Challenge to Learn

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

Tony Karrer is the guy behind elearninglearning.com a community where all kinds of blogs about e-Learning are gathered. He asked me to write a blog with my view, so here it is. In stead of creating complete courses he will be coaching learners and Sme’s and instead his writing role will become more an editorial role.

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Integrated Learnings

DECEMBER 28, 2011

It prompts a bit of reflection, and it highlights a publication’s best articles and posts, which helps me make sure I’ve seen the best stuff from the year. So, it seems fitting that we’d look back at our 2011 posts and create one for this blog. We have also featured several tool-specific, how-to posts on the blog this year.

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Allison Rossett

APRIL 21, 2012

Although we set out to learn about the contours of the elearning terrain, our project revealed much about instructional design practice today. But when given the opportunity to rate twenty-six approaches from typical of practice to rare, respondents surprised us. Theory drives practice. ” Appealing? Data direct decisions.

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Allison Rossett

APRIL 21, 2012

Although we set out to learn about the contours of the elearning terrain, our project revealed much about instructional design practice today. But when given the opportunity to rate twenty-six approaches from typical of practice to rare, respondents surprised us. Theory drives practice. ” Appealing? Data direct decisions.

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Elucidat

APRIL 23, 2025

It keeps things practical: Whether youre sharpening decision-making skills or driving behavior change, practice creates progress. Its a great way to tackle sensitive or high-risk topics too tricky to practice in person. Present realistic challenges that put their skills and knowledge into practice.

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IT Training Department Blog

MAY 21, 2024

Maybe none of those fit the bill that will uncover the best eLearning development company for your job. Most eLearning companies will always tell you that eLearning can solve your problem, or even worse, they’ll do what they’re told without using critical thinking to consult with you on the best solution. Don’t worry.

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Kapp Notes

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Ok, once again someone has brought up the argument that just because there is a lot of information on the web about ID and that the tools are “so simple to use even a SME can create a course&# that a degree in instructional design is not really needed by everyone. Please, this argument drives me crazy. Tom, really?

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 18, 2012

A good option surrounded by three really bad ones is often easily recognized, even by someone who may not understand why the correct answer is the best option. First of all, it’s worth pointing out that the best multiple choice questions are typically scenario-based. Ask SMEs for common mistakes.

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Association eLearning

JULY 2, 2014

Three of the most common roles in any eLearning production are Project Manager (PM), Subject Matter Expert (SME), and Education Director. Here are some best practices for managing your team and working successfully with an eLearning partner. Everyone is busy, so make the best of the time you have. Working with a SME.

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Docebo

JULY 22, 2021

Whether you’re dealing with a lack of budget, bandwidth, or buy-in, you can crush your biggest L&D challenges with these practical tips. Read articles, blogs, reviews , and even case studies related to these technologies. If it doesn’t align with the goals and objectives, it may be best to just leave it out.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 17, 2015

Another instructional designer had a SME who, frankly, really wasn’t a great writer. The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education. Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Online Video. She had been struggling for weeks to coach him on the writing style and content.

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Integrated Learnings

JANUARY 9, 2013

of knowledge through practice. But the SME you are assigned to work with may not understand how learning works, the importance of the project, or the fact that you know nothing about their area of expertise. However, your learners will thank you if you find someone who really has their best interest in mind.

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Rapid eLearning

AUGUST 1, 2008

The Rapid Elearning Blog. The best way to manage your customer relationship is to earn a reputation for doing a good job. In my experience, it is best to set the client’s understanding properly each time they are reviewing content. Thanks for producing such a great Blog, DB. January 22nd, 2008. 29 comments.

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Web Courseworks

MAY 26, 2009

I noticed Jane Bozarth's blog posting concerning a lively discussion on "Tips for Working with SMEs?" " My blog post on handling subject matter experts back in January also seemed to stimulate discussion. dissertation proposal on contributing factors to expertise-sharing between the SME and the design team.

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Experiencing eLearning

APRIL 19, 2016

Someone like Luisa might be your SME for a course, but she has much more expertise than Joan’s learners. That will allow the learners to practice making the kinds of decisions they need to make in their jobs. Thalheimer’s recommendations from his research are also summarized on his blog.

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Experiencing eLearning

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

” Christina, a graduate student who critiqued my blog post said she wished that post went deeper and listed some unanswered questions. What are the latest trends and best practices in regards to gender roles in instructional design materials? What about gender? Any Exceptions? Overall, it depends on your audience.

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Learning Visions

JANUARY 7, 2008

Some of these discussions about tools is similar to the arguments that the main stream media has made about blogs and wikis. The tools are democratizing the learning process (in the same way blogs did for information) and giving the capability to the front line people and removing the friction that the formal learning departments create.

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Challenge to Learn

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

At the end of the blog I concluded that we needed to come up with a coherent vision and mission to determine the direction of future developments of EasyGenerator as a solution and as a company. It offers learners facilities like a forum, blogs and wiki’s to share knowledge and to experience the learning process together.

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TalentLMS

MARCH 16, 2016

Indeed, the development of eLearning content requires careful collection of current and valid facts with the SME. Stakeholders know that they will be implementing best practices through your eLearning course. No statement in the learning environment can be accurate or valid without the support of extant research.

