1st Edition

Satellite Technology in Education

Edited By John K. Gilbert, Annette Temple, Craig Underwood Copyright 1991
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

Satellite Technology in Education (1991) provides a coherent introduction to the potential of satellite technology in education. It begins with a brief technical history of some of the different systems, making distinctions between remote sensing, telecommunications and amateur radio satellites. It then examines the uses of satellite technology in the teaching of geography and environmental... Read more

Part 1. Satellite Systems  1. Amateur Radio, Science and Technology Satellites M.N. Sweeting  2. Earth Observation Satellites P.A. Vass and R.F. Thomas  3. Telecommunications Satellites G. Groom  Part 2. Satellites and the Teaching and Learning of Subjects  4. Geography and Environmental Science Keith Hilton  5. Satellites and Language Teaching Brian Hill  6. Science Craig Underwood  7. Information Technology and Satellites John Gilbert and Annette Temple  Part 3. Satellites and Sectors of the Educational System  8. Schools and Teacher Education Annette Temple  9. Higher and Continuing Education B. Groombridge  Part 4. The Realization of Potential  10. Resource Systems for Education J. Stevenson  11. Copyright and Other Legal Issues G. Crabbe  12. Research and Development on Satellites in Education John Gilbert

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John K. Gilbert, Annette Temple and Craig Underwood