How to Manage Training Projects and Work With SMEs Remotely
Remote working has transformed the learning landscape. We’ve previously covered the way the delivery of training has changed and how to keep employees engaged. But the new landscape also has implications for the way training teams manage training projects and create new learning experiences. Managing training projects remotely may be a completely new experience for […]
How Rapid Course Design and Effective Collaboration with SMEs Was the Recipe for Successful Training at BJ Services
The oil industry is highly cyclical and this has consequences for how companies must handle their personnel requirements. This employment pattern naturally results in high employee turnover, so learning and development courses are primarily focused on practical, on-the-job performance. Managing the up or downswing in market activities while providing effective learning solutions presents certain challenges […]
6 Critical Mistakes to Avoid When Working with SMEs
Working with subject matter experts (SMEs) to create training solutions is not always L&D’s favorite thing to do. But in an era of fast-paced, agile business strategies, working closely with SMEs to keep up with training demand has become a necessity for many corporate training departments. Collaboration across departments is often fraught with tensions, with […]
How can SMEs create quality instructor-led training?
It happens to the best of L&D teams – training requests come in and are rejected for one reason or another. Later, you discover that a subject matter expert or lone department are creating their own powerpoint instructor-led “training” on the fly. You know that the quality of this training is not good enough to […]
How to Write Learning Objectives
A learning objective describes what learners should know or be able to do at the end of the course that they couldn’t do before. Sounds simple, right?
What Is a Subject Matter Expert?
A subject matter expert (SME) is a person who has special skills or knowledge on a particular topic. In the L&D space, an SME usually refers to an employee who possesses expertise that is crucial for the development of learning experiences from which other employees can benefit. SMEs abound within an organization. They may be […]
How Collaboration Can Fuel Success in Corporate Training
Training content certainly doesn’t create itself. And it’s not created in a vacuum, either. Collaboration is key. Whether it’s seeking out internal subject matter experts (SMEs) to provide the expert knowledge on which courses are built, or garnering buy-in from far-flung department managers who can throw resources behind a project, the ability to build and manage the […]
eLearning Industry: How to Incentivize Subject Matter Experts
Few can take on more work: we’re all at capacity nowadays. So how can you get subject matter experts (SMEs) to help the learning organization? As they are not on your team, how can you get SMEs to take time out of their busy schedules to write content that forms courses which others in your […]
Great Learning Design Leads to Great Performance on the Job
Last week, I attended an intriguing conference at Bloomsburg University in Pennsylvania sponsored by the Instructional Technology department. Before the event, I surveyed the attendees to find out their most pressing problems in training. Vying for the top spot was that training does not result in the desired job performance. Ouch. Programs like the one […]
The Role of the Subject Matter Expert in the Learning Design Process
When you need to include a subject matter expert to help you with your training course, you have raised the stakes for the project. Why? Because the inclusion of a SME means that your course is carrying precious cargo, which is often the highly valued or irreplaceable knowledge of a subject matter expert. If your […]
