Director for the Center of Teaching & Learning

Virginia Peninsula Community College is a two-year institution of higher education established as a part of a statewide system of community colleges. It primarily serves the residents of the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, and Williamsburg, and the counties of James City and York.

The Director of the Center for Teaching & Learning (CTL) provides strategic leadership to strengthen teaching excellence, inclusive pedagogy, and student learning across all instructional modalities (in-person, hybrid, online). The Director designs, facilitates, and evaluates comprehensive professional development for full-time and part-time teaching faculty, supports program- and course level assessment, advances teaching and learning through research-based and proven approaches, and coordinates instructional technology adoption and faculty onboarding. Reporting to the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Director manages CTL operations, staff, and budget; leads needs assessments; aligns CTL programming with institutional goals; and builds partnerships with departments, libraries, IT/eLearning, HR, and student success units. The Director also stewards quality frameworks (e.g., course design standards), coordinates new/adjunct faculty orientation, leads college-wide initiatives such as the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) and other VCCS Teaching and Learning initiatives, and oversees recognition programs for teaching excellence, ensuring evidence based, equity minded practices that improve student -person, hybrid, online). The Director designs, delivers, and evaluates comprehensive professional development-level assessment, advances the -based, equity-minded practices that improve student outcomes.

**This is a full-time, restricted grant-funded 12-month administrative position. Continuation of employment is based on funding availability.**

· Set CTL vision and annual plan

· Align programming and annual plan with college strategic plan

· Manage operations and budget

· Convene and facilitate the teaching and learning advisory committee

· Coordinate with Academic Affairs, IT/eLearning, Library, HR, and Student Success divisions to develop and facilitate timely, current, and aligned professional development opportunities.

· Produce annual Impact Report (participation, outcomes, satisfaction, equity indicators) at the end of each academic year.

· Conduct needs assessments

· Facilitate the delivery of workshops, institutes, learning community events, open office hours, and individual coaching/mentoring sessions.

· Plan and facilitate the New Faculty Academy in collaboration with Academic Deans

· Plan and facilitate Adjunct and Dual Enrollment Faculty Orientations in collaboration with Academic Deans

· Maintain yearly calendar of CTL events

· Maintain online faculty resource hub

· Promote inclusive/high-impact teaching practices

· Provide LMS training and support in collaboration with IT/eLearning

· Plan and assist faculty with the integration of accessible design (e.g. UDL) into their instruction

· Serve as part of the Faculty Award Committee to plan events and recognize teaching excellence