For the past few years the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE) has been collaborating with member schools to develop online courses using a collaborative development approach that we branded ‘social authoring.’ Simply put, social authoring is a networked course development group that brings together authors, teachers, learners, technologist, designers, producers and project management. Social authoring allows individuals to put their best skills on display while working together with a team of other individuals possessing unique skills that enhance and advance the project.