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Download full textOaks, Muriel – 1986
Results of an evaluation of the Washington Higher Education Telecommunication System (WHETS) are summarized. The system links Washington State University (WSU) in Pullman and the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle with the off-campus sites in Spokane, Tri-Cities, and Vancouver. The system also expands the microwave link between WSU and the…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Delivery Systems, Distance Education, Higher Education
Peer reviewedEasterday, 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
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
Peer reviewedLudlow, Barbara L. – Infants and Young Children, 1994
The Early Intervention Special Education Program at West Virginia University developed, implemented, and evaluated a distance education model using satellite broadcasts of coursework and supervised practicum experiences to train early interventionists. Program success suggests that emerging telecommunications technologies offer a feasible…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Distance Education, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention
Cosgrove, Maryellen S. – 1997
The Armstrong Atlantic State University Teacher Education Program is a participant in the Georgia Statewide Academic and Medical System, an interactive distance learning network. Over 400 sites have been linked within the state with an additional 1,700 in the planning stage. The network includes students at the high school, college, and graduate…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Interactive Television
Peer reviewedSlaton, Deborah Bott; Lacefield, Warren E. – Journal of Special Education Technology, 1991
A total of 155 educators in rural Kentucky participated in 4 inservice education sessions on learning disabilities and adaptive teaching, delivered via an interactive telecommunications network. Participants' reactions indicated that interactive television was an acceptable format for delivery of inservice education. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Jewett, Frank I. – 1998
This case study presents information about a graduate-level certificate program in human computer interaction that was added to the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (New York) satellite video program in 1996, as a cooperative program between the institution and the IBM Corporation. The program was designed for individuals who work in computer…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Case Studies, Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Development
Julian, Augusta A. – 1982
A project provided information to North Carolina community college users on telecommunication instruction and assisted officials at those community colleges, technical colleges, and technical institutes that were interested in offering broadcast television, cable television, or radio courses. A research survey of telecourse students examined…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Broadcast Television, Cable Television
