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Open Learning Faculty Member (Web) : HLTH 3711 : Healthy Aging : A Contemporary Perspective

Open Learning Faculty Member (Web) : HLTH 3711 : Healthy Aging : A Contemporary Perspective

Thompson Rivers UniversityBC, CA
3 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

DUTIES

This course provides a contemporary perspective of healthy aging in Canada. Changing population demographics highlight the importance of understanding successful and healthy aging in multiple dimensions such as personal health domains (, emotional, social, psychological, spiritual) and social determinant dimensions (, education, income, housing, social networks, work). The course will emphasize contemporary, 'health across the lifespan' aging as differentiated from the historical model of declining health and abilities.

Open Learning Faculty Members are teaching staff in the Open Learning division of TRU, and the role of the Open Learning Faculty Member is to actively encourage, support and guide students toward success in their academic studies.  Open Learning Faculty Members must be skilled in teaching, fully knowledgeable of the subject matter and demonstrate a positive, open and caring attitude in all interaction with students.

Responsibilities of the Open Learning Faculty Member (Web) include but are not limited to :

  • Administrative set up and record keeping
  • Initiating and maintaining regular contact with the student as specified in the collective agreement
  • Responding to all student queries by phone, e-mail or other method as appropriate within the time frame outlined in the collective agreement.
  • Marking all assignments, posting results, and providing prompt feedback
  • Marking exams and posting results

We anticipate 55 – 65 students in this course per year. These numbers are only estimates and actual numbers for the course may be greater or less than the estimated numbers.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Doctoral degree in nursing, social work, geriatrics or health related field.  Master’s degree in nursing, social work, geriatrics or health related field may be considered
  • Minimum of two years teaching experience
  • Minimum of two years’ recent experience working with aging population and health focus

    • The Open Learning Faculty Member must :

  • Be knowledgeable and experienced in the subject matter of the course
  • Have received training or have successful experience in the active facilitation of learning in a collaborative online environment
  • Have direct experience working with current educational technologies, tools and Learning Management Systems
  • Have demonstrated knowledge of effective pedagogy in the use of current educational technology and tools
  • Have demonstrated skills and abilities in the delivery of flexible learning materials, the application of instructional technology and in the application of adult learning principles

    • The pay for Open Learning Faculty Members varies based on several factors including the number of students in the course, the type of work, the type of course and the number of assessments completed by students in the course.  The total pay includes amounts based on hourly rates as well as set dollar amounts for certain types of work.  For more information, please refer to the TRU / TRUOLFA Collective Agreement :   Agreement_2019_

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