AMALA MATHEW
GHEETHU MARIA JOY
JOSHMA JOHN
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
(A) SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT
In the classroom environment one person ,the trainer,performed a variety of different roles. He/she conducted e-learning needs analysis,developed the course,created materials and taught the students.Now that has all changed.
In the e-learning word not only are the roles slightly different,but the competencies required are often very different.the ‘sage on the stage’with highly developed teaching and face-to-face interaction skills has been converted to the’guide on the side’-a facilitator rather than a teacher.
In well designed e-learning programmes the subject matter expert is also far from the only expert, or the only source of knowledge.the online medium can encourage much more sharing of knowledge amongst the learners,and the use of an extended set of resources from web sites to online libraries.
The format and shape of the content also has to be different because of the different methods of delivery.there are new learner approaches,new design techniques,new opportunities for learning delivery and new technologies to be used.support rather than coming mainly from a teacher,may now have to come from a variety of sources depending on the type of support needed-learning process,subjectmatter,technical,use of tools etc.
Overall it is very likely that one trainer wearing many hats will now have to be converted to many separate people in an e-learning context simply because of the breadth of skills needed and the time required.although there are many roles involved in an e-learning development project below are the key roles which involve aroundthe area of a subject matter expert,
Subject matter expert
Course designer
Developer
Write/text editor
New content researcher
Subject matter tutor
Co-ordinating facilitator
The subject matter expert needs to be involved from the start to