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Is Distance Education by Radio Outdated? A Consideration of the Outcome of an Experiment in Continuing Medical Education with Rural Health Care Workers in Jamaica.
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Halliwell, J. – British Journal of Educational Technology, 1987
This discussion of the merits of radio as a medium for distance education focuses on the 1982 Radio Education Research Project in Jamaica, which was developed to provide continuing education for rural primary health care workers. The potential future role of radio with education in developing countries is evaluated. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Continuing Education, Costs, Developing Nations
A Typology of the Use of Educational Media, with Implications for Internet-based Instruction.
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Tsai, Chin-Chung – Educational Media International, 2000
Describes a typology of the use of educational media that includes audience, location, time, interactivity, cost, and training. Compares a variety of educational media including radio, television, CD-ROM, and Internet-based instruction, and concludes that Internet-based instruction has the most potential. (Contains 12 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Classification, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction