The Education Network of Maine: A Case Study in the Benefits and Costs of Instructional Television This report is one of a series from a project entitled Case Studies in Evaluating the Benefits and Costs of Mediated Instruction and Distributed Learning. The project is funded through a Field-Initiated Studies Educational Research Grant by the National Institute on Postsecondary Education, Libraries, and Lifelong Learning, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education with additional funding provided by Information Resources and Technology in the Chancellor's Office of the California State University. The project is jointly sponsored by the California State University, the National Learning Infrastructure Initiative of EDUCAUSE, and the State Higher Education Executive Officers. Grant Award No. R309f60088. 1998
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Acknowledgments This report is one of a series from a project entitled Case Studies in Evaluating the Benefits and Costs of Mediated Instruction and Distributed Learning. The project is funded through a Field-Initiated Studies Educational Research Grant by the National Institute on Postsecondary Education, Libraries, and Lifelong Learning, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education, with additional funding provided by Information Resources and Technology in the Chancellor's Office of the California State University. The project is jointly sponsored by the California State University, the National Learning Infrastructure Initiative of EDUCAUSE, and the State Higher Education Executive Officers. The project director gratefully acknowledges George Connick, President of the Education Network of Maine (emeritus), for agreeing to participate in this project. Laurie Pruett, Chief Financial Officer of UNET, served as the case study coordinator. Pamela MacBrayne, Director of Education Services, UNET, provided valuable assistance and advice. Judith L. Johnson, Director of the Testing and Assessment Center of the University of Southern Maine, provided the data and assessments of student performance and student surveys. Their assistance with this report is greatly appreciated. Support, assistance, and advice were also provided by members of the project's Steering, Review, and Oversight Committee: Tony Bates, Director of Distance Education and Technology, University of British Columbia; Dennis Jones, President of NCHEMS; Jim Mingle, Executive Director of SHEEO; and Tom West, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Information Resources and Technology, CSU Chancellor's Office. |
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The report can also be downloaded/viewed in a pdf file, Maine_Study.pdf