Harnessing the Power of a Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Transcript of Harnessing the Power of a Subject Matter Expert (SME)
You get a carefully designed program with a specific outline of the course.
AND YOU KNOW IT’S A SUCCESS BEFORE IT HITS
THE SHELVES!
This is because the material is both learner and organization centered, stemming
from core objectives.
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HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?
WITHOUT SME, THE ELEARNING CONTENT IS JUST INCOMPLETE.
It takes the work with an expert to really spin the program towards an effective and cost-‐saving
direction.
With SME you gain greater learner performance, learning satisfaction and credibility in your organization!
Subject Matter Experts and Instructional Designers have an equal role to play in the eLearning program design.
THEY COMBINE FORCES TO CREATE INNOVATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES
FOR THE LEARNER!
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SMEs on their hand have a wealth of deep knowledge in their subject and they are happy to share it!
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And then the instructional designers have accomplished the optimum mix of all learning and teaching strategies in order to develop a best seller eLearning program.
It’s not just about creating the greatest eLearning program. It’s about creating it for a
specific customer.
AND DOING IT IN A BEST WAY POSSIBLE!
The surplus and the overzealous content received from the SME needs to be edited
with great care and precision.
THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY AND GOALS
The Subject Matter Expert will pick the content that is “highly important” according to them.
Your job is to select from it the information that is most relevant to the particular business.
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THINK ABOUT THE LEARNER.
Analyze their past experiences and trainings and exclude the content they already know. Increase the challenge and scope of the course!
Ask yourself: do they prefer online, mobile or Instructor-‐Led training?
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DETERMINE LENGTH AS WELL AS DEPTH OF THE COURSE.
An SME will be the best judge to determine how long it will take to cover the topic and can provide you with the great data.
Your job will then be to determine how the project will be developed and delivered, using what tools and systems.
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SHIFT “ESSENTIAL TO KNOW”, “IMPORTANT TO KNOW” AND “NICE TO KNOW” INFORMATION WITH THE SME.
These headings help to decide the delivery format for particular topics in the online environment.
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The SME will also help in summarizing and presenting the problem in bullet forms.
AND AS AN ID, YOU CAN FOCUS ON THE DELIVERY FORMAT, INSTEAD OF LEARNING ANOTHER NEW SUBJECT FROM SCRATCH!
REMEMBER THESE TIPS WHEN WORKING WITH SMES TO AVOID CREATING AN INFORMATION DUMP FOR THE LEARNER.
And ask yourself few questions about your eLearning course….
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Does the content speak to the heart of the topic and add value to the learner?
Is it critical to learn to perform the task at hand and how it will be assessed?
Does it link to essential understanding foundations and make links to other concepts?
As you can see a Subject Matter expert is crucial in the eLearning development process.
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BUT YOU NEED TO REMEMBER ABOUT ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEARNER NEEDS TOO!
With all the strategies we mentioned determine the scope of the project and finally use our checklist to evaluate it with the SME!
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