From the course: Instructional Design: Working with SMEs
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Keeping the SME in the loop
From the course: Instructional Design: Working with SMEs
Keeping the SME in the loop
- Well, you've built great content with your SME and now you're making sure everything is ready to ship the final product. Nice job. This is also the project's homestretch where your continued attention to detail and communication makes a smooth transition to close that project. It's easy to start shifting attention now to all the other things you know are moving on your plate, but don't abandon this project yet. Now it's more important than ever to keep your SME in the loop and feeling informed and cared about all the way through project close and hopefully into the product as well. As a project is whining down, it's important to focus on these four activities. First, make sure to reiterate the final steps and sequences before you share that final education with the world. This includes deliverables, review milestones, final passes, even copy edits. In my experience, SMEs sometimes also start to check out or they move on to the next around this time. Keep them engaged with updates…
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