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Comparison of Computer and Audio Teleconferencing: One Instructor's View
Author(s) -
Coombs Norman
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
new horizons in adult education and human resource development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1939-4225
DOI - 10.1002/nha3.10010
Subject(s) - teleconference , distance education , phone , multimedia , videoconferencing , meaning (existential) , computer science , class (philosophy) , audio equipment , computer mediated communication , adult education , psychology , pedagogy , world wide web , the internet , engineering , linguistics , artificial intelligence , philosophy , electrical engineering , psychotherapist
Telecommunications has opened up the possibility of personal and group communications for distance education. Both computer and audio conferencing permit the introduction of class discussions without the group needing to meet face to face. Phone calls and electronic mail can replace personal office visits. The distance learner can now have almost all the means of contact and interaction as the student on campus. Adult learners are often distant learners, and these enhancements have special meaning for adult education.