The White Falcon - 27.08.1993, Blaðsíða 1

Icelandic corner
p.jeak slowly
Taladu haegt
(Ta-la-thu hikt)
Top achievers
Spotlight on base’s
Military Members of the
Quarter reveals success,
see page 5.
All star
athlete
For the second year in a
row, base softball star is
chosen to represent the
Navy team, see page 8.
No paper!
Due to yearly mainte-
nance requirements at
the NAS Print Plant,
there will be no edition
of TheWhite Falcon on
September 3. We ap-
pologize for the incon-
venience.
Inside
9
Editorials..........2
Briefs..............3
Lyte Bytes.........3
Tidal Info.........3
Features.........4-5
Jhoto of the
Month.........6
Classifieds........7
Sports.............8
.White Falcon
Vol. 52 No. 34 August 27,1993 Serving the Iceland Defense Force Community
One of thousands who participated in the 1993 Reykjavik International Marathon runs under the
partly covered skies of Iceland. See story on page 8. (Photo by PHI (AC) Mark Kettenhofen)
City Colleges of Chicago changes
its approach to teaching overseas
By J02 Carlos Bongioanni
Summer vacation is over. For
most students, whether young or
old, that means a trip back to the
classroom, a notebook and pen
in hand and a hard, cold seat to
compliment the “never-ending”
lecture.
That’s not exactly the case for
students attending City Colleges
of Chicago (CCC) at Naval Air
Station (NAS), Keflavik.
Starting this Fall, CCC will
offer only video instructed
courses at its overseas locations.
According to representatives
from the college, the video for-
mat, known as Distance Learn-
ing, has many advantages, espe-
cially for students in remote parts
of the world.
“There’s no excuses anymore
fornot getting an education,"said
CCC Executive Director, George
Bickford. “Distance Learning is
the current situation in higher
education. This program can be
offered anywhere and anytime.”
Elise McGuire, NAS Navy
Campus Director, pointed out that
the program will probably draw
students who didn’t enroll previ-
ously during the winter because
of inclement weather. “A large
number of people from Rockville
are happy to see this program
crane on line,” said McGuire.
The video program is espe-
cially good for those military
members who have shift work or
other committments that don’t
allow them to attend regularly
scheduled college classes.
In addition, courses that nor-
mally don’t get enough people to
enroll for a traditional class, can
now be offered through video,
even if only one person wants to
take the course.
“Another advantage is the
opportunity to replay something
that might have been missed in a
classroom setting whichnormally
allows only one chance to catch
what’s said.
“Most importantly, though,
people need to realize that the
quality and excellence of the
program doesn’t diminish be-
cause of it’s non traditional style
of teaching,” added Bickford.
For more details on the courses
offered at City Colleges of Chi-
cago, call ext. 6226.