Teacher Education and Special Education The Journal of the Teacher Education Division of the Council for Exceptional Children · 1992 · 27 citations · 5 references
EducationEducational TechnologySpecial EducationComputer-assisted InstructionDistance EducationInteractive MediaDistance LearningEducational SupportsInstructional Design For Distance EducationOnline LearningSpecial Education InclusionSpecial Educational NeedsComputer-mediated Distance EducationDistance Learning SupportEducational TelevisionRemote InstructionSatellite BroadcastingSpecial Education ProvisionSpecial Education SupportSpecial Needs Assessment
In this paper we present an overview of selected distance education technologies and a discussion of the potential benefits and abuses for special education of interactive television (I7-V) distance education. The technologies we describe include microcomputer systesrc,s, satellite transmission, and telephone lines as media transmitters. A discussion of the usefulness of ITV systems within special education focuses on direct services to students with special needs and support services to teacher trainees, teachers, parents, administrators, and related service personnel. Cautions are also advanced, recognizing the potential for distance systems to facilitate the exclusion of various students with special needs front home-school or classmom-based instruction.
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