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1099 Contract Opportunity 20-40 hours per week $50 - $60 /hr June - September 2024 About DP Digital Promise is a global nonprofit working to expand opportunity for each learner. We work with educators, researchers, technology leaders, and communities to design, investigate, and scale up innovations that empower learners, especially those who’ve been historically and systematically excluded. Our mission is to shape the future of learning and advance equitable education systems by bringing together solutions across research, practice, and technology. Overview You'll be at the forefront of creating an engaging digital badge curriculum tailored for middle and high school students. With a focus on Digital Competencies, the curriculum encompasses Digital Citizenship, Digital Creativity, and Digital Competitiveness. Students will earn a digital badge upon demonstrating proficiency in each area, signifying their mastery of knowledge, skills, and attitudes. This user-friendly online curriculum includes self-paced content, interactive scaffolded activities, and real-world challenge assessments. Additionally, meticulously crafted resources will support both students and teachers. As the Lead Instructional Designer, you will be responsible for evaluating the first digital competencies course and continuing to explore and recommend learning technology solutions, engagement approaches, and designing courses two and three – Digital Emotional Intelligence, and Digital Communication. The three courses will culminate in a challenge-based project where students develop their solutions and pitch. Each course is roughly 1-2 hours and consists of four 15-20 minute modules. Key Responsibilities Evaluate the first prototype, assess the Develop a complete first prototype of the Digital Citizenship badge program on a student-facing platform for internal feedback by January 15, 2023. Collaborate closely with the Project Director, Student Learning Experience, to define learning objectives, outcomes, and vision for the learning experience throughout product development. Engage with the internal VILS team on content design, learning assets, features, assessment components, systems, and UX design. Develop a detailed learning plan aligning outcomes, content, activities, and assessments, with explicit consideration for the needs of students, teachers, and applied learning strategies. Curate and develop content including leveling and editing. Design and develop scaffolded learning activities and performance-based challenge assessments, including kid-friendly rubrics and assessment exemplars. Storyboard and develop animated videos and interactive eLearning modules with team. Gather and refine product and materials based on feedback received at various development stages. Prepare regular progress reports, updates, and document workflows and processes. Requirements 8+ years of relevant experience. Middle school and/or high school curriculum development or teaching experience required. Strong proficiency in learning design and educational technology. Demonstrated success in education product development including UX design. Exceptional storytelling abilities to engage learners effectively. Proficiency in video editing, eLearning development, design, and wireframing using tools such as Camtasia, Vyond, Storyline, Rise, Miro, Figma, Canva, Photoshop, etc. Proficient in collaborative wireframing tools like Miro or Figma. Ability to collect user feedback for continuous improvement. Effective project management, communication, and documentation skills to ensure timely delivery of educational content. Preferred: Familiarity with Digital Competencies according to DQ Institute Standards. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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