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Article: Program brings education to working professionals. (University of Alabama's Quality University Extended Site Telecourses off-campus continuing education program)
- Article from:
- T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education)
- Article date:
- August 1, 1993
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Finding the time to balance a career while continuing an education is a search many go on, but few complete. However, for those who have become part of a unique program offered by the University of Alabama, their "QUEST" is over.
The university has devised a state-of-the-art studio classroom in which lectures were videotaped and sent over night to off-campus sites. The QUEST (Quality University Extended Site Telecourses) program, which began in August of 1991, allows individuals to attend courses at their place of business or at one of several open sites.
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