Late Breaks - Designing Classrooms for Technology

Designing Classrooms for Technology is a live videoconference that will be aired on April 13, 2000 at 12 PM, EST. The program, produced by the Consortium of College and University Media Centers (CCUMC) and presented by PBS Adult Learning Service, will highlight several successful distance education sites, and will focus on four key design elements of technology-friendly, accessible classrooms. Presenters include members of CCUMC who have extensive experience with educational technology, and special consultants with expertise in product management, lighting, acoustics and noise control, and accessibility. The teleconference may be licensed from PBS via their Web site at www.pbs.org/als/order/livetitle.htm, or by telephone at (800) 257-2578. For more information on the program visit www.unt.edu/ccumc/videoconference.

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