Broadband Boosts UK Learning
Posted: 12th May, 2004 By: MarkJ
The BT Learning Centre claims to be seeing significant benefits through broadband technology. Virtual class rooms, rich multimedia content and home based learning are among the areas highlighted:
BROADBAND BOOSTS UK LEARNING
Education is seeing significant benefits through broadband technology. Learning is no longer restricted to the classroom but can be carried out in a virtual environment where students, irrespective of age or class, can access experts and information from across the world.
With fast access to rich multimedia content, broadband brings learning to life through interactive education that can be performed remotely to complement classroom learning.
Broadband has made effective remote or home-based learning a reality for those excluded from the classroom through illness, geographical location or due to behavioural issues. Equally, it has opened up opportunities for extended learning to support classroom work and for mature students who wish to further their education but need or want the convenience of studying at home, as and when it suits them.
Leading the way in online learning, The BT Learning Centre, (www.btlearningcentre.com), gives pupils of all ages the chance to continue learning online at home, whilst supporting the curriculum followed at school. Alongside RMs Living Library, currently used in schools by over 3.5 million children, the service also provides more than 100 subject specific titles from the UKs leading educational content providers.
For just £3.99 a month pupils can improve key skills and save time whilst researching projects. Custom-built user interfaces, specific to different age groups, have been developed for the service to ensure that the relevant level of detail is included, and the style and language is appropriate regardless of whether users are four or forty. Older students and adults are catered for with a wealth of materials for A Level and beyond via Amazing Grades and through other focussed materials, such as The European Computer Driving Licence and Microsoft Office training modules, from just £2 per subject per month.
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