This qualitative study explored the quality of technology associated with interactive video (ITV) classes in distance education programs and the resulting satisfaction of the instructors teaching this format. The participants were full time instructors of a rural community college that used the ITV format. Community college ITV instructors are…

A survey of 43 nursing graduate students examined the influence of learning attributes and instructional dimensions on satisfaction with the course and medium (interactive videoconference and Internet). Only instructor/instruction contributed to the explanation of variance in satisfaction. (Contains 78 references.) (SK)

Distance education is moving toward more interactive environments. Studies of student satisfaction with distance education suggest that the level of interaction in the class is related to perceptions of satisfaction regardless of the instructional medium. This paper reports findings from a study of four graduate research and evaluation courses at…