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Australian Journal of 
Educational Technology 
 
Volume 1, Number 2, Summer 1985. ISSN 0814-673X 

 

 
Contents 
 
Editorial ................................................................................................................. 1 
 
Human factors in telecommunications research ......................................... 3-7 
 Gitte Lindgaard 
 
Distance education - education's new frontier ........................................... 8-13 
 Alex Millar 
 
Distance education or education at a distance? ....................................... 14-17 
 Paul Rixon 
 
The Broken Hill distance education trial in nursing education ............ 18-23 
 June Cochran, Ian Conboy and Ingrid Jones 
 
Designing interactive videodisc learning materials ................................ 24-31 
 John G. Hedberg 
 
Videomicroscopy in the classroom ............................................................ 32-36 
 Gary Richardson 
 
Teacher generated research in educational technology .......................... 37-42 
 Suzanne McNamara 
 
 



Editorial 
 
This is the second issue of the Australian Journal of Educational Technology. It 
reflects several of the current concerns for educational technology. 
 
The link between industry and education and the close relationship 
brought about through the shared interests in technology is mirrored in 
the first article. The role of communications technology in education 
continues to widen, with the impact of developing technology perhaps 
most evident in the field of distance education. The concentration of 
articles in this issue on the subject of distance education indicates its 
growing impact in the educational field. Furthermore, the variety of focal 
points around the subject draws attention to the many aspects of 
education in which distance education and the technologies associated 
with it, is being implemented. 
 
Developments in technology necessitate parallel investigations into their 
applications in the educational field. The articles focusing on the design of 
videodisc materials and the use of videomicroscopy in the classroom take 
the use of technology beyond the realm of the specialist and illustrate its 
potential for educationalists in a number of fields. 
 
This issue concludes with a demonstration of the growing involvement of 
educationalists in general with educational technology.