Broadband: A Solution for Rural e-Learning?

Rural and remote learners are disadvantaged even with online provision due to poor connections. Broadband offers a potential solution. This paper looks at the initial results of a project to install broadband services in the Western Isles of Scotland. It focuses on the educational potential of broad...

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Autores principales:	Robin Mason, Frank Rennie
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2004
Materias:	Special aspects of education LC8-6691
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c32f873bd35d45d18b4b4d5d1dcf70122021-12-02T17:16:19ZBroadband: A Solution for Rural e-Learning?10.19173/irrodl.v5i1.1731492-3831https://doaj.org/article/c32f873bd35d45d18b4b4d5d1dcf70122004-04-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/173https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831Rural and remote learners are disadvantaged even with online provision due to poor connections. Broadband offers a potential solution. This paper looks at the initial results of a project to install broadband services in the Western Isles of Scotland. It focuses on the educational potential of broadband and the design implications for online courses. It also considers more informal kinds of learning that broadband facilitates in rural areas. Keywords: broadband, rural development, e-learning, online communication, e-learning course design Robin MasonFrank RennieAthabasca University PressarticleSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 5, Iss 1 (2004)
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description	Rural and remote learners are disadvantaged even with online provision due to poor connections. Broadband offers a potential solution. This paper looks at the initial results of a project to install broadband services in the Western Isles of Scotland. It focuses on the educational potential of broadband and the design implications for online courses. It also considers more informal kinds of learning that broadband facilitates in rural areas. Keywords: broadband, rural development, e-learning, online communication, e-learning course design
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Broadband: A Solution for Rural e-Learning?

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