This paper documents a collaborative effort between faculty members from Pellissippi State Technical Community College (Tennessee) and Northwestern Technical Institute (Georgia) to create and deliver an online class on medical terminology. The following six aspects of the project are described: (1) the collaborative effort, including the viability and benefits of such a joint effort, and the division of course development tasks; (2) faculty training; (3) the design process, including design considerations, and design decisions related to course competencies and course components (i.e., home, syllabus, modules, pronunciation, learning activities, and examinations); (4) hardware and software issues; (5) auxiliary multimedia interfaces; and (6) third-party partnerships related to the use of the Learning Manager software. Lessons learned are listed, and a syllabus format for World Wide Web-based courses is appended. (Contains 41 references.) (MES)