UCLA Art Student and Alumni Opportunities

Introduction:

UCLA is committed to providing students with a learning environment and curriculum that engages them with the knowledge and skills that will prepare them for future success. With this in mind, UCLA is implementing a new LMS based on Canvas that will:

Canvas is a web-based learning management system, or LMS. It is used by learning institutions, educators, and students to access and manage online course learning materials and communicate about skill development and learning achievement. Canvas includes a variety of customizable course creation and management tools, course and user analytics and statistics, and internal communication tools.

The transition is underway and will go live for most of the campus in Winter ‘22.

Join our Team!

As a part of our UCLA Learning Management System Transformation Program, Graduate Teaching & Learning Assistants (GTLAs) will receive in-depth training on the new LMS Platform being built on Canvas, assist with development and configuration of online courses and provide instructional and technology support to faculty—as well as students upon go-live.

GTLAs will be integral members of the Learning Management System program team, collaborating with diverse and talented team members to enable a world-class, integrated teaching and learning experience for faculty and students that sets the standard for teaching excellence, academic achievement, and inclusivity.

The successful candidate will possess the ability to communicate with and work effectively with students, staff, and faculty at all levels of technical experience; the ability to work independently in a time-sensitive work environment; and the ability to learn and work with specialized programs to directly shape and refine course content.

What do GTLAs do?

Graduate Teaching & Learning Assistants (GTLAs) have a split appointment: 1) assisting in the development and configuration of courses in Canvas, 2) supporting faculty and students in the use of the new LMS platform, including Canvas, for instruction, and 3) contributing to a wide range of related activities in innovative learning technologies and pedagogical approaches. As a LTLA, you will develop technical skills, gain experience on a significant, transformational project, acquire instructional design experience, and engage with faculty, staff, and students across campus around both research and instruction.

Course Support

• Support the migration of existing courses from CCLE (Moodle) to the new LMS platform being built on Canvas
• Review course and collaboration sites to ensure that content and features are migrated properly
• Support course design and re-design on the new LMS platform
• Research and implement best practices for innovative tools and technologies

Instructional Support

• Support instructors’ use of Canvas course websites and related tools
• Train and support faculty, instructors, and TAs in digitizing print, audio, and video media for online delivery
• Provide drop-in and scheduled technical support to faculty with instructional questions
• Research and/or implement solutions and best practices for instructional tools and technologies

Training Support

• Provide instructional design and course development support for LMS training materials, process documentation and instructional resources

Compensation:

The LMS Transformation program offers a graduate students flexible schedules of 50-100% during the summer (20-40 hours); additional opportunities may be available to continue working during the fall.

Candidates:

The program is looking for students across all disciplines, especially those who have experience teaching undergraduates; have experience with online teaching and learning tools, multimedia editing, discipline- specific online technologies, data wrangling, UX/UI; have interest in the use of technology for instruction, digital scholarship, and research; and/or have interest in providing technical support and training to faculty and other graduate students.

Positions are fully remote during summer.

Required Qualifications:

• An interest in learning new technology skills and applying them in service of teaching and learning at UCLA.
• Eligible to work 50-100% over the summer
• Current full-time enrollment in UCLA Graduate degree program, in good standing and eligible to work in the United States
• Possess the verbal and written communication skills to work effectively with technical and non- technical personnel at various levels in the organization; ability to use standard English grammar and punctuation.
• Skill and experience to effectively utilize common office productivity software such as MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), MS Outlook, and internet browsers.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Instructional Design, Education or related field and/or interest or experience in teaching and pedagogy within your fields of study.
• One or more years of experience with instructional design with emphasis on developing online courses (synchronous, asynchronous).
• Experience with e-Learning technology platforms and learning management systems.
• Experience with developing responsive / mobile-friendly and accessible material.
• Experience with creating multimedia course materials in tools such as Adobe Creative Suite, Camtasia, etc.
• Experience with team collaboration/communication tools such as Box, Google Drive, Slack

How to apply:

Please submit/upload your resume and cover letter by June 3rdst in a single file to our Box folder for this recruitment using the following naming convention: “LAST NAME_FIRST NAME” (PDF preferred).

Submit your resume/cover letter here.

If you have questions on the position, please email us at IT Services – LMSTransformation LMSTransformation@it.ucla.edu.