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Re-Inventing the Telecourse.
Robbins, Christopher M. – Distance Education Report, 1998
Surveys at Darton College (Albany, Georgia) revealed that faculty felt little personal connection to existing pre-produced telecourses and that students felt isolated from the on-campus community. Describes the implementation, success, and subsequent expansion of a system allowing the transmission of courses to home-based students as they are…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Change, Educational Technology, Educational Television
Interactive Instructional Television via Satellite: A First Year Evaluation of the TI-IN Network.
Barker, Bruce O. – Journal of Rural and Small Schools, 1987
Evaluates user response to the TI-IN Network's live interactive television courses for high school students and staff development in rural or small schools. Reports favorable responses from school principals and students but finds that students would prefer regular classroom instruction if available. (SKW)
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Costs, Distance Education, Educational Technology
Distance Education and 2-Year Colleges.
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Easterday, Norman – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1997
Presents results from a study of the status of distance education in community colleges. Discusses the design, support, and administration of telecourses; staffing and teacher training practices; course offerings; and existing assessment and evaluation studies. Addresses criticisms of distance education and cites research results on its…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, Distance Education, Educational Practices
Interactive Distance Learning in Connecticut.
Pietras, Jesse John; Murphy, Robert J. – 1991
This paper provides an overview of distance learning activities in Connecticut and addresses the feasibility of such activities. Distance education programs have evolved from the one dimensional electronic mail systems to the use of sophisticated digital fiber networks. The Middlesex Distance Learning Consortium has developed a long-range plan to…
Descriptors: Cable Franchising, Cable Television, Costs, Distance Education
The Egghead and the TV Eye.
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Williams, Marium – 1996
This paper describes the first venture of the author (a professor at Kentucky's Morehead State University) into the world of distance learning technology, specifically interactive television. Highlights include the one-way video classroom; multimedia development; compressed video classroom; and use of listservs. An informal evaluation of the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Higher Education
Distance Education in Southern Africa Conference, 1987. Papers 3.1: Media and Technology in Distance Education.
Adey, David, Comp.; And Others – 1987
Fifteen papers from the University of South Africa's Conference on Distance Education are presented on media and technology. They include: "Video Education: What Went Wrong and Why It Is Tomorrow's Teacher If Used Correctly" (William M. Smith); "Formative Evaluation of ETV Programmes" (Aliza Duby); "Distance Education for…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Audiotape Cassettes, College Libraries, Cooperative Programs
Distance Training: How Innovative Organizations Are Using Technology To Maximize Learning and Meet Business Objectives. Jossey-Bass Business and Management Series.
Schreiber, Deborah A.; Berge, Zane L. – 1998
This book contains 19 papers examining ways in which innovative organizations are using distance learning technology to maximize learning and meet business objectives. The following papers are included: "Preface" (Deborah A. Schreiber, Zane L. Berge); "Organizational Technology and Its Impact on Distance Training" (Deborah A.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Attitude Measures, Case Studies, Computer Uses in Education