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Peer reviewedBall, Jennie; Crook, Bob – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1997
Describes distance learning programs offered by the LeCroy Center of Texas' Dallas County Community College District. Discusses telecourses; the Dallas College Network, offering live courses via cable television; the Global Learning Network computer network; teleconferences; STARLINK, a professional development program; contract services; and K-12…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Instructional Innovation
Hill, James R. – 1989
The Dallas County Community College District developed and implemented a strategic plan for communications that utilizes a county-wide integrated network to carry voice, data, and video information to nine locations within the district. The network, which was installed and operational by March 1987, utilizes microwave, fiber optics, digital cross…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, Distance Education, Educational Planning
Peer reviewedBaltzer, Jan – Community and Junior College Journal, 1982
Describes five telecommunications delivery systems offered or planned by Rio Salado Community College: cassette copies of radio/television courses in public libraries; "live" cable television; print-based correspondence courses; audio teleconferencing; and slow-scan video. Underscores the importance of administrative support, faculty…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Community Colleges, Correspondence Study, Delivery Systems
Download full textZigerell, James, Ed. – 1986
Each of the nine articles in this monograph demonstrates the use of a particular telecommunications technology, or a mixture of technologies and media at particular community colleges. Following an introduction by James Zigerell, the monograph presents (1) "Teleconferencing: The Homebound Project at Rio Salado College," by Helen Sprawls, which…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Cable Television, Communications Satellites, Community Colleges
Washington State Board for Community Coll. Education, Olympia. – 1990
In 1990, a study was conducted of telecommunications in Washington State community colleges. The study focused on the quality of telecourses, current telecourse offerings, current and future plans for community college use of teleconferences, and innovations in telecommunications beyond telecourses. Data were gathered from four sources:…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Course Selection (Students), Curriculum Development
Munro, Herb – 1986
Several of the problems typically associated with efforts to extend higher education opportunities to rural communities--including small class size, lack of qualified instructors, and maintenance of quality standards--are successfully addressed by an audio conference network. Students in remote locations can participate in classes offered through…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Instruction, Community Colleges, Computer Graphics
PDF pending restorationIllinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1992
The Illinois Community College Board created the Telecommunications Ad Hoc Task Force (TAHTF) to examine the current status of telecommunications in the Illinois Community College System (ICCS), to determine the feasibility of establishing a statewide telecommunications network, and to recommend policies for the development and use of such a…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems
Blakesley, Lynn; Zahn, Steve – 1993
In an effort to improve access to education and to better serve residents of its 600 square mile district, Waubonsee Community College (WCC), in Sugar Grove, Illinois, utilizes telecourses, audiocourses, and live classes via microwave transmission to deliver instruction. Video and audio courses utilize prerecorded instructional materials,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Correspondence Study, Distance Education
