TY - JOUR
T1 - Utilizing and Evaluating ITV Workshops for Rural Community Leadership Training
AU - Hollister, C. David
AU - Mehrotra, Chandra M.N.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Interactive television has potential merit as a medium for reaching rural audiences. The Blandin Foundation has recently explored the use of ITV for its workshops for leadership training in rural Minnesota communities. This paper presents the findings of a formative evaluation of a pilot ITV workshop on "Attracting and Sustaining Community Volunteers," in terms of its technical aspects, acceptability to participants, learning impacts, and accessibility. Criteria for selecting distance learning modalities and ITV networks and providers are suggested.
AB - Interactive television has potential merit as a medium for reaching rural audiences. The Blandin Foundation has recently explored the use of ITV for its workshops for leadership training in rural Minnesota communities. This paper presents the findings of a formative evaluation of a pilot ITV workshop on "Attracting and Sustaining Community Volunteers," in terms of its technical aspects, acceptability to participants, learning impacts, and accessibility. Criteria for selecting distance learning modalities and ITV networks and providers are suggested.
KW - Distance learning
KW - Volunteer and leadership training
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U2 - 10.1300/J017v16n02_04
DO - 10.1300/J017v16n02_04
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0347770782
SN - 1522-8835
VL - 16
SP - 35
EP - 45
JO - Journal of Technology in Human Services
JF - Journal of Technology in Human Services
IS - 2-3
ER -
