Are your Instructional Designers faculty or staff?

[John_Lowe]

In your organization, are your Instructional Designers considered faculty or staff as their primary designation?  I know many IDs also teach, so I'm not considering that ancillary function in my question, but rather is the primary job function of an Instructional Designer position considered a staff position or a faculty position.

[valentinesking]

Howdy  @John_Lowe ‌,

At FIU Online our Instructional Designers are staff. However, we do have some that teach as a secondary role within the university.

Since there is no real correct answer for your question as you are asking for feedback, this might be better suited for a discussion. 🙂

Have a panda-tastic day!

Sky V.

[gouldt]

Hi John Lowe,

At HutchCC we have a team of 3 Instructional Technologists and 1 Instructional Designer who are staff. Some do also teach a small amount online, but they are hired primarily as Instructional Designers. I know many times Instructors become ID's over time due to their knowledge and experience with the LMS, but at our college the ID's are hired from the outside.

Have a great day!

[michellez]

Hi  @John_Lowe ‌ - at Touro they are considered administrative (not faculty) appointments. Enjoy your day!