Building the E-Learning Team

Building the E-Learning Team
By William Horton

E-learning requires a wide range of skills, knowledge, talent, and viewpoints. The success of your e-learning project depends on assembling the right team. Who will make up your team? Using this worksheet, make a list of the ideal team members. For each of the functions required, specifiy the job title and ideal person for the job. Don't be afraid to assign the same job title and person to multiple functions or to assign multiple people to a single complex function.

Managing the Project
Responsibility	Is this Role Required for Your Project?	Duties/Requirement	Ideal Person for the Job
Business management
Project management
Designing the Course
Responsibility	Is this Role Required for Your Project?	Duties/Requirement	Ideal Person for the Job
Overall design integration
Instructional design
Software architecture
User-interface design
Subject matter expertise
Knowledge of learners
Knowledge of buyers
Building Content
Responsibility	Is this Role Required for Your Project?	Duties/Requirement	Ideal Person for the Job
Course integration
Writing
Graphics
Multimedia development
HTML/XML coding
Browser scripting
Server scripting
Content scripting
Providing the Technical Infrastructure
Responsibility	Is this Role Required for Your Project?	Duties/Requirement	Ideal Person for the Job
Network engineering and administration
Server administration
Database connectivity
Technical support

Published: July 2002

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Notes on Developing WBT

William Horton is president of William Horton Consulting. He is the author of two other books in ASTD's E-Learning Series, Evaluating E-Learning and Using E-Learning.

This worksheet is adapted from his third book Leading E-Learning, which offers an easy-to-understand road map that will allow you to take charge of the e-learning initiative in your organization. Training professionals, team leaders of e-learning initiatives, HR executives, or anyone wishing to understand this fundamental change in the training profession will find this book to be a valuable learning tool. In addition to its practical contents, there are interactive "Your Turn" sections and a companion Website that allow you to apply concepts learned in the book. The Website also includes design forms, spreadsheets, live examples, and other resources that will speed up your e-learning learning curve. Order the book here.