telecourses
Broadcast educational programs
Telecourses are educational courses delivered through television broadcasts, typically offered by colleges and universities for credit.
Popular from the 1970s through the 1990s, they allowed students to watch lectures at home and complete coursework independently: She earned her associate degree through telecourses while working full-time.
Largely superseded by online learning.
Learning outside the classroom
- off-campusOutside school grounds
- self-pacedControlled by the learner
- independent studySelf-directed academic project
- nontraditionalDeparting from established norms
adult learners · continuing education · asynchronous · flexible scheduling · enrollment · accreditation · tuition
Transmitted media signal
- PBSNon-profit educational broadcaster
- video lecturesFilmed academic presentations
- recorded lessonsTeaching sessions captured for replay
- satellite transmissionSignal relayed through orbit
VHS · DVD · streaming · playback · episodes · series · public broadcasting · on-demand
On-screen transcription of audio
- transcriptsWritten versions of speech
- hearing impairedReduced auditory function
- visually impairedHaving diminished sight
- assistive technologyDisability-compensating devices and software
home study
Learning outside the classroom
- off-campusOutside school grounds
- self-pacedControlled by the learner
- independent studySelf-directed academic project
nontraditional · adult learners · continuing education · asynchronous · flexible scheduling · enrollment · accreditation · tuition
broadcast
Transmitted media signal
- PBSNon-profit educational broadcaster
- video lecturesFilmed academic presentations
- recorded lessonsTeaching sessions captured for replay
satellite transmission · VHS · DVD · streaming · playback · episodes · series · public broadcasting · on-demand · rebroadcast
closed captions
On-screen transcription of audio
- transcriptsWritten versions of speech
- hearing impairedReduced auditory function
- visually impairedHaving diminished sight
assistive technology · universal design · geographic barriers
- Educational Broadcastingpublic broadcasting, educational broadcasts, telecourse, educational programming, classroom TV