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What do E-Learning Designers Need to Know About Working with SMEs? #474

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Working with E-Learning SMEs #474: Challenge | Recap

When it comes to building courses, your Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) hold the keys to your success—you can’t do much without them.

They’re the folks who not only bring their expertise to the table but also help you fine-tune those storyboards and quizzes and break down the intricate processes that make your training actually work. 

But here’s the catch: if they’re not fully on board or are dragging their feet, they can quickly become a major headache. The trick is figuring out how to turn those challenging SMEs into your biggest allies. And that's this week’s challenge is all about!

🏆 Challenge of the Week

This week’s challenge is to share a short demo or interaction that helps e-learning designers collaborate more effectively with their SMEs.

You can take it in any direction you like—whether it’s creating a slide with your favorite quote about working with SMEs, building a microlearning course, or even a whack-a-mole game (SME Edition).

✨ Share Your E-Learning Work

  • Comments: Use the comments section below to link your published example and blog post.
  • Forums: Start a new thread and share a link to your published example.
  • Personal blog: If you have a blog, please consider writing about your challenges. We'll link to your posts, so your great work gets even more exposure.
  • Social media: If you share your demos on Twitter or LinkedIn, try using #ELHChallenge so your tweeps can follow your e-learning coolness.

🙌 Last Week’s Challenge:

Before sharing your favorite tips for working with SMEs, take a look at the final examples from the e-learning game show series:

E-Learning Quiz Games RECAP #473: Challenge | Recap

👋 New to the E-Learning Challenges?

The weekly e-learning challenges are ongoing opportunities to learn, share, and build your e-learning portfolios. You can jump into any or all of the previous challenges anytime you want. I’ll update the recap posts to include your demos.

Learn more about the challenges in this Q&A post and why and how to participate in this helpful article

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  • Hi everyone!

    We are excited to share our entry for this week’s challenge, "What Do E-Learning Designers Need to Know About Working with SMEs? #474."

    https://www.swiftelearningservices.com/articulate-challenge-474/

    For this challenge, we have created a microlearning course titled "Dos and Don'ts for Working with SMEs" using Articulate Rise. This course is designed to help e-learning designers navigate the often challenging yet crucial process of collaborating with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).

    About the Course: This course provides practical guidance on effectively working with SMEs by outlining key Dos and Don'ts.

  • ChristyFrost's avatar
    ChristyFrost
    Community Member

    This is my first time trying an E-Learning challenge but I felt inspired after watching this week's Tips and Trick's seminar.

    Questions to help Align Expectations with your SME

    Demo: Watch Demo Here

    I built a simple slide with a tabs interaction where you can explore questions that can help clarify expectations with your SME around roles, timelines, content and feedback.

  • Hi everyone!

    We are excited to share our entry for this week’s challenge, "What do E-Learning Designers Need to Know About Working with SMEs? #474."

    https://www.swiftelearningservices.com/articulate-challenge-474/
    For this challenge, we have created a microlearning course titled "Dos and Don'ts for Working with SMEs" using Articulate Rise. This course is designed to help e-learning designers navigate the often challenging yet crucial process of collaborating with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).

    About the Course:
    This course provides practical guidance on effectively working with SMEs by outlining key Do's and Don'ts.

  • I have found that working with SMEs is a balance of informing and listening. For example, I have to inform them on what I need from them to make their project come to reality but I also need to listen to make sure I understand what they are trying to accomplish. 🤓

  • RaeFowler's avatar
    RaeFowler
    Community Member

    Hello! This is the most recent challenge post I could find. Is there one for this week? 

    • JodiSansone's avatar
      JodiSansone
      Community Member

      Yes, let’s move on to the next topic—before this one gets its own Netflix documentary. :)

      • DanGraham1's avatar
        DanGraham1
        Community Member

        I'm sure things have been busy at Articulate with the AI roll-out. Which I'm guessing will be the subject of the next weekly challenge? 🧐