UI/UX Design Instructor

Details Position Category: Academic Position Title: UI/UX Design Instructor School/Department: Extended Studies Reports To: Dean of Extended Studies Time: Part-Time Appointment: Temporary Search Closes: 01/22/2024 Information & Responsibilities Position Category: Academic Position Title: Instructor School/Department: Extended Studies Reports To: Dean, Extended Studies Time: Part-Time Job Posted: 12/13/23 Search Closes: 1/22/24 Information & Responsibilities CalArts Extended Studies is a self-supporting unit within California Institute of the Arts, providing educational opportunities for creative professionals and life-long learners.
CalArts Extended Studies non-degree credit courses reflect the artistic and academic integrity of the degree curriculum at CalArts.
Funding is generated through fees collected from a diverse and changing student population.
Part-time instructor positions are on a course-by-course contracted basis.
The contract is for the duration of the set development period.
Course Titles: Visual Elements of User Interface Design and UX Design Fundamentals Course Development Dates: February 19-April 19, 2024 Visual Elements of User Interface Design and UX Design Fundamentals are two courses within the CalArts UI/UX Design Specialization.
These courses are self-directed, massive open online courses delivered on the Coursera platform.
An instructor is required to update select parts of the existing curriculum and online course materials to reflect current technologies and trends in the field.
Course Descriptions Visual Elements of User Design is the first course in the UI/UX Design Specialization, which brings a design-centric approach to user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design and offers practical, skill-based instruction centered around a visual communications perspective, rather than on one focused on marketing or programming alone.
This design-centric course examines the broad question of what an interface is and what role a designer plays in creating a user interface.
Learning how to design and articulate meaning using color, type, and imagery is essential to making interfaces function clearly and seamlessly.
Through a series of lectures and visual exercises, you will focus on the many individual elements and components that make up the skillset of an interface designer.
By the end of this course, you will be able to describe the key formal elements of clear, consistent, and intuitive UI design, and apply your learned skills to the design of a static screen-based interface.
UX Design Fundamentals is the second course in the UI/UX Design Specialization, which brings a design-centric approach to user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design, and offers practical, skill-based instruction centered around a visual communications perspective, rather than one focused on marketing or programming alone.
This hands-on course examines how content is organized and structured to create an experience for a user, and what role the designer plays in creating and shaping user experience.
You will be led through a condensed process that acts as a roadmap for developing robust UI/UX design: from ideation and site mapping to the creation of paper and digital prototypes.
Building on the design skills learned in Visual Elements of User Interface Design, you will apply this methodology to produce a digital prototype for a multi-screen app of your invention.
By the end of this course, you will be able to describe and apply current best practices and conventions in UX design and employ the fundamental principles of how UX design functions to shape an audience's experience of a given body of content.
Requirements Instructor Duties Update existing online course materials and learning assessments.
Utilize the Coursera System as the course support platform Participate in required meetings, orientations, and complete mandatory training programs Employ culturally competent and inclusive teaching methodologies in the course development Qualifications an advanced degree or comparable professional training in graphic design or adjacent field an extensive background in and a professional practice in user interface/experience design experience with online curriculum development and delivery for adult learners excellent interpersonal and presentation, written, and communication skills How to Apply Please go to this link to apply: https://apply.
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com/138097 Please provide a: Curriculum Vitae Cover Letter Creative/Professional portfolio samples or link to website List of 3 references (contact information only) Review of applications begins on January 22 at 4:00pm (Pacific Time).
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
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Salary The rate of pay is $3,000 for course development.
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