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Gosnell, Davina J. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 1978
Describes the use of telelecture in a continuing education course for registered nurses in two rural states. The author suggests that a major variable to success in the use of telelecture is the skill of the teacher as a facilitator to solicit, organize, and present material in a useful manner. (Author/JEG)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Lecture Method, Nurses, Professional Continuing Education
Sullivan, Michael; And Others – 1994
This book provides information supplemental to the accompanying videotape regarding the implementation and use of two-way, full-motion interactive television. Based on a study conducted by the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, "Local Heroes" describes in detail how citizens have implemented the technology in small rural…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Innovation, Interactive Television
Barker, Bruce O. – 1986
Three telecourse programs offering high school credit courses via interactive satellite communication are described and evaluated. German by Satellite and Physics by Satellite from Oklahoma State University feature biweekly 40-minute broadcasts with audio interaction via regular telephone lines and microcomputer voice recognition software at…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Curriculum Enrichment, Distance Education, Educational Innovation
Barker, Bruce O. – 1987
An evaluative questionnaire completed by 30 high school principals and 159 high school students who used the TI-IN Network demonstrated the advantages of interactive satellite television instruction for rural and small schools. The study found that a large number of subscribers to TI-IN were small rural high schools whose principals stated that…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Communications Satellites, Curriculum Enrichment, Delivery Systems
Levinson, Cynthia Y. – 1984
Many administrators are meeting specific instructional needs of their students without always or solely relying on classroom teachers by utilizing distance education, i.e., instruction that takes place while the learner is physically distant from the instructor and/or the materials. Distance education is particularly appropriate in rural and small…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Educational Radio, Inservice Teacher Education
Barker, Bruce O. – 1987
High school administrators in sparsely populated rural areas are showing great interest in interactive satellite instruction as a way to resolve teacher shortages and meet rigorous state graduation requirements. Televised classes permitting live teacher/student interaction via satellite communication systems and regular telephone lines provide…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Education, Communications Satellites, Community Education
Kovel-Jarboe, Patricia – 1987
This paper summarizes the 16 projects that have been funded by the Minnesota Extension Service to demonstrate innovative and effective uses of technology in adult education. Several of the projects are described in detail. Actual and anticipated impacts are examined, and suggested strategies that others can apply to reach and empower rural adult…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Instruction, Closed Circuit Television
Pease, Pamela S.; Tinsley, Patsy J. – 1986
The paper details development, implementation, and user research/evaluation of TI-IN Network, Inc., the first private, interactive satellite based educational system in the United States developed for public schools and offering a total systems approach by providing both user technology and a wide range of course offerings. An overview of specific…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adoption (Ideas), Communications Satellites, Curriculum
Schwartz, Phebe, Comp. – 1985
Conference papers and various related materials are collected in this volume compiled in conjunction with the National Rural Teacher Education Conference. The bulk of the document consists of papers presented on the 12 major topics of the conference: (1) accreditation and endorsement standards versus the needs of rural education; (2) innovative…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum, Delivery Systems, Distance Education