Beginning Instructional Authoring: Getting the Content You Need from SMEs, Part 1 by Patti Shank. “Many eLearning designers and developers will say that it’s impossible to train SMEs to use the same tools that we use but I think that’s a ridiculous notion.
Rapid development tools were made for SMEs to use. Many of us use PowerPoint as our initial development tool and many SMEs can use PowerPoint. And let’s face it, many trainers and instructional designers were once SMEs.” It’s an inside joke in the eLearning world. Getting content from your subject matter experts (SMEs) can be a bit of a nightmare. This situation is a common one and it’s a problem that has an obvious solution: Be much more specific about exactly what you need.
Getting specific Here’s an example from real life. Table 1. The main idea here is to give SMEs more direction in the content that you want them to provide so that both you and the SME are less frustrated. Text content templates There are two common ways that we ask SMEs for content and both have typical flaws. Figure 1. Figure 2. Use actual page templates. Identification participative du contenu à plusieurs - VOTRE aide est indispensable pour trouver un contenu approprié.
Le projet SUPORT est en train de mettre en place son projet d'apprentissage en ligne.
Nous vous invitons à participer avec un esprit d'ouverture afin de partager avec nous le meilleur contenu que vous avez trouvé sur Internet. Afin de pouvoir, dans la semaine prochaine, tester ce concept de collecte de contenu, nous vous sollicitons à vous concentrer sur le cas d'une PME souhaitant faire de l'INNOVATION avec un ESS (Etablissement d'Enseignement Supérieur).
Nous vous prions de bien vouloir limiter votre contribution aux catégories ci-dessous (1.1 à 1.5) 1. Travailler avec des experts de contenus. How To Brain Sync With A Subject Matter Expert. SumoMe Short of performing a science fiction mind-meld, how can you efficiently transfer content from the brain of a subject matter expert (SME) into a form you can use?
In case you’re new at this, instructional designers often interview subject matter experts to access their stream of knowledge. SMEs will often provide you with content resources and will also review design documents, scripts, media assets and test questions for accuracy. Leveraging the knowledge of SMEs is one reason that instructional designers are content neutral. (Note: At the end of this article is a SME Content Collection Form designed by Abigail Wheeler.)
The Brain of a SME Working with a SME is unique, because by definition, this individual is an expert and most likely, you are a novice. You can think of working with a SME in three phases: Preparation, Interview and Follow-up. Phase 1: The Prep Work At all costs, don’t walk into a meeting with a SME knowing nothing about the subject. Phase 2: The Interview.