Associate Dean, Inclusive Teaching and Learning Environments
- Employer
- Walden University
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Aug 28, 2020
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GENERAL SUMMARY
The Associate Dean of Inclusive Teaching and Learning Environments gives expression to the Walden University mission and vision through the development of an inclusive teaching and learning culture purposefully imagined, designed, supported and delivered to ensure that learning is accessible for all students. To accomplish this vision, Walden’s diversity and inclusion efforts must be aimed at facilitating greater collaboration between the student and all facilitators of the learning process.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Associate Dean’s goal is to facilitate University-wide faculty collaboration and professional learning to increase Walden’s capacity to implement pedagogical, andragogical and heutagogical strategies that promote student engagement and create positive and supportive learning environments for all.
Strategy Development, Implementation and Monitoring
The Associate Dean of Inclusive Teaching and Learning Environments gives expression to the Walden University mission and vision through the development of an inclusive teaching and learning culture purposefully imagined, designed, supported and delivered to ensure that learning is accessible for all students. To accomplish this vision, Walden’s diversity and inclusion efforts must be aimed at facilitating greater collaboration between the student and all facilitators of the learning process.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Associate Dean’s goal is to facilitate University-wide faculty collaboration and professional learning to increase Walden’s capacity to implement pedagogical, andragogical and heutagogical strategies that promote student engagement and create positive and supportive learning environments for all.
Strategy Development, Implementation and Monitoring
- Partner closely with academic and HR leadership to develop
long-term and short-term operational and strategic plans to support
the learning needs of all students, plans which are tightly aligned
with the university’s strategic plans and include benchmarks,
assessments, follow-up, and modeled accountability.
- Engage in assessment of the university teaching and learning
climate as it relates to diversity, equity, and inclusion. This
includes the development of metrics, such as the Equity Scorecard
model, by which to gauge success in areas of inclusive teaching and
learning environments.
- Develop recommended learning paths and content for faculty,
academic staff and leaders at all levels.
- Coordinate the development, dissemination and continual
improvement of best practices to support leaders’ and faculty’s
ability to create and sustain inclusive teaching and learning
environments; coordinate the provision of reference texts,
resources and professional journals for faculty.
- Create and manage appropriate metrics to measure, analyze, and
report progress pertaining to faculty development activities and
diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
- Keep self and academic leadership up to date with current
educational issues relevant to diverse learning needs, through
networking, and membership with professional
associations
- Partner with the offices of institutional effectiveness and
institutional research to integrate disaggregated data and an
equity mindset into all internal research, planning implementation
and assessment processes, including annual campus climate surveys,
and development and tracking of success indicators;
- Develop programs which encourage relevant, courageous and
respectful campus dialogue and foster awareness and appreciation of
the value of diversity and inclusion, and empowers individuals to
take action in their respective roles.
- MA/MS/MBA or higher degree in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,
HR, Business, I/O Psychology, or another related field required;
doctoral degree highly preferred
- At least10 years of related experience and 3-5 years of
management experience required; faculty experience highly
preferred
- Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Change Management, or Project
Management Certifications preferred
- Seasoned experience designing, implementing, and evaluating
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs
- Strong ability to adapt to changing business activities and
departmental initiatives
- Must have working knowledge of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the
1991 Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title
IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Affirmative Action, Equal
Employment Opportunity, and other applicable laws.
Faculty, Staff and Leadership Development and Retention
Internal and External Thought Leadership
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
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