy, and eager to contribute your expertise to a forward-thinking team and colleagues, we encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities:

Designs, develops, and enhances instructional activities, programs, and curricula. Applies learning theory and instructional design models in the consultation, selection, and application of educational methodologies and technologies.

• 15% Designs and develops engaging, effective learning experiences which may be face-to-face, blended, and/or online
• 15% Designs, develops, organizes, maintains, and consults on instructional materials, activities, curricula, and assessment resources in accordance with current pedagogical practices, cognitive/learning science, and design tools and methods
• 10% Researches, designs, and/or acquires learning resources, technologies, materials, and/or processes to support learning
• 10% Provides training and technical support directly to learners in settings such as classrooms, labs, clinics, and distance learning mediums
• 10% Provides consultation, training, and/or support for learning technology tools and platforms
• 5% Analyzes, tests, troubleshoots, resolves issues, and provides feedback regarding learning technologies
• 5% Collects, organizes, interprets, and disseminates data to identify instructional program needs and enhance effectiveness
• 5% Designs, develops, or recommends multimedia learning materials. Facilitates communications with multimedia service providers to ensure instructional needs are met
• 10% Designs, develops, and delivers faculty development and engagement programs and activities
• 5% Provides basic course support to ensure course readiness during critical periods of the semester (start and end, and faculty contract start), requiring full team focus and coordinated responsiveness.
• 5% Participates in planning, reviewing, prioritizing, and evaluating projects to ensure equitable distribution of workloads.
• 5% Contributes to sharing SoN accomplishments and teaching innovations at internal and external forums, as appropriate.

Tasks:

• Design or update Canvas course templates based on faculty input, ensuring alignment with objectives and instructional best practices.
• Guide faculty through the process of adapting program course templates in Canvas to their specific course needs.
• Advise faculty on integrating unfamiliar and emerging technologies into courses, offering context-specific recommendations.
• Conduct instructional technology workshops for faculty and TAs, addressing semester-specific needs and recurring support requests.
• Guide faculty in multimedia development (e.g., video tutorials, podcasts) to enhance student engagement and success in SoN courses and programs.
• Update faculty resources using current pedagogical research, ensuring materials align with current best practices.
• Conduct classroom observations and provide feedback on teaching strategies and instructional technology to improve student engagement and outcomes.
• Analyze feedback from faculty and students on instructional technologies and course design, compiling reports for continuous improvement.
• Lead presentations at SoN, university, or public events, showcasing successful projects and promoting faculty engagement in instructional innovation.
• Assist in developing assessment tools, helping faculty design quizzes, exams, and rubrics in Canvas that align with learning objectives.
• Collaborate with act! team members to review project requests, ensuring timely completion, equitable workload, and adjusting priorities as needed.
• Assist faculty with planning, logistics, and technology support for high-visibility student projects like the online DNP Capstone Project Symposium.

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background – people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

Education:

Preferred
Master’s Degree in education, instructional technology, student services, or a related field OR bachelor’s degree in any discipline with on-the-job experience in these areas.

Qualifications:

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

This position requires most work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. The person in this position may request and be considered for a formal remote work agreement based on guidelines set forth by the School of Nursing, and/or may be provided with remote work flexibility as needed and approved by the supervisor.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $65,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
The expected salary for this position starts at a rate of $65,000 annually. Actual pay will depend on experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, the employee in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and other paid time off, competitive insurances and savings accounts, and employer sponsored retirement benefits.

Additional Information:

For 100 years, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Nursing (SoN) has been committed to enhancing healthcare through teaching and research. With a mission to develop leaders for the profession and society; we make discoveries, enhance systems, and improve health through research, education, and practice for Wisconsin and beyond. The School of Nursing strives to achieve inclusive excellence and fosters an academic environment that welcomes diversity in students, faculty, staff, and the curriculum.

In the course of employment with the School of Nursing (SoN), dependent upon position and job responsibilities, employees may have access to PHI (personal health information) in order to fulfill the duties of their position. As part of the UW-Madison Health Care Component (HCC), all SoN faculty, staff, students, volunteers, and unpaid affiliates are required to complete HIPAA training as part of their orientation.

Successful candidates are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of appointment.

How to Apply:

To apply for this position, please click Apply Now, from jobs.wisc.edu, to begin the application process. You will be asked to submit the following PDF file:

1) A letter of interest highlighting relevant work experience and referencing PVL #305951
NOTE: The letter of interest will be used to evaluate written communication skills.
2) A resume/CV

References and samples of previous work will be requested from finalists only and are not required with initial application.

Failure to submit complete application materials may result in ineligibility for consideration for this position.

Contact:

Eric Weycker
[email protected]
608-263-5156
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Official Title:

Teach, Learn, & Tech Spec II(TL004)

Department(s):

A54-SCHOOL OF NURSING/ACAD.AFFRS/STU SVCS

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

305951-AS

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

Employment may require a criminal background check. It may also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

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