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Student Perceptions of Courses Taught Using Two-Way Interactive Television
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Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, ISBN 978-1-880094-25-9 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC USA

Abstract

Providing higher education to nontraditional students has become a point of interest for many colleges and universi ties (McMeen, 1984). In many rural areas, the only way to receive some type of post-secondary education is for learners to enroll in a specialized program or curriculum at an institution a considerable distance from home. Evening and weekend courses are also used, but this is often impractical for many teachers and students due to travel and expense involved (Beare, 1989). Delivery of instruction to learners at distant sites using teleconferencing equipment that permits two-way audio and visual interaction has been used recently to resolve many problems associated with geographic distance and isolation. Distance education can make virtually any subject available to an individual learner in the most solitary of geographic locations; to the elderly, unable to travel, to the house-bound parent of young children, to the poor, unable to relocate, to special needs populations, to the highly mobile service persons and other workers, and to all those who prefer to control the timing, location and pace of their study (Moore, 1989).

Citation

Thomerson, J.D. & University, V.S. (1997). Student Perceptions of Courses Taught Using Two-Way Interactive Television. In J. Willis, J. Price, S. McNeil, B. Robin & D. Willis (Eds.), Proceedings of SITE 1997--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 88-90). Waynesville, NC USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 28, 2024 from .

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