1. Leadership Techniques to enable Subject Matter Expert Collaboration
Concurrent Session 506
March 25, 2010
10:45 a.m.

2. Introduction Jon Aleckson eLearning speaker and writer
CEO, Web Courseworks
eLearning speaker and writer
Moodle/game-based learning expertise
Experience with associations, K-12, and corporate

3. Introduction By a show of hands, how many: Developers? Managers?
Instructional designers?

4. Introduction What this session is not: Behavioral analysis
The SME Personality Test
DRIVERS
ANALYTICALS
CREATIVES
FACILITATORS

5. Enabling Micro-collaboration
ROLES & RESPECT
Five factors:
Flatten power relationships
Momentum
Communication tools
Evaluation
Management
PROJECT & PERSONNEL
TEAM SITE/TEMPLATES/TIES
FORMATIVE/FEEDBACK/ FANTASTIC
MEETINGS/ MINUTES/MINUTIAE

6. Enabling Micro-collaboration
Flatten power relationships
Expertise recognition
Sharing
Hard to achieve in:
Private business
Work-for-hire projects
ROLES & RESPECT

7. Enabling Micro-collaboration
Momentum
Be aware!
Check on personal engagement
Visuals & Version spiking
Time box cycles
Iterative prototyping
PROJECT & PERSONNEL

8. Enabling Micro-collaboration
Communication tools
Visualization tools
Whiteboard
PPT connection tool
Meeting protocol
Agenda
On-time
After-action lists
Standing meetings
Google docs
Wikis
Team site
TEAM SITE/ TEMPLATES/TIES

9. Enabling Micro-collaboration
Evaluation
User testing & formative evaluation
Formal testing protocol
Documentation of feedback
Reflection activities on feedback
Summative reporting
FORMATIVE/FEEDBACK/ FANTASTIC

10. Enabling Micro-collaboration
Management
Benchmarking & finding common ground
Teaching and learning philosophies
Game experiences
MEETINGS/MINUTES/MINUTIAE

11. Putting it together What is project leadership? Defining:
Schedule
Prototype iterations
Project cycles
Attend to business matters
Picture, Ace Photos

12. Putting it together What is a Subject Matter Expert?
A collaborator with attitude
SME can affect project outcomes
Respect time commitment
Show samples
Let SME react to content
Provide document repository
Aggressively re-negotiate deadlines if necessary
... Honor the expert!

13. Putting it together Collaboration gets things built Define a culture
Set goals
Build a team
Manage time, cost, and quality

14. Putting it together
Personal reflection questions
Checklist

15. Thank You! Jon Aleckson jonaleckson@webcourseworks.com
CEO, Web Courseworks