Job: ILC Director (fwd)

[Devin P Browne]

Forwarded Message:

Date:    Sat, 15 Mar 1997 17:00:55 -0600
From:    Virginia Lewis <lewisv at southwestern.edu>
Subject: Job Announcement-ILC Director

                Director of the International Learning Center

        Ursinus College, a highly selective four-year co-educational
liberal
arts college offering the B.S. and B.A. degrees, invites applications for
the
full-time position of director of the International Learning Center, to
begin
in August of 1997.  The director will provide leadership and support to
faculty
in the use of computer-enhanced pedagogy at the Center and help implement
an
Andrew W. Mellon faculty development grant in language technology.  The
director will manage the daily operation of the ILC, a fully equipped,
state-of-the-art, classroom-sized lab with networked student and faculty
computer stations, C-band and Ku-band satellite downlinks, and a Tandberg
system; the College also has a campus-run cable system with a campus
channel.
During the period of the Mellon grant, the director will conduct yearly
training workshops for faculty.  Reporting to the Dean of the College, the
director will work closely with the chair of Modern Languages and with a
part-time technical consultant assigned to the ILC, assist faculty in
utilizing new software and web applications, and train and manage student
assistants.  The director will keep abreast of and make recommendations
for
purchases of new equipment, upgrades, and software relating to pedagogy
for the
ILC.  The opportunity to attend summer training workshops at
Middlebury College is available if needed.
        The successful candidate will have experience with
technology-based
language centers, with running and coordinating satellite seminars, and
with
ESL and/or foreign language pedagogy.  Expertise in MacIntosh-based
platform
required, familiarity with pc-based platform a plus.  Knowledge of
computerized
network systems, commercially-prepared instructional materials (including
audio
and video programs), and their effective implementation in lower-division
language courses required.  M.A. or M.S. and teaching experience on the
college
level required.  Opportunities for teaching available depending on
discipline.
        Send resume, three letters of recommendation, and a one-page
description
of your most significant achievements in computer-enhanced pedagogy by
rclouser at acad.ursinus.edu.  Ursinus College is an affirmative action/equal
opportunity employer.  Interviews will be held in April and a decision is
expected in May.


Virginia L. Lewis
Director
Language Learning Center
Asst. Professor of Modern and Classical Languages
Southwestern University
P.O. Box 770
Georgetown, TX 78627-0770

lewisv at southwestern.edu
512-863-1802; -1808 (Center)
512-863-6279  (home)
512-863-1846 (fax)