| Online IST Express
The IST Solutions Institute set in motion plans to produce new eLearning courses. The project and resulting courses has been named, "Online IST Express." The Institute is proud to announce that the first Online IST Express course, IST 421 is available for wide utilization.
To begin the task of moving all of IST courses online, the Institute has already pilot tested our process and is in the process of selecting the courses. If you have recommendations, please share them with us!
Project Goals
The goals of the Online IST Express program are to:
- Provide ALL of the IST curriculum within the Online IST framework
- Provide open access to selected course materials
- Provide every IST course with a solid basis for curricular support
- Provide self-learners an opportunity to become aware of the value of an IST education
- Provide a framework for all IST courses to be delivered via the World Campus if need arises
- Provide potential for revenue-producing partnerships
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Online IST Express Defined
An Online IST Express course differs from the pure Online IST courseware we have been creating the last several years in several key ways. First, Express courses will not have the massive content basis that our traditional Online IST courses have. They will leverage existing materials, from text books, to articles, to case studies, that are already used in the classroom. Second, Express courses might not have fully developed ANGEL templates. And finally, the focus of an Express course is one related to high levels of interactivity. The Institute will spend a majority of design and development time focusing on producing high end media examples to bring the content to life.
Express Process
The following process has been evolved from the traditional Online IST courseware design and development model:
- Faculty & SI teams identify best of breed syllabi for each course
- General content outline created
- Faculty materials are collected
- Media plot sessions and basic instructional design layer added
- Development of supporting activities, materials, or media
- Content delivered via the Online IST Syllabus tool
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