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Publication Date: 2003
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Does Geography Shape the Nature of an Educational Innovation?
Luck, Jo
Journal of Research in Rural Education, v18 n3 p152-158 Win 2003
This article examines some of the social, technical, and economic issues encountered in the implementation of an educational technology at an Australian regional university. Reference is made to the implementation of the videoconferencing network at Central Queensland University (CQU). In late 1996 when the implementation process was completed the videoconferencing network was unique in universities within Australia. The article, which is based on current doctoral research, explores the reasons for the development of this videoconferencing network and its effect on academic teaching in the videoconferencing environment. The implications of this study for understanding geographical influence on educational innovations are also considered. The geographical isolation of the campuses at CQU helped to shape a unique teaching model using the interactive videoconferencing network. (Contains 5 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Teaching Models, Educational Innovation, Foreign Countries, Networks, Educational Technology, Interactive Video, Geographic Isolation, Media Adaptation, Computer Mediated Communication, Social Environment, Technical Support, Economic Climate, Economic Impact, Program Implementation
College of Education and Human Development. 5766 Shibles Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Tel: 207-581-2761; Web site: http://www.jrre.psu.edu/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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