Teaching Through Telecommunications

In this paper, a two year experiment with teaching courses through satellite and microwave video technology to off campus programs is described and discussed, and curriculum recommendations are drawn. For this evaluation, students and teachers were interviewd, student evaluation forms were assessed, and responses to a special questionnaire were tabulated. Social work educators need to be aware of and consider the potential uses and misuses of these new technologies, and this paper is written to inform, raise questions and stimulate discussion so informed pedagogical choices can be made.