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Download full textBarker, Bruce O. – 1986
Advances in satellite technology hold great promise for offering a broad and varied curriculum in small rural schools. In 1985 and 1986 three vendors in the continental United States pioneered the offering of interactive satellite instruction for high school credit courses. The programs were: (1) German by Satellite offered by the College of Arts…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Communications Satellites, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation
Barker, Bruce O. – Journal of Rural and Small Schools, 1986
Discusses potential of new and advancing distance learning methods for meeting educational reform mandates for increased curricular offerings in rural schools. Describes specific successful programs now using interactive television via satellite, audio teleconferencing, videotapes, and microcomputer linking. Provides names, addresses, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Communications Satellites, Curriculum Enrichment, Distance Education
Barker, Bruce O. – 1986
Three telecourse programs offering high school credit courses via interactive satellite communication are described and evaluated. German by Satellite and Physics by Satellite from Oklahoma State University feature biweekly 40-minute broadcasts with audio interaction via regular telephone lines and microcomputer voice recognition software at…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Curriculum Enrichment, Distance Education, Educational Innovation
