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What is ITV?
ITV stands for "Interactive Television." The teacher and students are located in one classroom with additional students located at one, two or three other sites connected by television. Through the television cameras, the instructor can hear and see the students at remote sites, and students can communicate with the instructor using a microphone.
ITV is one type of distance education in use by NTC. Interactive television courses, or ITV courses, offer students at NTC’s Regional Campuses and other sites throughout the state the opportunity to take a class together without having to meet in one place. Courses and instructors are the same as those in traditional classroom. Instructors at NTC receive special training on how to use the ITV technology to ensure all the students receive the same high-quality instruction.
What courses, programs and certificates are available?
This system offers students at our Regional campuses the opportunity to take classes and work toward degrees and certificates. The College’s course schedule identifies which courses are available using ITV. View our course schedules.
Why have ITV?
ITV classes offer increased access to NTC classes, improving the opportunity for people to get the education they need, and helping students who are unable to travel to the main campus for their courses.
How does ITV compare to traditional classes?
The courses and instructors are similar to the traditionally delivered classes. The only difference is that some students are connected with the instructor via a live interactive television system. We provide training to the faculty in the use of the ITV technology to insure that the quality of instruction meets our rigorous standards.
Where does the interactive television system connect?
NTC belongs to different ITV networks, allowing us to connect our main Wausau campus with our campuses in Antigo, Medford, Phillips, Spencer and Wittenberg as well as the fifteen other Technical Colleges in Wisconsin. We can also connect with 16 high schools in the NTC district. The ITV networks are part of the state-wide Badger-Net system using digital technology over special high speed/high capacity phone/data lines. NTC has three ITV classroom that are connected to the Badger-Net system.
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NTC also has their own ITV network using an IP (internet protocol) platform (H.323). Thirty-four IP-based ITV classrooms are part of this network.
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