The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) established three programming services in 1979 by vote of the member stations. One of these services, PTV-3, delivers specifically educational programming serving out-of-school youngsters, providing inschool instruction, and offering adult education. While the number of adults earning college credit through…

This 21-paper collection examines various issues in electronic networking and conferencing with computers, including design issues, conferencing in education, electronic messaging, computer conferencing applications, social issues of computer conferencing, and distributed computer conferencing. In addition to a keynote address, "Computer…

No culture in the world's history has been so consumed with controlling the future's course, and conversely, so unconcerned with discovering meaning from the past. The provocative challenge of a future which will bring fulfillment to the American educational system is compelling. The future for school library media programs must amount to…

Telewriting, televideo, and facsimile systems are new forms of teleconferencing which can transmit a variety of graphic and pictorial information on voice-grade telephone lines. All of the equipment employs solid-state circuitry to enhance performance and to exploit the limitations of a narrowband channel. Telewriters range from simple…

The text of an extended series of computer-mediated conversations makes up the body of this document. Discussion centers around the uses of computer networks as a new communication medium. Contributions were made by participants, who typed their informal comments into computer terminals, located at several places in the country. Because of the…

A Telephone Conference Network was chosen to deliver in-service training to 73 staff members at 14 acute and extended care facilities in Pennsylvania. The majority of respondents reported high levels of overall satisfaction with program format and interest in participating in additional programs. Only one-half of the respondents reported interest…

Examines the problems and promise of incorporating computer-assisted communications (CAC) into distance education programs. Discusses advantages gained by widely-scattered students using CAC for individual or group conferences. States that CAC can encourage training approaches in which the learning process is sustained by the dynamic of the social…

The telecommunication system at Buena Vista College has given the college the potential for greater dissemination of learning and for bringing the world to its doorstep. Three areas of interest related to the telecommunication system are: telemarketing, teleconferencing, and telent courses. (MLW)

Describes efforts of Eastern Montana College to provide inservice education to teachers in rural areas using interactive teleconferencing. Suggests lack of this method's interactive visual component be overcome with the use of microcomputer networks. Stresses that these two technologies are readily available and reasonably cost effective. (NEC)

Residential/group child care in the United States was established more than a century ago with permanency planning emerging in the 1970's. Even though there are many beneficial reasons to promote and participate in permanency planning, participation has often been difficult in a rural state. This paper describes a residential child care provider's…

This video presents an interactive teleconference where renowned experts, local educators, and community leaders share ideas on how to improve schools and reach the National Education Goals. This Satellite Town Meeting focuses on keeping schools and communities safe. It offers an opportunity for networking those who share a commitment to building…

This video presents an interactive teleconference where renowned experts, local educators, and community leaders share ideas on how to improve schools and reach the National Education Goals. This Satellite Town Meeting focuses on keeping schools and communities safe. It offers an opportunity for networking those who share a commitment to building…

This video presents an interactive teleconference where renowned national experts, local educators, and community leaders share ideas on how to improve schools and reach the National Education Goals. This Satellite Town Meeting focuses on keeping schools and communities safe. It offers an opportunity for networking those who share a commitment to…

This video presents an interactive teleconference where renowned national experts, local educators, and community leaders share ideas on how to improve schools and reach the National Education Goals. This Satellite Town Meeting focuses on keeping schools and communities safe. It offers an opportunity for networking those who share a commitment to…

Recent developments in Internet technologies have enabled new, more flexible forms of telematic simulation and have raised issues that were not considered in the early days of networked learning. Ultimately, these questions revolve around: (1) the learning cost-effectiveness of telematic simulation (quality and quantity of learning as opposed to…