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Satellite Lessons: Vocational Education and Training for Isolated Communities
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Twyford, Kylie; Crump, Stephen; Anderson, Alan – Rural Society, 2009
At the Western Institute of Technical and Further Education (WITAFE) in New South Wales (NSW), vocational education and training (VET) courses are being delivered to students in isolated homesteads and remote Aboriginal communities by Interactive Distance eLearning (IDL). IDL provides satellite-supported two-way broadband voice, one-way video and…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Distance Education, Adult Education, Adult Students
Learning from a Distance: The Experience of Remote Students
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Owens, Janet; Hardcastle, Lesley Ann; Richardson, Ben – Journal of Distance Education, 2009
While there has been research into the provision of "distance" and "off-campus" education, both in relation to technology and to curriculum, little attention has been given to the experiences of students studying in geographically remote locations, where the remoteness has been an aspect of investigation. This study aimed to…
Descriptors: Student Experience, College Students, Interviews, Student Attitudes
Electronic Technology and Its Use with Rural Gifted Students.
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Belcastro, Frank P. – Roeper Review, 2002
Electronic technology can be used to overcome many of the barriers to delivering services to rural schools and it can expand the world of rural gifted students. On-line college and high school sites offering courses are listed. Also listed is a site for tutoring and one offering help for teachers. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education
Implementing On-Line Learning Environments.
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Gibbs, William J. – Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 1998
Describes an online college course and student perceptions of the virtual-classroom experience. Students appreciated course flexibility and convenience and found it conducive to thoughtful analysis of class questions and commentary. However, they felt isolated from peers and instructor, and lack of face-to-face interaction hindered communication.…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, College Instruction, Communication Problems
Increasing Interactive Activity: Using Technology to Enhance Interaction between Teachers, Students and Learning Material.
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Bucknall, Ruary – Education in Rural Australia, 1996
Overview of the interactive technologies used by the Northern Territory Secondary Correspondence School in Australia: print media utilizing desktop publishing and electronic transfer; telephone or H-F radio; interactive television; and interactive computing. More fully describes its interactive CD-ROM courses. Emphasizes that the programs are…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Correspondence Schools
Why Teach Online.
Kilian, Crawford – Educom Review, 1997
Lists seven characteristics of online instruction, and discusses related questions. Topics include costs, increased usage of educational technology, access to information/communication for isolated groups, the present text-based system and technological change, the pattern of hypertext, effectiveness of online instruction, and the student/teacher…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education