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Baron, Michael – Learning, 1996
Distance learning has potential as an educational tool for the 21st century, taking students beyond the classroom and allowing them to interact with people from diverse backgrounds and locations. The paper provides examples of distance learning, noting its advantages and explaining how to establish distance learning sites and classrooms. (SM)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Communications Satellites, Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education
Lalor, Gerald C.; Marrett, Christine – 1986
Since March 1983, the University of the West Indies has been conducting a distance teaching experiment that links its three campuses and the Extra Mural Centres in Antigua, Dominica, and St. Lucia by telecommunications. The network is used for interactive distance teaching and other types of teleconferences. A variety of modern audio and video…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Developing Nations, Distance Education, Foreign Countries
Bronack, Stephen C.; Riedl, Richard E. – 1998
Pedagogy embodies the beliefs one holds about students, about the various attributes of media technologies, and about the essential qualities of the content at hand. Teachers make decisions based on the interactions of these beliefs. Therefore, it is imperative to begin the process of designing and contemplating instruction with a consideration of…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Programs