Australian Radio School Service
From
Alice Springs in 1951, this
Australian service began broadcasting school lessons for isolated children in remote stations in the
outback regions of
Australia. At first, lessons were provided in a one-way direction, but later lessons added a
question and answer format at the end. The School of the Air coordinates with the
postal system
for homework. Recently,
e-mail has been employed as well. The school still operates, and celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2001.