Learning Engineering / Discipline
Subject matter expert (SME)
Definition
A person with deep knowledge or performance expertise in the domain a learning solution addresses.
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SMEs help learning engineering teams validate content, tasks, scenarios, terminology, and the realities of expert performance.
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Sources and evidence
- LeBOK — 1.3.8 Subject Matter Expertise (direct)