Businessman flying through rapid e-learning

Rapid e-learning is e-learning that needs to get out to your organisation quickly. It's based on need and speed:

  • Rapid business needs - it's crucial that this e-learning gets out there and fast - no frills, no fuss, no great cost. But effective: yes!
  • Rapid content - ideally the content focuses on simple learning outcomes (product knowledge, process and procedures, compliance and awareness - you get the picture)
  • Rapid production
    • Rapid tools: simple yet powerful technology - which doesn't mean boring
    • Rapid process: simple and efficient approaches with small teams, minimal paperwork, rapid prototypes, agile development, templates and reuse
    • Rapid instructional design: simple models based on subject matter

Every organisation has a need for a mix of delivery modes in its learning and development portfolio. A blend offers everything. E-learning offers everything underpinned with technology. Rapid e-learning offers quick wins.

  • On a tight deadline?
  • Need faster and less costly e-learning?
  • Looking at creating or upskilling your in-house team in rapid e-learning?
  • Or simply overwhelmed by the barrage of views and opinions on what rapid e-learning is, isn't and what can or can't be done!

If you can answer yes to any of these then your organisation definitely has a rapid opportunity...


We can help

We can advise on rapid e-learning development tools, working to restricted budgets and building up your internal processes and team to make your e-learning really work for your business.

Rapid tools are readily available for a variety of things:

  • LMSs - open source options are aplenty with Moodle leading the way
  • Courseware creation - Articulate, Camtasia, Captivate,... the A to Z list is endless!
  • Information - top of the pile for this are wikis, blogs, forums, and podcasts
  • Briefings - live and recorded webinars over WebEX or DimDim

You want to do things in-house

But it's most definitely not at all about tools - they only enable the technology nut to be cracked. Getting up to speed with effective instructional design and adopting efficient approaches takes time. We can help you with this if you like, simply check out our page on in-house capability.


You want to use a vendor

When all's said and done, you may simply want your content developed for you - we provide that service too. We have experience in a number of the rapid tools, and have agile approaches and a number of partners that allow us to create e-learning for you in a matter of weeks, at a price that's right.


Feel free to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with your rapid e-learning situation for a free, no obligation discussion about finding a solution that will work for you.

Rapid e-learning links...

Rapid e-learning items you should find of interest:

Larstan Business Report:
Managing Knowledge...

The eLearning Guild's:
Rapid White Paper

Bersin & Associates:
Rapid e-learning

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