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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER COLLEGE OF NURSING
Director, CON Learning Resource Center Position Description (Omaha)	Subsection: 3.2.15
Section 3.0 - Position Description	Originating Date: September, 2009
Responsible Reviewing Agency: Executive Council
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General Position Description:

The Director of the CON Learning Resource Center (LRC) in Omaha provides vision and leadership in the CON for the use of learning technologies in the teaching mission. She/he oversees an active, multimedia learning environment for nursing education in Omaha and plays a leadership role with LRC personnel on other Divisions in supporting the vision throughout the CON. She/he facilitates the alignment of students’ skill acquisition with learning objectives and program outcomes. She/he reports to the Associate Dean for Academic Programs.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Works collaboratively with CON faculty and staff at all Divisions to develop innovative and effective use of technology in advancing educational initiatives.
• Plans for the achievement of CON strategic goals related to learning technologies.
• Coordinates with and assists CON faculty (and other University faculty/staff as needed) in the preparation of simulation to support nursing and inter-professional education.
• Participates in assessing future needs and selection of learning technology equipment.
• Coordinates and delegates as appropriate technology installation and maintenance with IT.
• Establishes inter- and intra-organizational partnerships for advancing nursing and interprofessional health education through technology.
• Promotes opportunities for educational research related to e-learning, simulation, and related technologies.
• Supervises and assigns the work of other LRC personnel including graduate assistants.
• Schedules and conducts (or delegates as appropriate) tours of the LRC for appropriate visitors.

Requirements:

• Minimum of a Master’s degree in nursing.
• Experience with simulation and other multimedia learning activities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD in nursing and experience using multimedia to achieve learner outcomes.