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Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT)

Teaching and Learning with Technology (TLT) Managers direct and lead teams in the planning, consulting, and implementation of technologies for faculty and student engagement opportunities.

• Manage TLT team(s), including hiring, development, and performance management
• Develop and implement protocols to assess feasibility of technical requests and new technologies
• Actively engage with IT staff to determine how new technologies can integrate within existing infrastructure
• Collaborate in strategic planning and develop plans for achieving tactical / strategic goals
• Provide oversight of TLT budget and initiatives, to include forecasting requirements in the areas of staffing, classroom and lab lifecycle replacement, courseware, learning spaces, etc.
• Recommend equipment and software expenditures, including new purchases as well as lifecycle replacements
• Ensure work is compliant with university policies and legal requirements
• Represent University and participate, as appropriate, in national affiliations
• Ensure team(s) maintain familiarity with instructional uses of technology through local and national reports as well as less formal sources (blogs, conference calls, etc.)

Level:

– Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates proficient ability in work design, project management, financial planning and development of goals for accomplishing unit assignments. Reviews and guides work to ensure conformity to policy and effective approaches. Evaluates employee performance and recommend development opportunities. Demonstrates ability to coach employees. Presents and communicates key university indicatives and connects it to unit contributions. Provides broad guidelines. Develops, evaluates, enhances, and/or implements quality improvement practices. Recommends innovative solutions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees a team (typically 4 or more; no fewer than 2) full
– time direct reports of individual contributors and/or first level supervisors.

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks department/area budget
– May plan, forecast, and/or assist in developing budgets
– May have final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters varied and complex problems
– Helps to develop creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature but within limited scope
– Modifies, adapts, or refines guidelines if necessary to resolve issues or problems

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on complex or strategic assignments
– Uses existing practices and advanced working knowledge to determine appropriate work methods for the team
– Reviews completed work of others for conformity to policy, and effectiveness of approach
– Delegates advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Prepares written and/or verbal presentations or proposals on complex issues and delivers to a broad variety of audiences
– Communicates key university initiatives and how unit’s work contributes to their achievement
– Presents ideas, concepts and instructions in a clear manner, and uses persuasion and negotiation to build consensus and cooperation
– Establishes and maintains networks to facilitate successful communication among units

• Comp Grade – 12
• Minimum – $76,700.00
• MidPoint – $95,900.00
• Maximum – $115,100.00