LEARNING FACILITATOR, Office of the Provost
Boost your chances before you apply.
Boston University
Boston, MA, US
Summary
The Learning Facilitator manages the delivery of academic content, provides timely feedback to students, and facilitates online office hours. They also collaborate with faculty to ensure a high-quality student experience and contribute to continuous course improvement.
Job Description
Overview
Boston University is launching 3 new online MS programs in Fall 2026 in Computer Science & AI, Software Engineering & AI and Enterprise AI.
We seek candidates who are passionate about delivering a stellar online education experience and a student-centric approach to join our growing Learning Facilitator (LF) team. Experience working with non-traditional students, who are accomplished mid-level and senior-level domestic or international professionals, is a plus. The LF is a valued member of the teaching team and will work closely with the faculty to manage the delivery of the academic content in each module and serve as the main academic touchpoint for the students in the online module.
Responsibilities
Reporting to Program Leadership, the Learning Facilitator (LF) role involves a variety of activities carried out during the delivery of a given course. The goals are to ensure that students receive timely, detailed, and ongoing feedback, consistent with rubrics designed by the Faculty Lead, that student questions and concerns are addressed timely, and that the student learning experience is the best in class within online learning.
This position is 100% remote.
Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Course Delivery (40%)
· Provide timely recommendations on course content to instructors and students.
· Respond to student questions and concerns in a timely and efficient manner in alignment with BU’s student-centric culture.
· Hold regular online office hours to meet with individual students and teams.
· Participate/lead open office hours as needed.
· Monitor and engage in student discussion forums on a weekly basis. Monitor and manage student participation in discussion forums.
· Propose and implement delivery initiatives geared toward student engagement.
· Conduct QA activities as part of module pre-launch.
· Manage team issues in coordination with Faculty and CDS leadership.
Learner feedback and grading (40%)
· Grade assignments.
· Provide detailed feedback to students on their assignments and overall course performance.
· Contribute to daily operations including late submissions checks, publishing grades, etc.
Course Improvement (10%)
· Report post-launch issues (defects and enhancements as related to course design or Blackboard issues) as per the established process.
· Share feedback for continuous improvement of the course content.
Administrative (10%)
· Identify opportunities and define processes to improve operations.
· Provide regular status updates in the team project management dashboard.
· Other relevant duties that support student learning.
For seventy years, Boston University College of General Studies has been a leader in general education—a small liberal arts college providing a world-class general education in the heart of a large research university. The educational practices CGS pioneered and refined—interdisciplinary learning, the Capstone project, the use of e-Portfolios for rigorous assessment, and an emphasis on general education—have since been adopted as best practices in the field of higher education.
Today, CGS continues its legacy of interdisciplinary teaching and learning. Its two-year program fulfills most of the University’s BU Hub general education requirements, inspiring students to make connections among disciplines and to connect their knowledge to real-world problems. It continues to offer a rigorous and comprehensive liberal arts foundation while guiding students on a unique pathway through BU, teaching them how to apply broad learning, how to think critically and creatively, and how to communicate effectively. With its unique first-year experience—a spring semester start date followed by a summer semester in London or New England—CGS offers the only program at Boston University where study abroad is integrated into the first year of college.
Our faculty and leadership pioneer best practices in interdisciplinary and general education around the globe. And our alumni continue to change the world in every industry and profession they choose—from entertainment to education to business to the medical fields.
We love to stay connected with our alumni, parents, and friends! Follow us here on LinkedIn, join BU Connects (https://buconnects.com/), or share your updates with us via a Class Note (https://www.bu.edu/cgs/alumni/class-notes/).
Founded
1952
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Higher Education
Org type
Educational
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts
For seventy years, Boston University College of General Studies has been a leader in general education—a small liberal arts college providing a world-class general education in the heart of a large research university. The educational practices CGS pioneered and refined—interdisciplinary learning, the Capstone project, the use of e-Portfolios for rigorous assessment, and an emphasis on general education—have since been adopted as best practices in the field of higher education.
Today, CGS continues its legacy of interdisciplinary teaching and learning. Its two-year program fulfills most of the University’s BU Hub general education requirements, inspiring students to make connections among disciplines and to connect their knowledge to real-world problems. It continues to offer a rigorous and comprehensive liberal arts foundation while guiding students on a unique pathway through BU, teaching them how to apply broad learning, how to think critically and creatively, and how to communicate effectively. With its unique first-year experience—a spring semester start date followed by a summer semester in London or New England—CGS offers the only program at Boston University where study abroad is integrated into the first year of college.
Our faculty and leadership pioneer best practices in interdisciplinary and general education around the globe. And our alumni continue to change the world in every industry and profession they choose—from entertainment to education to business to the medical fields.
We love to stay connected with our alumni, parents, and friends! Follow us here on LinkedIn, join BU Connects (https://buconnects.com/), or share your updates with us via a Class Note (https://www.bu.edu/cgs/alumni/class-notes/).
Founded
1952
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Higher Education
Org type
Educational
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts