Learning Technologist

Birmingham City University is seeking a dynamic and experienced professional to support academic development within our Centre for Teaching Excellence. This is an exciting opportunity to enhance teaching, learning, and curriculum design across the University by promoting innovation, inclusivity, and excellence in higher education.

Job Purpose

The Learning Technologist will provide expert support to academic staff in the effective use of digital learning technologies to enhance teaching, learning, and assessment. Acting as the day-to-day business owner for core institutional platforms – including Moodle (VLE), learner analytics tools, and lecture capture – the postholder will work closely with IT and other professional services to ensure a high-quality, user-focused digital learning environment and help build institutional capability in digital pedagogy and digital literacy.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide practical, hands-on support to academic staff in designing, delivering, and evaluating digital learning experiences, including blended and fully online learning.
• Act as business owner for Moodle, learner analytics platforms, and lecture capture systems, ensuring they meet academic needs and align with strategic priorities.
• Collaborate with academic colleagues to embed technology effectively into teaching and assessment, tailored to subject-specific contexts.
• Develop and deliver training, guidance, and resources to build academic confidence and capability in digital tools and pedagogies.
• Work with IT colleagues to support ongoing development, integration, and maintenance of learning technologies, ensuring functionality, usability, and accessibility.
• Monitor system performance, gather user feedback, and identify opportunities for improvement in the digital learning environment.
• Contribute to the development of institutional policies, standards, and strategies for digital education and technology-enhanced learning.
• Stay current with sector trends and emerging technologies, assessing their relevance to institutional needs and supporting innovation through pilots and evaluations.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree or equivalent professional experience in a relevant field (e.g., education, instructional design, or digital technologies).
• Practical experience supporting academic staff in the use of learning technologies, preferably in higher education.
• Strong working knowledge of Moodle (or another VLE), including administration and user support.
• Familiarity with learner analytics platforms and lecture capture systems, and their application in teaching and learning.
• Understanding of effective digital pedagogy and how technology can enhance learning, teaching, and assessment.
• Ability to translate complex technical information into clear guidance and training for non-specialist users.
• Recognised teaching, learning, or technology-enhanced learning qualification (e.g., CMALT, PGCert, Advance HE Fellowship).
• Knowledge of accessibility, usability, and inclusive practice in digital education design and delivery.
• Knowledge and/or experience of embedding inclusive pedagogical principles and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in digital learning environments.
• Knowledge and/or experience evaluating learning technologies to assess their appropriateness for teaching and learning contexts.

BCU is a diverse and inclusive learning community of over 30,000 students from more than 100 countries. We are committed to providing a transformational educational experience, supporting world-class research, and fostering a collaborative and supportive working environment. In this role, you will play a key part in delivering excellence in education, research, and sustainability.

Our student demographic reflects the rich cultural and ethnic diversity of Birmingham itself, with a significant proportion of students from racially minoritised backgrounds. This diversity is a strength, and it calls for a workforce that is equipped to challenge deficit narratives and thinking, those assumptions that position students from underrepresented groups as lacking rather than recognising their assets and potential.

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and to an environment that supports lawful free speech and academic freedom. We will continuously review and improve our policies, practices, and procedures to ensure that we are promoting these in all aspects of our operations. We believe that by working together, combining our many different backgrounds and life experiences, we will empower each other to reach our full potential.

The University is proudly Disability Confident. This means amongst other things that we commit to offering a guaranteed interview to disabled applicants who fully meet the essential criteria for each role.

The appointed candidate will normally be employed through our subsidiary company BCU Support Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Birmingham City University. Appointees with prior LGPS membership who wish to enter the LGPS scheme will be able to do so and will be employed by Birmingham City University directly.