Due to its sparse, rural population and long distances, Alberta province (Canada) has been providing education at a distance since 1923 for students in grades 1 through 12 and adults who wish to complete their high school education through correspondence. This handbook is published as a resource for Alberta schools that offer distance learning programs. Sections in the handbook cover: (1) Distance Learning in Alberta--the history and current goals of the Distance Learning Program; (2) Distance Learning Services--the Alberta Distance Learning Centre (ADLC), the Learning Resources Distributing Centre (LRDC), the Distance Learning Implementation Unit, and Inservice in Distance Learning; (3) Distance Learning Funding--requirements for eligibility and how to apply for funding; (4) Distance Learning Models--correspondence school-based model, computer-managed learning model, multi-subject and multi-school models, and a sample jurisdiction distance learning network; (5) Authority and Responsibility--the individual school, the school jurisdiction, the education consortium, and the Alberta provincial department of education; (6) Distance Learning Technology--print, computer-managed learning, teleconferencing, facsimile machine (FAX), electronic mail, computer conferencing, audiographic teleconferencing, six keys to successful teleconferences, and video; (7) Classroom Planning--operational responsibilities of the superintendent, teacher, school coordinator, principal, and consortium-coordinator; and (8) Evaluating Distance Education--at the provincial level and the local level. Ten tips for distance learning are given and a selected bibliography lists 10 items. Distance Learning Program Evaluation questionnaires for teachers, students, parents, and principals or coordinators are appended. (ALF)