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Geber, Beverly – Training, 1989
Discusses how to select the best training program for your needs. Includes information on deciding whether to develop your own program or buy one; identifying the kind of program you need; examining what is available; networking; choosing a supplier; and evaluating programs. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Instructional Material Evaluation, Media Selection, Program Development
Plowman, Stuart – Transition from Education through Employment, 1990
Discusses how to develop and implement an open learning program when there are materials available but no trainers to use them. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Independent Study, Media Selection, Program Development
Peer reviewedLeiblum, M. D. – Computers and Education, 1979
Presents a project proposal form and a media selection model as screening procedures which assist in the decision of whether or not to begin a computer assisted learning program. (Author/CMV)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Needs, Educational Programs, Evaluation Methods
Download full textBarker, Bruce O. – 1989
This keynote speech discusses the rise of telecommunicated distance education in the United States. Interactive satellite broadcasts for K-12 instruction are now received by more than 1,000 schools in more than 40 states. Similarly, many states are working with two-way interactive television projects, slow-scan television systems, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Educational Television
Training & Development, 2000
"Looking for a Supplier? Use the E-Learning Scorecard" (Darin Hartley) discusses evaluating and selecting vendors. "Top Ten E-Learning Myths" is an interview with John V. Moran, president of a learning technologies company. "A Year in the Life of an E-Learning Project" (John Redmon, Jennifer J. Salopek) describes how to develop an electronic…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Check Lists, Computer Software Selection, Distance Education
Fisher, Judith E. – Training, 1979
Focuses on potential values (for example, saving time and money and presenting high quality materials) of using packaged courses or programs for training. Examines some objections to prepackaged materials. Offers planning and decision-making suggestions for choosing suitable materials. Proposes questions for evaluating commercial programs. (CSS)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Decision Making, Educational Needs, Educational Resources
Drummond, Marshall E.; Jablonn, Raymond – 1981
After introductory material outlining some of the major challenges facing community colleges today, this paper examines the efforts undertaken by Chabot College, California, to meet the demands of the problems posed by "new students" and fiscal constraints. Described first are Chabot's two mastery learning centers, at which students…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs, Learning Laboratories, Mastery Learning
Carter, John F. – 1982
Distance education, especially in the form of correspondence study, is not a new phenomenon, but the success of the British Open University has given it a new image. Distance education programs have been developed to respond to a variety of societal and educational situations for which traditional classroom-based approaches are less feasible. They…
Descriptors: Correspondence Study, Curriculum Development, Definitions, Educational History
