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Seumahu, E. Steve – 1983
This extensive report describes activities of the PEACESAT AUSTRALIA Project (the Kangaroo Network) which parallels, on the Australian continent, the endeavors of PEACESAT (Pacific Educational and Communication Experiment by SATellite), and other Pacific Basin ATS-1 networks. An executive summary reviews the development of the project and its…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Communications Satellites, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs
Peer reviewedCheney, Christine O.; And Others – Teacher Education and Special Education, 1990
Project NETWORC (Nevada Educational Television Working Out in Rural Communities) is presented as a model for ensuring effective preparation of rural special education teachers by delivering university courses to individuals already working in rural communities. Four courses are offered, each having a video segment, audioteleconferencing segment,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Distance Education
Download full textDouds, M. Jay – 1982
This summary describes the development of the Appalachian Community Service Network (ACSN), an educational cable television network that was originally launched as an experimental demonstration in the use of the latest telecommunications for the delivery of educational services. In describing how the stage was set for the eventual development of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cable Television, Communications Satellites, Continuing Education
Lamont, Ann; Fowler, Clifford F. – 1983
Two 1980 surveys of school staff, team member interviews, and examination of project films and documents supplied information for final evaluation of the ROCTAPUS (Really Outstanding Color Television About Practically Unlimited Subjects) program, a closed-circuit, magazine format, videotaped, television series intended to enrich the experiential…
Descriptors: Closed Circuit Television, Cost Effectiveness, Cultural Enrichment, Demonstration Programs
Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington, DC. – 1982
Intended to provide a comprehensive picture of the Appalachian Community Service Network (ACSN), this report documents its evolution from a federally funded regional educational experiment to a nonprofit corporation delivering educational and informational programming via commercial satellite to cable subscribers across the nation; ACSN's changing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cable Television, Communications Satellites, Continuing Education
PDF pending restorationFar West Lab. for Educational Research and Development, San Francisco, CA. – 1991
This report provides a brief summary of the major findings and recommendations derived from an extensive study of educational technology programs funded by the State of California since 1984 under two legislative acts, AB 803 and AB 1470. An independent evaluation of educational technology programs required by AB 1470 was conducted by The Far West…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software Development, Demonstration Programs, Educational Technology
Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. – 1985
Third in a series of reports on Minnesota's Technology Demonstration Program, this document provides a synthesis of previous findings, presents a critique of the technology program, and evaluates 15 demonstration sites which were chosen to serve as models for the uses of technology in instruction and management. The report is divided into three…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware
