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Nolan, Ernest I. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1984
Discusses the development of a telecommunications program at Madonna College (Michigan). Using this program as a model, offers procedural guidelines on how other institutions can utilize local cable television systems for extended delivery of curricula. (JN)
Descriptors: Cable Television, Guidelines, Higher Education, Program Development
Luskin, Bernard J. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1979
Describes the development and implementation of television courses in the Coast Community College District. Discusses telecourse operations, enrollment, and student characteristics. (MA)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Colleges, Educational Media, Educational Television
Flanagan, John L. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1980
Addressed are questions raised during seminars designed to bring television station and college personnel into closer working relationships, including, among others, the nature of telecourses, formation and operation of a consortium, and use of cable to deliver telecourses. (Author/JN)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Cable Television, College Faculty, Consortia
Munshi, Kiki – Technological Horizons in Education, 1980
It is suggested that, by considering and balancing various economic factors, telecourses can be made cost effective. When social benefits, especially to those who would not otherwise receive an education, are considered, telecourses more than justify their existence. (JN)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates
Phillips, David L. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1987
Describes efforts underway at Pennsylvania State University to link branch campuses using compressed videoconferencing. Discusses the plans for using this technology for a variety of administrative and instructional purposes. Outlines the costs associated with developing such a system. (TW)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Cost Effectiveness, Higher Education
Kitchen, Karen; Russell, John T. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1987
Describes the development of a network of 10 sites in Minnesota involving two-way interactive television systems. Discusses the instructional uses of the system, including its potential for use in community education. Outlines the efforts underway at three educational cooperatives which are using the system for instructional and administrative…
Descriptors: Community Education, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Cooperation, Educational Media
Lautsch, John C. – Technological Horizons in Education, 1981
Presents an overview of computer use in education and other realms. Concludes that the true computer revolution in education may not be the use of computer assisted instruction but rather the combining of computers with other electronic devices for the advent of widespread decentralized education. (Author/DC)
Descriptors: Autoinstructional Aids, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers
Benson, Gregory M.; Hirschen, William – Technological Horizons in Education, 1987
Discusses instruction that occurs at a point distant from the location of the learner(s) with an interactive video and/or visual component. Stresses the need for developing such instructional capabilities for schools, businesses, and industries. Describes audio-graphic teleconferencing, microwave transmission, instructional television fixed…
Descriptors: Communications, Communications Satellites, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education
