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Taylor, Arthur R. – 1983
A feasibility study was conducted to identify alternative demonstration projects which would involve multitype (academic, public, and school) libraries in using the data transmission capabilities of the Institutional Communications Network (ICN) of Storer Cable to meet the information needs of schools and communities in Boone, Campbell, and Kenton…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Evaluation Criteria, Feasibility Studies, Information Dissemination
Davies, N. G.; Gillam, J. A. – 1983
This report considers the potential for the use of the Australian Communications Satellite System (ACSS) for the Australian Schools of the Air (SOTAs) and the delivery of enhanced educational services, and develops the concept of all SOTAs operating through one transponder in a national beam. An evolutionary introduction of satellite transmission…
Descriptors: Broadcast Reception Equipment, Costs, Delivery Systems, Distance Education
Lalor, Gerald C. – 1982
A follow-up to a limited experiment with the use of satellites in education and public service conducted by the University of the West Indies (UWI) in 1978, this study explores the feasibility of providing a number of services, which would include an extension system based on the use of the UWI telecommunications network. The study was designed to…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Developing Nations, Distance Education, Extension Education
Download full textKirman, Joseph M.; Goldberg, Jack – 1984
Two reports discuss pilot projects using the Computer Assisted Distance Education Telecommunication Project (CADET) in Edmonton, Alberta. The first describes two studies that investigated the feasibility of telephone communication between two or more microcomputer (Apple) operators using an Amdahl mainframe computer as an intermediary. The results…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computers, Distance Education
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. Office of Educational Technology and Telecommunications. – 1983
A 4-month study was conducted to determine the feasibility and desirability of computer networks for instruction and educational administration in Alaska. Five major activities were carried out to collect the necessary information: (1) interviews with representatives of other Alaska government agencies; (2) a survey of district office staff; (3) a…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cost Estimates, Diffusion (Communication), Feasibility Studies
