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TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION: WHAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR RURAL AND REMOTE ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS?
Author(s) -
Sheppard Lorraine,
Mackintosh Shylie
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
australian journal of rural health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.48
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1440-1584
pISSN - 1038-5282
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1584.1998.tb00311.x
Subject(s) - distance education , interactivity , videoconferencing , health professionals , the internet , literacy , rural health , rural area , health care , medical education , multimedia , business , medicine , computer science , world wide web , psychology , pedagogy , political science , pathology , law
Recent technological advances provide exciting opportunities for the delivery of education to rural and remote allied health professionals. Distance education modes can overcome barriers of distance and cost. However, the use of technologies may allow distance education to be more interactive for rural and remote professionals. Technologies that can be used are audioconferencing, videoconferencing, electronic mail (email), CD‐ROM and the Internet. Combinations of any of these technologies and traditional forms of educational delivery are possible. The important objective is to create a learning environment that maximises interactivity and develops information literacy.