IE's innovation and interactivity have led the school to develop 200 teaching
materials covering all areas of management. The materials are used on IE
Business School's onsite, blended and online programmes. 10% of materials given
to IE students is in multimedia format. Use of this type of material is growing
each year at the School, as are the levels of satisfaction of both students and
professors. IE Business School's multimedia content is very popular among
students and has received average evaluations of 8 out of 10.
Around 300 professors use the materials on the School’s regular programmes
and there is great demand for new products, including interactive practical
cases, games, role plays, interactive graphics and tutorials. Students use the
tools to prepare classes for onsite and online programmes. The cases provide a
base for the IE experience, which takes learning beyond individual study and
involves group discussions and debates with professors in both onsite and online
sessions. Programmes and materials are constantly updated to offer a
high-quality e-learning model. The IE model has been recognised for the online
content of its programmes on several occasions by international institutions in
the form of prizes that include the Excellence in E-Learning and EFMD Multimedia
Case awards.
Idoia Olazar, who is heading the project, explains that "IE is the first
business school to implement an initiative of this type and we see it as an
excellent way to generate interest in the multimedia materials we have produced
since 2001, when we created our pioneering e-learning department to promote
multimedia at IE. We also consider it a good opportunity to raise awareness of
our activity in this field among potential students and firms that will now have
open access to the material we produce and use in our class discussions". |