The authors review "Effectiveness of Telephone Counseling: A Field Based Investigation" (R. Reese, C. Conoley, & D. Brossart, 2002). Reese and colleagues' study reported on the effectiveness of telephone as compared with face-to-face counseling. Reese and colleagues studied 186 participants who used a telephone counseling service for various…

Describes 15 years' experience with narrow band telephony applied to continuing education of physicians and nursing staff in Wisconsin. (Author)

This article provides a systematic review of three innovative educational technologies (IETs): two-way TV, the educational telephone network, and computer-assisted instruction. Reviews the instructional limitations of IETs, teaching activities, sources of content, methods of evaluation, and other types of IETs. (CT)

A unique two-way, interactive aural communications system operated by the University of Wisconsin-Extension and serving over 100 locations throughout the state is described and its application to distance music education is explained. A brief survey of telephone use in education is presented, as well as studies relating the effectiveness of…

The University of Wisconsin Extension has developed the technology and programing to deliver noncredit educational broadcasts via telephone to professional audiences in remote locations throughout the state. Research has shown two-way audio to be an effective educational medium, permitting feedback, discussion, resource sharing, and the sharing of…

Current practice of telephone instruction across Britain's Open University undergraduate program is reviewed, based on regional data collected. Factors affecting the development of telephone tutoring and issues in its appropriateness are reviewed. (MSE)

This brief report on a visit to Athabasca University, a distance education institution in Alberta (Canada), and ACCESS-Alberta, an educational communications system, indicates the numbers and types of courses offered by the University, and describes the types of media used in the program. These types of media include: print-based, telephone…

Independent study or distance education courses were established in 1973 at five universities in Sweden. Evaluation of the project was planned to include: (1) a description of the student population, (2) a study of the students' use of and attitudes toward distance-bridging aids such as examinations and methods of instruction, (3) a special study…

The use of telecommunication systems holds great potential for in-service training programs. (MM)

Describes a system which makes postsecondary education courses available to individuals throughout Oklahoma. The Talkback Television System (TBTV) uses broadcast time and two-way telephone hook-ups to reach 62 locations statewide. (MER)

The Dial-a-Mentor Project (also called the Dial-a-Teacher Project) at Hinds Junior College in Raymond, Mississippi, was designed to provide an alternative delivery system for adult basic education (ABE) and to combat illiteracy. It was not intended to replace, but rather to enhance, established centrally located programs. Instruction was provided…

Describes and evaluates Central Piedmont Community College's experimental use of the telephone as an alternative delivery system. During the experiment five faculty members taped at least 10 percent of their course lectures for student access through telephone lines during evenings and weekends. Reviews faculty and student responses. (DMM)

The Dial-A-Teacher Assistance project (DATALINE) is a telephone resource center which provides assistance or information to parents and pupils about problems related to homework, as well as information about Parent Partnership activities and services available to parents and children in the School District of Philadelphia. The theory behind the…

Describes the bilingual programs of the Ontario Educational Broadcasting Office (OTEO), in particular the French as a second language series, its history, and its innovative methods. These series have included courses for children, adolescents, and adults supplemented by publications, students telephone monitoring, and weekly workshops. (MES)

Comments on the achievements of the tele-college program in New Jersey, which connects off-campus students by telephone to regularly scheduled courses. Notes the emotional and financial benefits of the program for homebound students. Reviews program costs and funding. Points to logistical, psychological, and technical considerations. (DMM)