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Kaplan also relies on collaborative teams, which typically include a project manager, a subject-matter expert, a department chair, faculty representatives from in-person and online classes, an administrator, and an instructional designer who has expertise in curricular issues and online learning.

It is far more common, however, for Rio Salado to revise its existing courses, which it does every two or three years. The job of creating and revising courses is assigned to a team of faculty and staff members. Each team includes a project manager, who keeps the process moving; a faculty chair, who ensures that the material is rigorous and aligned with the rest of the curriculum;, and a subject-matter expert, who is typically one of the college's 1,400 adjunct faculty members. (Only 23 faculty members are full time). A separate team of technical staffers puts the material online.