Ray Jimenez, PhD is the CEO of
Vignettes for Training, Inc., a systems development and consulting company
specializing in e-Learning management systems and online course development. Ray
has over twenty-five years’ experience in the consulting and training industry.
He started his career as a management consultant for Coopers and Lybrand in the
areas of information management systems and management training. He has
delivered lectures and workshops and consulted with clients in the
Ray works with clients in the consulting and services fields who use e-Learning for their business development efforts. These organizations are law firms, consulting services, construction and real estate services, training firms, assessment companies and many others.
Articles by Ray Jimenez, PhD
Rapid e-Learning: Software Reusability and Rapid Production Process
(1/9/06)The decision to use rapid e-Learning development is more a matter of meeting management requirements than of meeting learning or design criteria. This decision requires support during software selection, support by management and by organization culture, and it requires creation of reusable tools in order to ease the burden placed on subject matter experts. Final article of the series.
Rapid e-Learning Design and Development Part 3: Alternative Architectures
(11/14/05)Depending on the nature of your e-Learning content and the outcomes you are attempting to achieve, the basic e-Learning architecture presented in the previous article by Ray may not provide sufficient support for your e-Learners. Here are four alternative architectures that complement the basic structure, and about their relationship to Learning Management Systems.
Rapid e-Learning Design and Development Part 2: Introduction to e-Learning Architecture
(10/17/05)While there are many theories that tell e-Learning practitioners what to do in order to create effective e-Learning, and much research that tells us about the micro details of media use, user interface, and so on, it is difficult to find information on how to put all of this together. What we have needed is an e-Learning architecture. This article shows how to get the job done.
Rapid e-Learning Design and Development: Part 1
(10/3/05)One of the constant challenges in designing and producing e-Learning is that there is never enough time: never enough time to use classic Instructional Systems Design, never enough time for learners to learn, never enough time for iteration in design. In fact, business and organizations are changing too fast for the classic approaches to ever keep up. Here's an approach to hitting the mark.
