Job Description
Position Title
Instructional Designer – Foreign Language
Position Type
Full Time
Position Location
Arlington, VA (Must reside in DC/MD/VA)
Tracking Code
01072
Daily Responsibilities
- Collaborates with stakeholders to identify performance gaps and design appropriate learning solutions in a variety of formats for FSI’s language products.
- Designs a variety of learning solutions, including but not limited to e-learning, mobile apps, microlearning, blended learning, and instructional games.
- Collaborates with stakeholders to clarify performance gaps, write clear objectives, formulate instructional approach, design learning solutions, and produce evaluation instruments.
- Works with development staff to produce solutions.
- Maintains a thorough knowledge of subjects important to Foreign Service Officers and applies knowledge to produce appropriate, effective, and meaningful learning solutions.
- Other duties as assigned.
Required: Years of Experience (min)
- 3 years of instructional design experience.
Required: Degree/Certification
- BS/BA in instructional design, educational technology, or related field.
Required: Experience
- Minimum 3 years of instructional design experience.
- Demonstrated experience designing learning solutions for foreign languages.
- Demonstrated experience applying educational strategies and instructional techniques
- Adult second-language acquisition
- Transfer knowledge of instructional techniques involving use of educational technologies to instructional staff
- Demonstrated experience with at least two types of digital learning solutions (including, but not limited to: e-learning courses, mobile learning, simulations, microlearning, ePublishing, blended learning/flipped classroom, and games.)
- Demonstrated ability to develop training objectives, design learning solutions, and produce evaluations.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively write, review, and edit content.
- Demonstrated ability to apply learning theories and models to different learning contexts.
- Demonstrated experience working with project teams (e.g.: Graphic Artists, Developers, and Editors) to produce professional e-learning.
- Demonstrated knowledge of responsive web design, interface usability guidelines, Section 508 accessibility, SCORM, learning management systems, and integration of media into web-based training applications.
- Positive and proactive customer service skills.
Additional Desired Experience
- Familiarity with US government web/mobile development policies and standards.
- Experience teaching a foreign language and designing learning solutions tailored for learners of foreign languages.
- Experience with video/animation.
- Instructional Design for eLearning is a well-established field. The industry standard for a position within this field requires a B.A./B.S. in Instructional Design or related area. As an instructional designer for the FSI/EX/ISD, a minimum of 3 years ID experience are critical to demonstrate proven ability to identify performance gaps and design appropriate solutions to fill those gaps for foreign language instruction.
- The Instructional Designer – Foreign Language will be working on priority courses and dealing with high level bureau and school/center clients, as well as designing a variety of complex, media-rich, and highly interactive courses and products beyond standard eLearning courses—these are considered tasks above entry-level for the field.
Required: Clearance
Job Tags
Full time,