Curio Group

About Curio FacultyCurio, a leading education consulting and learning experience company, works with universities, vocational education providers, schools and companies to drive change through learning.We have led the online learning transformation of many of our clients and partners through a focus on the creation of exceptional learning experiences, through course design and online facilitation.Curio Faculty provides quality education services to universities, vocational education providers, other higher education providers, and corporate partners and not for profits.We are passionate educators who believe in the power of expert content development and online facilitation to deliver exceptional learner outcomesKey responsibilities and Duties:<ul> <li>Participate in workshops to map out the overall curriculum and course architecture, the assessment strategy in overview, and the more finely grained structure of individual learning activities</li> <li>Work with Learning Designer to design activities, develop authentic and engaging learning activities, create performance tasks and identify opportunities for automated formative feedback</li> <li>Write course content based on a pre-agreed course map, ensuring appropriate referencing</li> <li>Deliver course content according to project timelines</li> <li>Identify resources to be used</li> <li>Source contemporary course content material</li> <li>Write assessment tasks and rubrics with the learning designer and/or learning and teaching experts from partner/client and creating any assessment materials such as case studies or data sets</li> <li>Quality assurance of each learning activity in the final learning design from a SME perspective</li> <li>Incorporate feedback and changes as required by the client/partner</li> </ul>Objectives of this role:This role of Subject Matter Expert (SME) is primarily to provide relevant subject matter content for online courses. The SME works in close collaboration with Learning Experience Designers and Developers and partners/clients to develop meaningful and engaging courses, support resources and learning experiences based on the objectives and learning outcomes of the learning experience. The design and development of learning experiences is typically closely project managed but also dynamic and fast paced, to achieve project deadlines, and entails highly developed communication and collaboration.In your application, please specify the unit(s) that you’re applying for. Refer to our production schedule below to check that you are available during those dates.<img src="https://workablehr.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/photos/427018/cd76af4f71074d6505d5a47a903f7842.jpg" width="555.9653459125858px" height="auto" style="width:555.9653459125858px;height:auto;">RequirementsSkills and Qualifications:<ul> <li>Must have course content writing experience </li> <li>Must have contemporary experience in the subject matter area </li> <li>Contemporary Industry and/or professional practice experience and currency in relevant field</li> <li>Ability to write course content that is responsive to the learner audience</li> <li>Ability to work as part of a team with Learning Experience Designers and Developers and Clients/Partners</li> <li>An interest in online learning pedagogy</li> <li>Ability to self-manage time, and to work to deadlines</li> <li>Openness and ability to receive feedback, incorporating input from diverse perspectives</li> <li>Strong communication and interpersonal skills</li> </ul>Key Selection Criteria <ul> <li>SMEs must have at least 5 years experience in a relevant area, topic or discipline or related field if the topic area is new or developing</li> <li>Will happily collaborate with Learning Designers and Course Coordinators</li> <li>Excellent communication skills</li> <li>Can work towards milestones and deadlines - course map, prototype, full course </li> <li>Enjoys telling a story - narrative, structure, sequencing </li> <li>Can think outside the box to reimagine a course vision, mission and objectives</li> </ul>