The Who’s Who of Accelerated Online Course Development

Academic Program Director (PD)

• Conducts all hiring of SMEs
• Handles all HR-related matters on behalf of the SMEs, including payroll
• Conducts quality assurance (QA) check of the finished course content
• Determines scope and curricular vision of project
• Serves as project manager for all content development

Subject Matter Expert (SME)

• Curates or creates content
• Formats content and assessments in development templates, including rubric and content templates
• Abides by copyright and accessibility laws and guidelines related to content curation

Instructional Designer (ID)

• Consults on and reviews templates for adherence to course design, accessibility, and usage rights policies.
• Builds all content in Canvas LMS
• Conducts quality assurance (QA) check of course design/learning experience
• Provides ongoing template and technical training and support as needed