SBCJC POLICIES

Section 5: Staff Positions

MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE BOARD POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL

Title: Assistant Executive Director for eLearning and Instructional Technology

Initial Date of Adoption: February 18, 2011 Revision Date: March 15, 2013; January 15, 2016

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Code Number: 5.30 Page: 1 of 2

ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR eLEARNING AND INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY Characteristics of Work: The primary function of this professional administrative position is to provide innovative, visionary leadership and administrative direction for the Mississippi Virtual Community College (MSVCC). The MSVCC is a consortium of Mississippi's fifteen community colleges, which provides improved access to education through advanced technology and shared resources, including host infrastructure, course content, faculty, and student services. The incumbent must be self-motivated, dependable, and committed to the highest level of professional ethics and integrity, exercising sound judgment to ensure efficient and effective use of resources and compliance with Mississippi Community College Board (MCCB) policy, state and federal regulations, MSVCC operational procedures, and accreditation requirements. Position reports directly to the Associate Executive Director for Academic and Student Affairs. Examples of Work: The following examples are intended only as illustrations of the various tasks performed by the incumbent in this position. These examples are not meant to be exhaustive; they are merely representative of the general functions of this position. 1. Provides overall vision and leadership for the Division of eLearning and Instructional Technology and the MSVCC, including: a. Providing close coordination, communication, training, and support to the e-Learning Coordinators at the fifteen colleges, in order to facilitate the development of strategies and activities to enhance the colleges’ and the System’s ability to maintain a sustainable eLearning environment, with a strong academic, learning technology, and customer (student, faculty, college) focus, as well as in the use of the centralized enrollment application, known as the Enrollment Tool. b. Maintaining close communication and coordination with the fifteen colleges, through ongoing and continuous interaction with the Mississippi Association Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC), the Academic Officers Association, the Chief Career Tech Officers Association, and the Workforce Directors Association; c. Providing high level oversight of the MSVCC budget, including expense and revenue analysis and projections, as well as the documentation and justification of resource utilization; d. Responsibility for contract negotiations with vendors and other partners engaged with the MSVCC, as well as the management and oversight of all vendor and partner relationships, including but not limited to those related to the Learning Management System, Help Desk, and Support Services functions; e. Maintaining broad understanding of current and emerging issues in higher education, particularly as they relate to eLearning, and communicating those issues to agency staff and college constituents; f. Ensuring MSVCC compliance with all state and federal policies and statutes, as well as accreditation requirements; g. Oversight of the MSVCC’s web and mobile application presence; h. Directing and managing the activities of all MSVCC staff, including the Director of Training and Professional Development, the Program Specialist for eLearning, and the Technical Specialist for eLearning; 2. Works closely with the MCCB’s Associate Executive Director for Academic and Student Affairs to ensure academic quality and the provision of outstanding student services, student retention, and student success practices within the virtual environment. 3. Works closely with the MCCB’s Assistant Executive Director for Workforce, Career, and Technical Education to ensure alignment of the MSVCC vision and direction with the instructional needs of the Chief Career-Tech Officers, and the Workforce Directors at the fifteen colleges. 4. Works closely with the MCCB’s Division of Information Technology to ensure a robust and stable, state-of-the-art technical infrastructure for all activities related to the MSVCC, including the evaluation and deployment of new and emerging technologies, as necessary. 5. Serves as a member of the MCCB Senior Staff and represents the agency’s and the system’s interests on all issues related to eLearning and instructional technology. 6. Assists in agency enrollment audits and Civil Rights Compliance reviews. 7. Other duties as assigned by the Executive Director or the Deputy Director for Programs and Accountability.