1. This material is based in part upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0326582. Bringing Education to the Mountains of Taiwan Jane Chiu October 29, 2005

2. This material is based in part upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0326582. 2 Challenges Different Gaoshan tribal cultures Limited and unreliable transportation Limited technological infrastructures Teaching positions in the mountains are undesirable Sparse and unequal distribution of students geographically

3. This material is based in part upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0326582. 3 Current System Limited number of schools Path to the school may be intermittently blocked Contribute to fairly low attendance rate High teacher turn-over rate Inferior teaching quality Boarding school

4. This material is based in part upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0326582. 4 Proposed Solution Record lectures in a major city Broadcast on a special channel in Gaoshan areas Possibly multiple times

5. This material is based in part upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0326582. 5 Proposed Solution (Con’t) Similar educational level students will meet in a single household Passively view the lecture Actively collaborate in the learning process

6. This material is based in part upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0326582. 6 Proposed Solution (Con’t) Collaboration Interactive “set-top box” Pauses in the lecture to work on assignments Activities somewhere between a lab and a game Weekly discussions

7. This material is based in part upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0326582. 7 Conclusion Reduced emphasis on in-person classroom learning Distance learning approach which combines remote lecturing with in- person small group interaction and collaboration Television is the medium chosen for content delivery