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Volume 3 Issue 3March 1999

Palomar College Satellite Partnership

Sherilyn Hargraves
Manager of Educational Television Department, Palomar College

Palomar Community College’s Educational Television Department was extremely proud to produce its first satellite uplink in partnership with the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and the Learning Paradigm Foundation.

“Tools For Transformation: Making the Learning Paradigm A Reality” was broadcast live on February 4, 1999, and was downlinked to 113 campuses throughout the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

The panel of four nationally recognized speakers was moderated by Palomar College’s Dean William Flynn. One of the keynote speakers, Dr. Freeman Hrabowski from the University of Maryland, participated through the use of two-way videoconference technology (purchased with Telecommunications Technology Infrastructure Project (TTIP) funds) incorporated into the production studio configuration. Dr. Hrabowski was able to interact with other panel members, call-in participants, and studio audience members.

Participants who downlinked this conference to their campuses were able to fax or call-in their questions to the panel. This live teleconference was also simultaneously closed-captioned. Members of the TV studio audience included Palomar College’s president, Dr. George Boggs, academic community leaders, Palomar College’s governing board members, deans, faculty, and student leaders. This interactive satellite telecast was a very positive experience for everyone involved.