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ERIC Number: EJ645098
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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Visually Impaired Personnel Preparation Program: A Collaborative Distance Education Model.
Griffin-Shirley, Nora; Almon, Pam; Kelley, Pat
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v96 n4 p233-44 Apr 2002
In 1998, the Visually Impaired Personnel Preparation Program was established in Texas to train 100 teachers of students with visual impairments and 50 orientation and mobility specialists. By May 2000, 194 students had enrolled. Course work was delivered at outreach sites and through online courses, interactive television, and on campuses. (Contains 10 references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Interactive Television, Internet, Nontraditional Education, Outreach Programs, Program Design, Teacher Education Programs, Telecourses, Visual Impairments
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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