This presentation describes the distance education program at Memorial University (Newfoundland), which operates the Telemedicine Centre, including an audiographic, teleconference network that uses a combination of hardware and software to turn an MS DOS computer into an interactive long distance blackboard. Topics covered by the presentation include: (1) the distance education set-up at Memorial University, including the role of the Telemedicine Centre within the distance education framework of the university; (2) teleconference programs, 40% of which are health related; (3) print and teleconferencing in distance education at Memorial University; (4) the history of distance education at Memorial from the mid-1960s to the present; (5) institutional considerations, including broadening activities to include delivery outside the university curriculum; (6) support mechanisms and academic counselling for students; (7) management and staffing; (8) the importance of uniformity of technology; (9) support provided by instructors as content experts and providers; (10) course design, course selection, learner environment, and availability of libraries; and (11) program evaluation. (ALF)