Job Description
Instructional Design & Curriculum Development
Training Needs & Change Readiness
Train-the-Trainer & Customer Support
Content Maintenance & Quality
Performance Measurement & Continuous Improvement
Technical & Program Support
Instructional Design & Curriculum Development
- Design, develop, maintain, and continuously improve training content for TSDS initiatives.
- Develop curriculum, eLearning courses, webinars, facilitator and participant guides, instructional videos, job aids, quick-reference guides, FAQs, assessments, and evaluations.
- Apply adult learning principles and instructional design methodologies to web-based and instructor-led learning resources.
Training Needs & Change Readiness
- Conduct training needs assessments and impact analyses.
- Identify training and communication needs resulting from system enhancements, application upgrades, policy changes, and business process modifications.
- Support training and change-readiness activities associated with the TSDS Unique ID 202x upgrade.
Train-the-Trainer & Customer Support
- Develop resources for train-the-trainer programs delivered through Texas Education Service Centers for use by school system users.
- Collaborate with TSDS Customer Engagement Team subject matter experts (SMEs) under the of the Customer Engagement Team Manager.
- Develop communication resources that support customer readiness and system adoption.
Content Maintenance & Quality
- Maintain existing instructional materials and ensure consistency across learning products.
- Incorporate stakeholder feedback into training materials and resources.
- Develop and maintain Learning Management System content.
Performance Measurement & Continuous Improvement
- Track assigned milestones and deliverables.
- Collect and analyze training-effectiveness metrics.
- Prepare reports and recommendations supporting continuous improvement of statewide training programs.
Technical & Program Support
- Support TSDS, TSDS PEIMS, TSDS Core Collections, and TSDS Unique ID initiatives.
- Use content-development technologies and Microsoft 365 applications.
- Support technical software implementations, organizational change initiatives, and large-scale system upgrades.
Experience
Experience designing and developing instructor-led, virtual, and self-paced learning solutions.
Experience creating training curricula, facilitator guides, participant guides, job aids, and instructional resources.
Technical Writing: Experience developing clear, concise, and user-focused documentation and training materials.
Learning Needs Analysis: Experience conducting training needs assessments and impact analyses.
Experience developing web-based training content, videos, webinars, and Learning Management System materials.
Communication & Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with SMEs, stakeholders, and cross-functional teams
Microsoft Proficiency: Experience using Microsoft 365 applications to develop training & communication materials.
Texas Student Data System (TSDS): LEA/vendor-level experience working with the TSDS and its data collections.
Technical Writing: Proven experience in creating clear, concise, and comprehensive technical documentation.
Training Delivery: Experience delivering technical and business-process training to diverse audiences.
Adult Learning Principles: Demonstrated application of adult learning theory and instructional design best practices.
Experience supporting large-scale software deployments, upgrades, and organizational change initiatives.
PEIMS & Core Collections: Experience supporting TSDS PEIMS, Core Collections, and Unique ID initiatives.
Texas Student Data System (TSDS): LEA/vendor-level experience working with TSDS and its data collections.