5 Ways to Jump Into Rapid E-learning

Looking back at the first course I took this year, IPT 525 – E-Learning Principles & Practices, we had the opportunity to explore some applications used in authoring e-learning courses and the idea of Rapid E-Learning. Articulate is a software company that produces e-learning authorware to create your own media-rich, interactive e-learning courses.  The term [...]

5 Things You Should Consider Before Taking Online College Courses

For the last few months I have been on hiatus from pursuing my certificate in Workplace E-Learning and Performance Support (WELPS) from the IPT Department at Boise State. It wasn’t by choice that I am sitting on the sidelines. It is largely due to class scheduling. The courses I wanted to take were not being [...]

IPT 523 Wrap-Up

We’ve entered the 8th and final week of our course and we’re being asked to submit 3-5 things we learned during the class and give our insight.  Here are the things that are were most impactful to me. (1) Rapid E-Learning Rapid E-learning is delivering training (learning) by electronic means and utilizing quick design and [...]

Defining Interactivity

There’s a common misconception that e-learning in an of itself is interactive.  However, interactivity is more than just delivering content in an online format.  Just because you use multimedia, doesn’t make it interactive.  You have to have things such as challenges, decision making and problem solving on the part of the learner integrated in the [...]

Is It Possible to Learn from Self-Paced Courseware?

Can students learn from self-paced courseware or, does an instructor or facilitator have to be involved for students/employees to “really” learn?  That was the question posed recently during the IPT 523 course. I believe it is possible for students to learn from self-paced courseware, but I feel two things need to be present in order [...]