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Summary:

Provides an overview of the history of education and distance learning, including an extensive interview with Professor Neil Postman from the first television classroom of the 1950's, Sunrise Semester. From there, the program explores various case studies involving distance learning. Various experts discuss the future of on-line education.

Contributors:

Weinberg, Howard

Frenkel, Karen A.

Postman, Neil

Rooney, Cindy Kaplan

Goldrich, Zina

Anytime Anywhere Network, Inc.

South Carolina Educational Television Network

Films for the Humanities (Firm)

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Works:

Net.learning

Subjects:

Distance education — United States

Telecommunication in education

Television in education

Postman, Neil

Distance education

United States

System Details:

VHS.

Production Credits:

Camera, Leland Cole Kenower ... [et al.]; editor, Cindy Kaplan Rooney; narrator, Scott Simon ; music, Zina Goldrich.

General Notes:

Public performance rights included.
Originally broadcast as a segment of: Net.learning.
"FFH 8057."

Physical Description:

1 videocassette (64 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 1/2 in.

Physical Characteristics:

polyester; 1/2 in.; polychrome; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

analog; magnetic; mono

Video Characteristics:

VHS; NTSC

Call Numbers:

MV 8547

Other Standard Numbers:

Publisher Number, Films for the Humanities: FFH 8057

OCLC Numbers:

40060043