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Durbridge, Nicola – 1983
This discussion of the educational potential of audiotape and videotape cassettes in distance teaching considers each medium individually, with examples of how the Open University has tried to exploit them in its teaching, and comments on some major differences between the two media and their implication for education. Characteristics of…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Correspondence Study, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
Perraton, Hilary – 1984
This handbook discusses the use of distance education for teacher training and examines the case for and against distance teaching; its organization; the development, production, and distribution of distance-teaching materials; tutoring and counseling; and the monitoring and evaluation of finance and resources. Distance teaching is defined as the…
Descriptors: Administration, Budgeting, Correspondence Study, Costs
Hass, Glen; Fleury, Donna – 1987
The use of correspondence or home study courses for noncredit is a recent development in the field of adult education. The challenge facing the extension worker is to be able to develop and deliver the type of program that not only meets the learning (content) need of the participant but that also meets the learning situation. Unfortunately, the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correspondence Study, Curriculum Development, Extension Education
Download full textUnited Nations Development Programme, Bangkok (Thailand). – 1983
The 12-country cooperative project that is reviewed involved the following activities and outputs: group training workshops/seminars, inter-country study visits, the development of training materials for regional training programs and preparation of a training handbook, support to and development of national training programs, and evaluation.…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Correspondence Study, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations
Mazrui, K.; And Others – 1987
A series of two 2-week workshops was conducted in East Africa in 1987 by the German Foundation for International Development to assist educators in the development of instructional materials for distance and adult education. These workshops were designed to: (1) bring together writers of distance education materials to share their experiences and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correspondence Study, Developing Nations, Distance Education
Roberts, David, Ed. – 1986
Perspectives of academic staff who have been involved in teaching externally are presented in three papers. In "Teaching Students Externally: The First Twelve Years," Frank Molloy examines three aspects of teaching by the external mode: preparing materials, making assignments, and providing educational experiences for students at the…
Descriptors: Assignments, College Faculty, College Students, Correspondence Study
Riverina Coll. of Advanced Education, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales (Australia). – 1982
Developments in distance education are addressed in four papers. In "A Practical Winery Experience," Malcolm Allen discusses Riverina College of Advanced Education's Bachelor of Applied Science (wine science) course, which is vocationally oriented, mainly enrolls students from the wine industry, and primarily uses correspondence study.…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Alcoholic Beverages, College Programs, College Science
