An Emerging Model of Community Collaboration During the Construction of E-Learning Resources

A Special SME : An Integrative Literature Review of the Relationship between Instructional Designers and Faculty in the Design of Online Courses for Higher Education

“…In this type of relationship, instructional designers serve as mentors, helping faculty to develop the competencies of teaching in new environments using emerging technologies (Gerin‐Lajoie, 2015; McCurry & Mullinix, 2017; Scoppio & Luyt, 2015). Ritzhaupt and Kumar (2015) noted that in this mentorship role, instructional designers try to challenge faculty to think more critically about their teaching material, the intellectual and instructional needs of their learners, the accessibility of their materials, and the social and cultural influence of technologies considered for use in their teaching (Campbell et al, 2006; Pan et al, 2003; Simeon et al, 2007).…”