Abstract :
The potential of videoconferencing to enrich distance learning needs to be
widely recognised as well as the technology embedded in curriculum delivery
and in distance learning programmes. The argument is supported by reference
to a wide range of case studies from the author’s experiences over a period of
six years as International Officer with the Western Education and Library
Board in Northern Ireland, and to exemplars of good practice from other
sources in different parts of the world. As videoconferencing becomes more
widely available in schools and in public libraries, it is important that there is
a new awareness of its vast potential in order to ensure that this technology is
fully exploited for the benefit of learning communities.
