Adult Education at a Distance.

Autor/in	Gaudet, Alphonse
Institution	New Brunswick Dept. of Education, Fredericton (Canada).
Titel	Adult Education at a Distance.
Quelle	(1989), (17 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Access to Education; Adult Education; Distance Education; Educational Radio; Educational Technology; Educational Television; Foreign Countries; Nontraditional Education; Open Education; Science and Society; Technological Advancement; Telecommunications; Telecourses; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Adult; Adults; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Bildungsradio; Schulfunk; Unterrichtsmedien; Bildungsfernsehen; Schulfernsehen; Ausland; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Offene Erziehung; Offener Unterricht; Technological development; Technologische Entwicklung; Telekommunikationstechnik; Fernsehkurs; Kanada
Abstract	This document, which examines the use of educational technologies for distance education for adults in Canada, consists of five narrative sections and a bibliography. The first section introduces the topic and the document's objectives (to describe those technologies used in Canadian adult distance education, paying particular attention to those most widely used; to identify current trends; and to locate centers of excellent practice). The second section describes the use of educational technologies in Canadian higher education, government, private enterprise, and social services. A table lists by province and by type of technology the number of distance learning activities at universities, colleges, school boards, provincial ministries of education, and educational communication authorities. The third section focuses on those technologies most used (for instance, audio conferencing, television, cable systems, satellite, and telephone). Section 4 reports a trend toward cooperation and intergovernmental arrangements for sharing distance education programs and states that Ontario and Quebec use all communication technologies more than do provinces in eastern Canada. Several collaborative distance education projects are discussed, among them the Open Learning Agency, the Canadian Distance Learning Development Center, and the Nova Scotia Educational Communication Agency. Section 5 lists eight agencies and projects "arbitrarily chosen for excellence." The document concludes with a 25-item resource list. (CML)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC