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The distance learner may be a professional worker requiring upgraded skills in science and engineering, or a displaced worker unaccustomed to a traditional classroom, or students in rural junior and senior high schools. Lifelong learning has become more than personal fulfillment. For millions of people flexible opportunities for returning to school is now a necessity if they are to compete successfully in a complex information-based society. This article describes diverse methods of reaching the distance learner, illustrating innovative uses of technology—satellites, microwave transmission, fiber optics, and coaxial cable. The consensus of those persons interviewed, and of written sources consulted, points to an underutilization of a major resource, video transmission, to benefit the learners and the teachers.

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