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(Apologies for this appearing in groups other than rec.travel - I just want
to reach people in the appropriate fields of study)

I will be in Europe next (northern) summer and in the US for a short period
after, for the purpose of researching methods of remote delivery of educational
material. I am interested both in existing systems (both educational and
commercial) as well as current research in the area. I am principally
interested in delivery of university level (undergraduate and postgraduate)
technology-based course material.

My reason for posting is to reach as many people as possible in my field of
study, and to ask whether you would mind having an Aussie stop by for a chat
sometime.

Topics of interest include:

	Interactive video distribution and control e.g. delivery of lectures
		to multiple sites (both on and off campus).
		
	Multi-media in its application to tertiary technology education.
	
	Integrated information systems.
	
	Commercial service provision by universities e.g. provision of lecture
		material to corporate sites (I'm interested in costing
		structures, growth patterns, student participation etc).
		
	Local / Wide area network service provisions for multimedia and
		interactive video distribution (e.g. dedicated lines vs
		packet switched networks etc).
		
	Management of interactive teaching networks.
	
	Methods of delivery of service e.g. satellite, fibre, etc.
	
	Commercial equipment related to service distribution.
	
	Any other related topics! My brief is extremely broad, with a goal of
	identifying an implementation strategy for my university which allows
	for campus-wide, city-wide and [intra/inter]national delivery of
	educational material, with the ability to target whichever sectors of
	the education market (undergrad, postgrad, corporate, community
	education) are required.
	
I am an engineer with a background in computer communications and
digital systems design, so I am more interested in the technical and
management aspects of service provision, rather than the pedagogy of remote
teaching. However, I would like to hold discussions, in broad terms, with
people experienced in the use of such systems from an educator's viewpoint.

Please mail me - this is not really a topic of world wide interest to be
kept on the net!

Thanks,

	JohnH
	
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