The most accessible technology in terms of cost and comprehension, radio has been used
in education ever since it became available. It has been used for school broadcasts,
in-service teacher support and training, and adult literacy and basic education campaigns.
And in combination with tutorials, print materials, local listening groups, and
face-to-face meetings, radio has been used in many countries to teach a wide range of
subjects at the school and college level. Several large distance teaching universities in
Britain, Indonesia, Spain, and Thailand use radio in many of their distance education
courses. Now that audio-cassette recorders are so widely available, the ephemeral nature
of radio broadcasts and the fixed transmission times can be easily compensated for. And
where students have access to telephones, phone-in discussion programs can overcome the
one-way nature of radio broadcasting.
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