Structure the review
timelineTell reviewers exactly what to look at and what is out of scope.
- Round 1 — accuracy only
- Round 2 — clarity and examples
- Round 3 — final approval, no new content
- One consolidated feedback file, one deadline
Journey dashboard
Day 34 / 60Week 4 · Instructional Design ProcessLesson
SME collaboration
Learning goal
Run a review cycle that ends in sign-off, not in an endless loop.
Estimated time
25 minutes · self-paced
Warm-up
Why do SME reviews spiral?
Main lesson
Handling 'add everything'
exampleOffer a home for extra content: a resource page, a job aid, or v2. Nothing is lost, nothing bloats the module.
Examples from practice
- — A three-round review schedule that cut revision time in half.
Interactive quiz
Reflection
How comfortable are you setting boundaries with experts?
Daily challenge
Write a review brief email you could reuse on every project.
Portfolio task
Save the review brief template in your toolkit.
AI design tools
Ten assistants for this lesson
AI Mentor
Instructional design questions only
Hi! I'm your ID Mentor. Ask me anything about sme collaboration — or instructional design in general.