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Concepts of motivation,available time,and support systems are critical to the use of ALT for all categories of users.Without these enabling factors,combined with proper equipment and user-friendly software and application programs,ALT do not meet learner or faculty needs and handicap technical assistance.

The institutional programs that provided information for this study use a wide range of ALT in course and program delivery.However,it is also clear that faculty and technical staff interact with these technologies prior to the delivery of instruction(e.g.instructional design stages,instructional preparation,and evaluation tasks).Learning is taking place at these levels,especially when new or inexperienced faculty become involved in ALT programs and courses. Finally,an overall evaluation of the information in this study suggests that all the forms of ALT used by institutions included here work.However,there were problems in all cases,although many were overcome on an individual or small group basis.To assume any one ALT or ALT product is capable of overcoming all problems is naïve.Human factors will always play a part in the success of ALT and the more programs and institutions understand these issues the better they will be in preparing for future development and technological change.

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