Ira C. Eaker Center for Leadership Development - Instructional Systems Specialist

Administer, supervise, advise on, design, develop, or provide education or training services in a formal adult education or training program.

Administer, supervise, advise on, design, develop, or provide education or training services in a formal adult education or training program.

Must have a bachelor's degree that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in course work that must have included study in at least 4 of the 5following areas:Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology: Study of learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of instructional material.Instructional design practices: Study of the principles and techniques used in designing training programs, developing design strategy and models, and applying design methods to the improvement of instructional effectiveness.Educational evaluation: Study of the techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of instructional/educational programs, including developing written and performance tests and survey instruments, and determining reliability and validity of evaluation instruments.Instructional product development: Study of the techniques appropriate for developing training materials, including identifying learner characteristics, specifying objectives, applying training strategy, validating training materials, and evaluating training.Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in education and training, including selecting appropriate computer software.