Sleuthing Series — TV Classroom

JCCC Archives presents the Sleuthing Series, where every Tuesday, we bring you an image from our past and ask you to help us find out more!

Roger Travor taught Ecomomics I as a 3-credit/hr. telecourse.

What We Know

  • These photos are dated March 25, 1983.
  • Telecourses were available on local telecable systems.  For those unable to access cable channels, tapes of courses were available each week at the JCCC library.
  • Fifteen telecourses were offered in the Fall 1983 semester.

What We Don’t Know

  • Who else taught in the TV Classroom, and what was taught?
  • Who were the students in the TV Classroom?
  • Are some telecourses still recorded?
  • What was the place of the telecourse in the evolution of distance education at JCCC?
  • Has another technology replaced telecourses at JCCC?

If You Know More…

  • Contact  librarians: Anita Gordon Gilmore (agordong@jccc.edu, ext. 4369) or John Russell (jrussell@jccc.edu, ext. 3284).  You may also comment below!

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