Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac,att!ucbvax!UHUNIX.UHCC.HAWAII.EDU!baumgard From: baumgard@UHUNIX.UHCC.HAWAII.EDU (Jon Baumgardner) Newsgroups: comp.society.futures Subject: Re: Home Studies Message-ID: Date: 18 Mar 91 19:20:00 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 13 My mom used to teach a nutrition class over close circuit TV to PURDUE regional campuses back in the 70's. Many of these classes were piped right into the dorms. This isn't really home study, but it must have been great to lay in bed in the dorm and watch your class! When I was getting my degree at Purdue, I often dialed in to the mainframe to do my programming homework. I understand that Purdue has a statewide network that includes data, audio, and video two way transmission to allow students to interact with the teacher (ask questions). Ryan White (the AIDS kid) used a similar system to study from home and ask questions at a high school near Kokomo. By now, Purdue may be using the statewide network to reach into certain people's home (handicapped mostly). The equipment for two way video is still too expensive for most people to buy (my opinion, renting might work). Does anybody know of a system like this that goes into people's homes?