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Using Distance Education Technologies for the Supervision of Student Teachers in Remote Rural Schools.
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Gruenhagen, Kathleen; McCracken, Tom; True, Judy – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 1999
An interactive, two-way, video conferencing system enables North Georgia College and State University to place and supervise student teachers in remote, rural schools. Costs, technical aspects, and program processes are discussed. Student teachers are able to return to their home communities, university supervisors save travel time, and the…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Technology, Geographic Isolation, Higher Education
Challenges to Rural Medical Education: A Student Perspective.
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Delaney, Gabrielle; Lim, Siv Eing; Sar, Lee; Yang, Shu Ching; Sturmberg, Joachim P.; Khandra, Mohammed H. – Australian Journal of Rural Health, 2002
At a clinical school in rural New South Wales (Australia), medical students follow patients through the health care system instead of being attached to doctors. Seeing the progression of illnesses, the impact of behavioral aspects, and the continuity of care develops lifelong learning skills. Because of geographic isolation, information technology…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Continuing Education, Educational Innovation, Educational Methods
The Learning Circle: A New Model of BSW Education for Alberta's Rural, Remote, and Aboriginal Communities.
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Zapf, M. K.; Bastien, B.; Bodor, R.; Carriere, J.; Pelech, W. – 2000
In 1998, a consortium including the University of Calgary (Alberta) and representatives from social service agencies and Native organizations developed a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) model for delivery in rural, remote, and Aboriginal communities. The model called for innovative course content that was culturally and geographically relevant to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, American Indian Education, Canada Natives, College Programs
The Story of Distance Learning at Salish Kootenai College.
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Stein, Wayne J.; Jetty, Mike – Journal of American Indian Education, 2002
Because of its unique leadership and supportive faculty, Salish Kootenai College, on the Flathead reservation in Western Montana, has become one of the leading institutions nationwide in providing distance learning programs. Consistent with the college's mission, all distance courses are designed to preserve and enhance Salish and Kootenai…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Cultural Maintenance, Culturally Relevant Education, Distance Education
Empowering an Indigenous Rural Community: Local Teachers for Local Schools.
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Delany, John; Wenmoth, Derek – Education in Rural Australia, 2001
Christchurch College of Education (New Zealand) offers a distance teacher education course to a rural Maori community experiencing a teacher shortage. Program success is attributed to local initiative in establishing the program, significant local input into program development, attention to the student profile in course design and delivery,…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Community Involvement, Cultural Awareness, Culturally Relevant Education
Challenges Facing Teacher Educators in Rural, Remote, and Isolated Areas: Using What We Know and What We Have Learned.
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Sealander, Karen; Eigenberger, Martin; Peterson, Patricia; Shellady, Suzanne; Prater, Greg – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2001
Three Arizona programs aim to train culturally and linguistically diverse general and special educators who understand the needs and strengths of rural communities. Native Americans and Mexican Americans from rural areas who want to work with special needs populations are recruited, as well as whites. Many are paraprofessionals, working full time…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, College School Cooperation, Extension Education, Geographic Isolation
An Innovative Flexible Program for Rural Women.
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Wooller, Judith; Warner, Lesley – 2001
Central Queensland University's Women into Science and Technology program aimed to broaden the access of women to higher education, improve their career opportunities and employment prospects, and address the personnel shortage in engineering and technology by encouraging mature age women to consider these fields. The distance learning program was…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Preparation, College Programs, Computer Science Education