Subject Matter Experts:​

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• Primary SME: As the Regional Operations Chief, the primary Instructional Designer, and with experience in the organization of almost 20 years, I am both knowledgeable of the content and of the process of incorporating it into a learning experience. I also have direct line to the Assistant Chief of Staff and his Deputy, who oversee the organization at the regional level and will have final approval of the product.

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• Secondary SMEs: The Division Directors, as the senior members of their respective Divisions, have the most subject matter expertise while also being the greatest stakeholders in the success of their employees/learners.

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• Tertiary SMEs: The Human Resources Training Coordinator, who has direct experience with the organization's training programs and the learning management system. The Lead Social Media Coordinator can assist with visual design that is both appealing to learners and on-brand with the organization's standards. The Division Advisory Group (DAG) is a working group of managers who can serve as the sample population for the target learners, test prototypes, and be part of the iterative process.

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Resources:​

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• Subject Resources: There are Marine Corps Orders, which serve as the regulatory guidance for how the organization operates, outlining program resources. Additionally, the organization has internal policies, Campaign Plans, a customer-facing website, and social media pages that provide all necessary subject-related content. 

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• Course Design Resources: Devlin Pack, a widely known instructional (learning) designer and educator on course design, has a variety of content to support my course-design questions. There are a variety of Reddit communities available to receive feedback and answer questions, including r/instructionaldesign, r/learndesign, r/learningdesign, r/graphic_design, and r/canva. Similarly, there are Instagram accounts, such as biteable, fastppt, power.point_expert, instructionaldesignjargon, instructional_designing, and elearningindustryinc that will be beneficial.  Finally, I am connected to various instructional (learning) designers via LinkedIn who not only share resources but are available to communicate with for best practices and answers to challenges. 

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