Message-ID: <2.2.32.19970312013128.0068c438@pop.tiac.net> Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 20:31:28 -0500 From: Carolyn Manjourides <mailto:cmanjourides@PROJECTSCOPE.ORG> Subject: Distance Learning Listserv To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
PROJECT SCOPE ANNOUNCES PPGIS-DISTANCELEARNING-SCOPE, AN OPEN FORUM FOR DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUES AND APPLICATIONS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION, DEVELOPMENT AND FUTURE DIRECTION OF GLOBAL ONLINE DISTANCE EDUCATION... Project SCOPE Incorporated, a Boston-based nonprofit developer of telecenters worldwide to deliver education and training, is pleased to announce distancelearning-scope, a listserv created to discuss the issues and challenges involved in the online delivery of distance education and training programs globally. Recent interest in the Internet and WorldWide Web as viable means of communication and information-sharing has provided unprecedented opportunities to ensure that education and training are available for anyone who wants to learn, or wants to teach, regardless of time, language, location or situation. Acknowledged advantages to online course delivery are on-demand course availability, access to education and training institutions globally, cost-effective program delivery, variety of subject matter and lifelong learning course availability for all ages.The objective of the distancelearning-scope listserv is to develop a forum of global participants including learners, teachers, institutions and vendors to consider the following:
1) Current availability of online courses with what works or not 2) Technologies or approaches used or proposed with experiences and best practices 3) Partnership experiences and development considerations 4) Funding resources and issues 5) Conferences, online discussion groups and fora which consider the effective proliferation of online course delivery worldwide 6) Various programs and applications which exist to achieve lifelong learning 7) Unique programs such as community telecenters, teleworking projects, delivery of courses to disabled, public housing projects and others 8) Online access issues
Project SCOPE will archive material at http://www.projectscope.org and develop a database of resources generated as a result of the distancelearning-scope discussions. Thank you for joining us, and we welcome your participation and your involving others in the listserv who would benefit from and contribute to the discussion process.
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