With the enactment of P.L. 99-457, colleges and universities will need to examine and create innovative ways of providing required coursework to help early childhood/special education professionals meet state certification requirements. This paper describes the use of audio teleconferencing as one approach of offering courses to these professionals in rural areas. Specifically, the advantages of utilizing audio teleconferencing and what instructional design and teaching methods were implemented in the delivery of this course are discussed.
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