Television and Learning Systems (Distance Education). Papers on Information Technology No. 245.

Autor/in	Bates, A. W.
Institution	Open Univ., Walton, Bletchley, Bucks (England). Inst. of Educational Technology.
Titel	Television and Learning Systems (Distance Education). Papers on Information Technology No. 245.
Quelle	(1986), (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Stellungnahme; Audiovisual Aids; Cable Television; Case Studies; Cognitive Processes; Communications Satellites; Computer Simulation; Distance Education; Educational Television; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Instructional Materials; Problems; Videodisks; Videotape Cassettes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Audiovisuelles Medium; Cable franchising; Kabelfernsehen; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Computergrafik; Computersimulation; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Bildungsfernsehen; Schulfernsehen; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; Problemsituation
Abstract	Arguing that television has a very important role to play in distance education courses, this paper outlines some of the unique roles that television can play and gives examples of how television can provide learning material not otherwise available to distance learners and help in the development of thinking and learning. Examples of how television can be used for students working primarily at home are cited, including demonstrations of experiments or experimental situations; demonstrations of principles involving movement over space and/or time; provision of case-study materials; use of archival audiovisual materials; and the demonstration of processes. It is further argued that television can enhance the learning process by providing powerful audiovisual images through illustrations, modeling, and supplantation. It is pointed out that one problem with using television is that it is a weak medium for providing diagnosis and feedback of student learning. Other conditions that must be satisfied include: the need to match the program structure and style to the needs of different audiences; the importance of suitable transmission times for broadcast television; and the need for students to appreciate the relevance of the television material to the rest of their studies. The changing nature and value of videodisks and videocassettes for distance learners as a result of such technological developments as satellite and cable television are noted. It is concluded that the information technology revolution is having profound effects on television as well, and that computers and television can play complementary teaching roles and are best used in combination. (Author/DJR)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01