As a training manager you must be facing the urgent need of shifting in-person classroom training to virtual training solutions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Using existing training content, robust instructional design strategies, agile project management, and rapid authoring tools accelerates the development process, making it possible to rollout eLearning courses quickly.
This is because SMEs:Have the domain knowledge and are the right people to address subject-related queriesValidate the content to be included in the training programPlay an important role in the review of the rapid eLearning courses to ensure the content has been explained correctlyHowever, SMEs are usually hard-pressed for time.
And though SMEs may be excellent at classroom training, they may not be well-versed in instructional design for online training.
Plan in advance and schedule meetings/calls with the SME.
This can help in the effective utilization of time.Using knowledge maps (visual representation mapping the course outline to the relevant content) can make it easier for SMEs to understand the relevance of a question the learning expert might have.