1st Edition
Satellite Technology in Education
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 studies, languages, science and information technology. The book goes on to look at the response of different sectors, including schools and teacher education and higher education establishments, and concludes with a discussion of legal issues and an analysis of the resources needed to realize the impact of satellites on education.
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
Biography
John K. Gilbert, Annette Temple and Craig Underwood
