Director of Curriculum

Company: Baylor University
Location: Waco
Posted on: July 16, 2020

Job Description:

Coordinate all activities of the Curriculum Committee; plan and conduct all Curriculum Committee meetings; reports curriculum activities as an agenda item in each faculty meeting • Educates all core and adjunct faculty regarding the curriculum design, to include curricular threads and educational goals, and their role in program planning, implementation, and evaluation • Mentor faculty in the development of syllabi, including construction of learning objectives, learning activities, and assessment methods. • Coordinates a process to ensure that faculty are adequately trained and skilled to use distance education methodologies including documentation of the processes involved and evidence of implementation • Ensures proper sequencing of courses within the curriculum with oversight of technology and resources to support a distance-learning environment • Coordinates class scheduling to optimize learning sequence • Ensures that curriculum review is an ongoing process, culminating in an Annual Curriculum Review • Coordinates and assists with agenda formation for the Annual Curriculum Review • Provide primary Curriculum Committee oversight to the following components of the Program Evaluation Plan and ACOTE Self Study Report: Faculty effectiveness in their assigned teaching responsibilities; effectiveness of instructional design; student’s progression through the program; student satisfaction with the program; graduates’ performance on the NBCOT certification exam; and graduates’ job placement and performance as determined by employer satisfaction • Ensure all program policies, procedures and practices under the responsibility of the Director of Curriculum provide for compliance with accreditation policies and University and College procedures • Teach courses as agreed upon with the Program Chair, OTD Program • Service Responsibilities for appropriate faculty rank • Scholarship Responsibilities for appropriate faculty rank • Professional Responsibilities for appropriate faculty rank Required Qualifications 1. Earned terminal academic doctorate in a discipline appropriate for teaching responsibilities. 2. Faculty rank (Assistant Professor or higher), with experience consistent with Baylor University system for designated faculty rank. 3. Understanding of higher education and contemporary clinical practice appropriate for leadership in occupational therapy education. 4. Knowledge of legislative, regulatory, legal, and practice issues affecting clinical education, students, and the profession of occupational therapy. 5. Licensed or eligible for licensure in Texas or the state of residence. 6. Active in clinical practice, especially as applicable to clinical education. 7. Active in professional activities at local, state, and/or national levels.

Keywords: Baylor University, Waco , Director of Curriculum, Other , Waco, Texas