Telecommunications and the Changing Nature of Instructional Delivery

Norman Wagner
Syllabus, Vol. 9, No. 9, June 1996, p. 10-12

Over the next decade, telecommunications technology will exert increasing influence over the ways in which learners and those who assist them spend their time. Increasing availability of mediated instruction will make it possible for students to progress around content they already have mastered and dwell on that which is difficult for them. One result of the mediation of information presentation will be increasing similarity in experiences for resident and distance learning students, until distance learning is no longer a novelty. This article proposes a learner-centered model to blend independent study with traditional education practice.

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