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Foil 32 Traditional Approaches to Distance Learning

From General NPAC Foils-B starting June97(PowerPoint) Beijing and Chang Sha China -- 28 Dec 97 to 5 Jan 98. by Geoffrey C. Fox
1 Video conferencing (room), satellite broadcast
  • Poor instructor control (none for satellite)
  • Low interaction between students and instructor
    • Limited student verification
    • classroom atmosphere does not foster student activity
  • Little multimedia interaction
  • Low content retention
    • no associated textual material, visuals not even as good as blackboard
  • Very expensive to install and maintain
    • classroom adaptations costs >$50K (actual data)
    • high network link costs
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