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Learningtogo

MARCH 29, 2018

Bryan’s resources have saved me tons of time over the years, so I asked him to share some tips he recently featured on his blog, elearningart.com. Goal: Repurpose content for a blog post, quote images, and a video. 7: Create a blog post. Best, [Bryan]. Thanks Bryan! How to Repurpose Content in under 1 hour. Nice work!

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Learning Visions

DECEMBER 18, 2007

That SME wants more content, wants more explanation, wants more jargon. Posted by Cammy Bean at 4:29 PM Labels: instructional design , sme 2comments: Michele said. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? Cant win em all, but Ill keep trying.) Take the Survey!

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 21, 2009

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Kineo Top Tips Although my blogging volume may be down, my writing volume certainly is not. Thanks for sharing :) I have spread the news further here: [link] Through my new swoosh delicious blog (whatever!). Moodle in 2010 Kineo Insights Webinar: Challenges and Best Practi. Kineo resources rocks!

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Experiencing eLearning

MARCH 30, 2017

How many times has a client or SME given you a vague objective like, “Improve customer service”? I’m planning some future blog posts around those objections and questions. Just when you want it to be at its best behavior, it starts acting up.” Julie Dirksen: Diagnosing Behavior Change Problems.

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Learning Visions

MAY 15, 2007

Tuesday, May 15, 2007 5 Myths About Rapid E-Learning An excellent post on the Articulate blog by Tom Kuhlmann: 5 Myths About Rapid E-Learning. Clives 30-Minute Masters Wiki got a nice plug -- "Create a way to help your SME learn more about building effective e-learning courses. Clives wiki is really evolving nicely. Take the Survey!

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eLearning Cyclops

MAY 16, 2010

When I peruse my blog stats it always amazes me that my storyboarding posts are some of the most visited and my storyboard template has been downloaded far more than expected. I guess the practical things are the most valuable. This is the best way to get the feel for the course's flow and how well it is, or is not, designed.

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CourseArc

APRIL 9, 2020

For efficiency, we recommended implementing the following roles, Instructional Designer, Resource Curator, Subject Matter Experts (SME), and Content Reviewer. Subject Matter Experts (SME): These are the content experts who are responsible for providing the course content and building it out in your online course using templates.

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CourseArc

APRIL 9, 2020

For efficiency, we recommended implementing the following roles, Instructional Designer, Resource Curator, Subject Matter Experts (SME), and Content Reviewer. Subject Matter Experts (SME): These are the content experts who are responsible for providing the course content and building it out in your online course using templates.

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Learning Visions

JUNE 9, 2009

They had the SME record the audio for the slides. Im not sure if the SME was reading a script, reading the notes, or just speaking from the heart. Next, they had a professional clean up the SMEs transcript, cut out the ums and ahs and record it professionally. Its the larger case of making the best of our SME's.

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Learning Visions

MAY 4, 2007

For me this is is one of the key failings of traditional elearning content: fitting your learning need to pre-existing templates, whether thats SME built rapid content or something produced by an elearning provider. If we set the SMEs -- AND the instructional designers -- loose with these tools, lets set them up for success.

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The Logical Blog by IconLogic

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

  Some of the lessons covered in this course: Best practices for eLearning. Whether you're writing technical documentation, training curriculum and materials, or eLearning scripts, this intensive course delivers instruction and practical experience on critical topics including: the writing process and structure.

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Learning Visions

OCTOBER 22, 2007

I havent worked with a SME and thought about appropriate learning activities and chunked out the content. Ive blogged about much of what Ive learned , right here. Best of Learning Visions Essential Reading for Instructional Designers The Corporate Moodle: A Tipping Point? But I havent "done" a course in ages. Take the Survey!

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Learning Visions

APRIL 26, 2007

I was an SME. I was a SME turned instructional designer. She taught me the basics of instructional design, although looking back it wasnt much: Instruct, Demo, Practice, Assess. People who get "promoted" from SME to instructional designer and just start running with it. Found this blog by chance. I had expertise.

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Learning Visions

MAY 22, 2007

Provide support for SME online, resources, rapid e-learning chunks. Content Development/Training dept builds templates -- then gives to SMEs -- so that SME can think about key points, objectives, assessment questions -- then template given back to ISDs to organize it better, rephrase it. This may be good or bad. typically ASP.

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Learning Visions

MARCH 21, 2008

Generally, within a couple of days of the kickoff, I have a second meeting with the SME or course trainer. Each course goes through an extensive review process on the client side, starting with the clients ID team and their SME team. The client ID team wrangles the SMEs and gets more comments until we have a SME approved script.

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Mindflash

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

Yes, you may need to do some research to see which course best meets your needs, and on the back-end, you may need to “fill in the gaps&# with your own content; but isn’t that faster (and cheaper) than building from scratch? That’s fine, except not every SME is a born training designer — nor does every SME want to be.

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Learning Visions

FEBRUARY 4, 2008

Are you even practicing carpentry? Yes, I think you are practicing carpentry in that case. I would agree that you are to some degree doing carpentry work.whether you would be practicing carpentry, I wonder. Some of the best teachers dont have pedagogical backgrounds. What about medicine? Does the end justify the means?

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Hurix Digital

MAY 20, 2024

Summary This blog provides you with four ways to engage with subject matter experts for content creation. What many do not recognize is the crucial role subject matter experts or SMEs play in helping develop valuable SME content. This blog reveals the best practices for transforming SME knowledge into high-impact content.

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