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Education Course Editor - Literacy Focus (Contract)

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2d ago

0WritingIndiahimalayas
Curriculum-DevelopmentInstructional-DesignEducationAcademic-EditingHigher-EducationLiteracy-EducationContent-DevelopmentMid-level

Job Description

Education Course Editor - Literacy FocusCourse Editors play a crucial role in ensuring the quality of our credit-recommended college courses. This project aims to enhance and update college-level courses to ensure they meet current academic standards and industry requirements. This is an online, remote contract role. All work is paid hourlyProject DescriptionYou will review and edit existing college-level Literacy Instruction course structure and materials designed to prepare educators to teach reading and writing. This is expected to include tasks such as (but not limited to):Evaluating and adjusting recommended updates to existing course structureReviewing course learning outcomes and competencies for accuracy and alignment with current literacy pedagogy and teacher preparation standardsEditing skill-oriented course sections and ensuring proper organization of topics such as reading instruction methods, writing pedagogy, literacy assessment strategies, and differentiated instructionReviewing and refining response assignment prompts and rubricsEvaluating existing multiple choice questions for quality and accuracyRequired Skills:Master's degree or higher in Literacy Education, Reading Education, Language Arts Education, or a closely related fieldExperience teaching literacy methods or teacher preparation courses in a college or university settingExperience creating, updating, or revising courses at a college or university levelStrong working knowledge of evidence-based literacy instructional methods, reading development theory, and K-12 literacy standardsAdditional Preferred Skills:Strong time management skills to meet due datesReceptiveness to feedback and willingness to revise submitted work as neededAbility to collaborate with curriculum designers to create high-quality course deliverables2+ years of experience teaching courses in a college or university settingWhat We Offer:Reliable Payments: You'll receive payments twice a month and automated invoicing for your work.Remote Work: This is a fully online contracted work-from-home opportunity.Flexibility: Basically, there are no requirements! Work when you want, where you want, as often as you want, with no minimums/maximums.Support: Our supportive staff is available answer your questions and help you get up and running.The Contract ProcessComplete the application and submit with your resume.Applications are approved and contracts sent on Wednesdays.Submit the contract within the 5-day signing window.The following Wednesday, you’ll receive onboarding instructions.You can view a step-by-step overview of the contract process here: How to Become a Freelancer with Study.comAbout Study.comThe mission of Study.com is to make education accessible, and over the last two decades we’ve become the leading online education platform, delivering a personalized learning experience across a broad continuum of education for over 30 million students, instructors, and professionals every month.We help empower millions of learners to achieve their education and career goals. We focus on increasing access to education because we know information is the ultimate equalizer and that education is key to upward mobility.Feel free to share this opportunity with any friends you think would be interested, too.Originally posted on Himalayas