This may be a syndrome that you have come across in your educational environment. It is one for which there is no pill (well not that I know of). It appears to be, from my experience, mainly associated with secondary schools and primarily with students although I do believe some staff can suffer from it and it is the staff I am more concerned about.
It may be closely allied with the the WIFM syndrome although more research is required before this can be validated.
The IIWA syndrome unfortunately has a profound affect on some people. It can make them lethargic, leave them without a sense of real purpose and generally make them do the same old thing.
If we really do believe that what we do in our classrooms does make a difference, and that e-Learning can provide appropriate learning opportunities to extend our students thinking, then you may escape this syndrome and find that what we do really is worth something and not be left asking….. Is it Worth Anything?