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Beasley, Augie E. – Book Report, 1997
Discusses distance learning at East Mecklenburg High School (Charlotte, North Carolina), a demonstration site for the North Carolina Information Highway. Highlights include community/adult education, hardware, costs, video and sound equipment, distance learning class scheduling, and future outlooks. (AEF)
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Costs, Distance Education, Educational Development
Kirby, Elizabeth; Roblyer, M. D. – Learning & Leading with Technology, 1999
Presents evaluations of three video-based distance education programs--Star Schools, the governor of Wyoming's pilot distance learning project, and the Ohio SchoolNet Telecommunity. Discusses some common findings and implications for the future of video-based distance learning, including what can be done to make distance education courses more…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Distance Education, Educational Development
Leddo, John; Kolodziej, James – 1997
Significant changes in military training are resulting from pressures to cut costs and move training from the schoolhouse to the field so it can be delivered "just in time" and be more responsive to individual unit training needs. Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) allows multiple trainees to interact in real time on a common…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Managed Instruction, Distance Education, Educational Development
Leddo, John; Kolodziej, James – 1997
A Distributed Interactive Intelligent Tutoring Simulation (DIITS) has been developed to train Army Infantry squad and fire team leaders skills to perform military operations cooperatively in urban terrain. It integrates distributed interactive simulation (DIS) and intelligent tutoring systems (ITSs) and thus capitalizes on the strengths of both:…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Computer Managed Instruction, Distance Education, Educational Development
Weber, John – 1996
In the fall semester 1995, Southern Arkansas University- Magnolia (SAU-M) began a two semester trial delivering college classes via a compressed video link between SAU-M and its sister school Southern Arkansas University Tech (SAU-T) in Camden. As soon as the University began broadcasting and receiving classes, it was discovered that using the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Delivery Systems, Distance Education
Noor Al-Deen, Hana S. – 1994
The utilization of teleconferencing as part of the information highway, mainly among schools in North Carolina, is examined. The National Information Infrastructure, outlined by Vice President Gore in January 1994, is the official name of the information system. The U.S. Congress issued four pieces of legislation in support of high-tech…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cost Estimates, Distance Education, Educational Development
Pelton, Joseph N. – 1990
The population explosion and developments in information technology have created a powerful need for technological advancement on a global scale. Such advancement must come through education, and such education, given the size and breadth of the need, is best realized through multimedia instruction and distance education. Communications…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Developed Nations