E-Learning Concepts and Techniques

About the Institute for Interactive Technologies (IIT)

The Institute for Interactive Technologies (IIT) at Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania was established in 1985 as a research and development group focusing on emerging interactive learning technologies used in corporations and government agencies. It is a consortium of faculty, staff, instructional designers and graduate students in Bloomsburg University's Department of Instructional Technology who write, research and consult within the field of instructional design.

This working consortium offers students practical hands-on experiences as they apply theoretical knowledge to real-life projects and, at the same time, fosters the development of effective and innovative instructional solutions for government, profit and not-for-profit organizations.

The Institute seeks to help business and government leaders to understand the impact of interactive learning technologies on their workforce, improve the performance and competitiveness of their organization, and provide a factual basis for sound instructional interventions.

The IIT undertakes such instructional technology projects as: designing workshops to convert stand-up trainers to web-designers, delivering distance education courses to five sister universities, designing interactive e-learning for a large cosmetics company, developing e-learning for several large healthcare companies, conducting a needs assessment for a utility company, conducting Return on Investment studies, and helping the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare to implement e-learning for over 7,000 employees.

Each of our efforts provide an opportunity to apply our technical capabilities to provide a solution to practical business issues and provides students within the Masters of Science in Instructional Technology program an opportunity to contribute to a project that is being used in the field.

To learn more about the Institute for Interactive Technologies consulting and development services or to enroll as a student in our on-line program or face-to-face program at Bloomsburg University, look us up on the World Wide Web at http://iit.bloomu.edu or call (570) 389-4506.

Karl Kapp

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  • Bloomsburg PA 17815-1301
  • USA
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Last updated October 13, 2006

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