E-Learning (Online) Courses

Introduction

The last five years has seen tremendous changes in the way that training and education are delivered. Traditional methods, such as classroom training and distance learning, have been complemented, and in some cases, fully replaced, by the explosive growth of Internet-based educational programming.

What started out as a nascent industry in the late 1990's has grown into a multi-billion dollar industry. Universities, professional training schools, and non-profit training institutions are all embracing the Internet as an important vehicle for providing training services and products.

IP3 is no exception. In early 2003, we began the process of moving a number of our traditionally taught classroom courses into the world of "cyberspace". Often called "online or e-learning" training, using the Internet as a vehicle for training offers tremendous benefits and opportunities for our training customers and clients, including:

• The opportunity to take our courses "anytime and anyplace". All a participant needs is a computer with a reliable connection to the Internet to take a course;
• The opportunity to take more courses at IP3, as the overall cost of taking an online course is substantially less than traditional classroom courses; and
• The opportunity to pursue more concretely our professional certifications offered in our specialized fields

E-learning at IP3

We invite you to join us to try out one of our online courses. We offer the same level of course design and intensive instruction as our traditional classroom training courses. All of our online courses utilize the CIPA™ Training Methodology developed by IP3, which focuses on content sessions, case studies, simulations, and action planning. Each online course consists of 6 modules with each module conducted over a one-week period. A typical course consists of the following:

• Reviewing topical "content-enriched" documents and case studies and posting responses to questions into a Discussion Board thread;
• Providing comments to other participant's responses to the questions and their action plan and receiving the same feedback from your fellow participants;
• Developing, through a six-step process, a comprehensive strategic action plan for yourself; and
• Receiving personal feedback and communications from our "Course Facilitator" and special guest commentators on your work progress.

Each course completed will earn the participant 3.0 continuing education units (CEUs). Total work requirements per module average about five (5) hours; a total of about thirty (30) hours over the course of six weeks.

Participants from around the world are taking our online courses, providing you with a tremendous opportunity to gain new insights, meet new friends, and develop life-long professional relationships.

IP3 uses as our learning management platform, Blackboard Inc. (www.blackboard.com). This global company provides e-learning solutions to universities and training institutions worldwide. We have chosen their platform because of the friendly interface, ease of use, and low-bandwidth requirements.

Our 2008 online courses include the following:

Please click on the course title to take you to the detailed course information.

If you require additional information or would like more information on "customized" online training solutions, please contact Tommy White, CEO, at telephone 202-466-8930 or email at twhite@ip3.org.