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User friendly guide to computing, impact of multi-media formats used in OU courses. A look at computer formats, modems and CD-roms which will be used by students in their studies. Also student f...ears that the OU will become an electronic campus, and face to face tutorials will disappear. A visit to the micro-gallery in the Sainsbury wing at the National Gallery showing how a tour of the gallery can be chosen by selection from a computer screen, together with details about the artist and the painting. Funding for the OU, how will the money be spent, and why has the OU been so successful in obtaining more in grants than other universities. A look at Thames Valley University where Mike Fitzgerald - former Dean of Science at the OU - is now the Vice Chancellor.
User friendly guide to computing, impact of multi-media formats used in OU courses. A look at computer formats, modems and CD-roms which will be used by students in their studies. Also student f...ears that the OU will become an electronic campus, and face to face tutorials will disappear. A visit to the micro-gallery in the Sainsbury wing at the National Gallery showing how a tour of the gallery can be chosen by selection from a computer screen, together with details about the artist and the painting. Funding for the OU, how will the money be spent, and why has the OU been so successful in obtaining more in grants than other universities. A look at Thames Valley University where Mike Fitzgerald - former Dean of Science at the OU - is now the Vice Chancellor.
| Series: | Open Forum |
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| Recording date: | 1993 |
| First transmission date: | 1993-04-04 |
| Published: | 1993 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OUDA web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:33:52 |
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| Producer: | Christine Palmer |
| Presenter: | Howard Stableford |
| Narrator: | Zoe Walsh |
| Contributors: | Geoff Peters; Joel Greenberg; Trevor Phillips; Anjali Walker; Margaret Debenham; Gill Kirkup; Diane Watson; Mike Fitzgerald |
| Publisher: | The Open University |
| Subject terms: | Distance education--Great Britain; Open learning--Great Britain; Adult education--Great Britain; Educational technology--Great Britain; Group work in education; Virtual reality; Universities and colleges--Finance; Government aid to higher education; Education, Higher--Economic aspects |
| Production number: | FOUF240X |
| Videofinder number: | 4720 |
| Available to public: | yes |
