Online Program Manager-Health

Position Purpose:

Maintaining high quality academic outcomes in a virtual environment requires adaptability, careful attention to detail, and a willingness to engage in continual improvement practices. The Online Program Manager assures that all courses in their virtual learning ecosystem are well-constructed, thoughtfully administered by well-informed and qualified faculty, and provide students with the best opportunity to complete their programs and achieve life aspirations.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provide and ensure that the online classroom supports student learning outcomes and a quality learning experience.
• Oversight and accountability of gathering data from students, staff, and faculty about how to improve operations to provide students with a better online learning experience and success rates.
• Identify challenges online students face and create action plans to proactively address student challenges and improve student satisfaction and graduation rates.
• Supervise online faculty; recruit and train new faculty members as needed, including maintenance of George Fox Connect online adjunct training in collaboration with Associate Dean.
• Conduct ongoing performance evaluations, motivate, mentor, and coach faculty.
• Plan and coordinate adjunct faculty meetings in collaboration with Associate Dean.
• Provide academic advising for students in their program, as needed.
• Contribute to program curriculum content as needed, coordinating efforts with the Associate Dean for George Fox Connect and appropriate Enterprise Deans.
• Teach an online course load of 12-15 credits across 11 months

Requirements:

Must possess a master's degree in an affiliated field (terminal degree is preferred) and demonstrate an ongoing commitment to continuous improvement within that field.

Must have a strong understanding of best practices in online teaching and learning, and have the ability to teach those methods to affiliated faculty, specifically during onboarding processes.

Must be able to manage a large set of remote faculty, providing them with timely professional development and assuring their consistent quality with teaching diverse student populations.

Should maintain a strong conceptual understanding of andragogy for crafting curriculum to serve the best interests of adult learners.

Must have strong communication skills and be able to function as part of a highly-collaborative team in the rapid production of online materials and courses.

Will work alongside the Associate Dean to seek out new faculty members to support enrollment growth.

Processes:

List processes this position will be personally responsible for (either partially or entirely)

Program development and quality assurance within a given field.

Faculty recruitment, mentoring, and support.

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