Development and Evaluation of a Faculty Designed Courseware

Abstract

Electronic delivery of courses presents an evolving process and one that necessitates a change in the architecture of learning designs. Moving beyond the adaptation of familiar methodology for electronic delivery is challenging and requires innovation. The inclusion of interactive courseware in an electronically delivered course addresses varied learning styles and provides options for learning. This article introduces a hyperlearning model used to develop electronic learning environments and describes a faculty designed CD-ROM incorporated as an adjunct for an on-line research course. An analysis of the learners' satisfaction with the teaching methodologies, self-efficacy in learning, and self-reliance in learning is presented.