Instructional Designer
Position Description
Responsibilities
- The Instructional Designer creates, produces, and publishes digital instructional resources.
- The Instructional Designer ensures compliance with digital accessibility regulations and requirements by performing the following duties and responsibilities:
- Create and revise instructional resources with accessibility in mind
- Create alternatives for multimedia content, such as captions and audio descriptions
- Select and use platforms and tools, including online learning environments, that support accessibility
- Partner with colleagues and team members to prioritize accessibility in course production
Qualifications
Required
Applicants for the Instructional Designer role are required to have these qualifications:
- Knowledge of digital accessibility and disability inclusion
- Knowledge of regulations related to digital accessibility (e.g., Section 508, ADA)
- Knowledge of WCAG 2.2 A, AA, and AAA requirements
- Experience producing instructional resources that are in compliance with accessibility standards
Preferred
Applicants with the following qualifications will be preferred:
- Experience applying best practices in universal design to create inclusive instructional digital resources
Interview Questions
Screening
- Knowledge of digital accessibility and disability inclusion
- Who benefits from accessibility?
- How would you define inclusive and/or universal design? Can you provide an example? (Does not need to be related to a digital product)
- How does inclusive and/or universal design relate to instructional practices?
- What resources would you recommend to someone who wants to keep informed of the latest updates on accessibility and inclusive design?
- Experience producing instructional resources that are in compliance with accessibility standards
- How do you see accessibility fitting into your role in the organization?
- How does digital accessibility impact your instructional design process and choices?
- How do you incorporate accessibility into the day to day content you produce (e.g. email, document creation, presentations, etc.)?
Interview Committee
Required
- Knowledge of regulations related to digital accessibility (e.g., Section 508, ADA)
- Describe the difference between Section 504 and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
- Describe the difference between Section 508 and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
- Knowledge of WCAG 2.1 AA requirements
- What is WCAG? What are the differences between A, AA, and AAA compliance?
- What are the Authoring Tools Accessibility Guidelines and what are some of the benefits of using these guidelines when creating an authoring tool?
- How and when do you consider these guidelines during the instructional design process?
- Experience producing instructional resources that are in compliance with accessibility standards
- What experience do you have with creating accessible instructional materials? What experience do you have with training or guiding others on creating accessible instructional materials?
- How do you verify that the instructional materials you produce are accessible to users with disabilities?
- When presenting, what are key considerations you make to ensure you are presenting content in an accessible manner?
- When recording instructional videos, what are the key elements you need to implement to ensure the videos are inclusive to all?
- What are some questions you would ask if your organization was purchasing a new online learning platform?
Preferred
- Describe your experience applying best practices in universal design for learning to create inclusive instructional digital resource