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Using Interactive Digital Television to Support Basic Skills Learners
Authors:
Matthew Love - Matthew Love is a lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University, UK, with a research interest in the construction of network-based computing applications. He was the leader of the technical team for the Upgrade2000project reported abovea;
Sheena Banks - Sheena Banks is the E-learning Research Associate in the School of Education at the University of Sheffield, working on the TLTP Computer Based Collaborative Group Work project. She is a specialist in the Pedagogy of the Internet with a particular interest in e-learning applied to continuing professional development. She was formerly Principal Lecturer on the Virtual Campus Programme at Sheffield Hallam University, working on the Upgradeprojectb
| Affiliations: | a Sheffield Hallam University,, |
| b Sheffield University, UK |
DOI:
10.1080/1358165010260104
Publication Frequency:
4 issues per year
Subject:
Open & Distance Education and eLearning;
Number of References: 10
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(English)
Previously published as:
Journal of Educational Television
(0260-7417)
until 1996
Previously published as:
Journal of Educational Media
(1358-1651)
until 2005
Also incorporating: Education, Communication & Information
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Abstract
This paper outlines why television, and especially interactive digital television, is an effective medium for reaching people with basic skill learning needs. It describes the Upgrade2000 project, which developed a series of interactive television programmes for use in the home, workplace and training environments, together with a supportive learning surround. The programmes are being broadcast under the series title Give It A Go! The paper particularly focuses on: emerging digital television technologies; the project's framework for structuring learning content; the potential for using digital interactive television in education, highlighting opportunities and constraints
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