Global Empowerment of Impaired Learners: Data Networks Will Transcend Both Physical Distance and Physical Disabilities.

Coombs, Norman

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ERIC Number: EJ471168

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Publication Date: 1993

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Global Empowerment of Impaired Learners: Data Networks Will Transcend Both Physical Distance and Physical Disabilities.

Coombs, Norman

Educational Media International, v30 n1 p23-25 Mar 1993

Describes a pilot project using electronic mail and conferencing in college courses including blind and deaf students. The effectiveness of group interaction is compared to the standard classroom. The use of communication technologies in the design of educational systems to simultaneously transcend physical distance and physical disabilities is discussed. (EAM)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Electronic Mail, Group Discussion, Hearing Impairments, Higher Education, Pilot Projects, Student Empowerment, Student Participation, Technological Advancement

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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