One of the reasons that it has been so difficult to obtain training in becoming either a TVI or a COMS has to do with the scarcity of programs and the requirements that students leave their homes for extended periods of time or travel long distances to participate in training programs. Project VISION is dedicated to providing high quality instruction for the student with a minimum amount of time away from home by distance education techniques. Our goals is to provide the maximum amount of sudent support possible through a variety of technologies. Basically, you can expect your training to be provided in the following ways:

• Traditional face to face instruction where the instructor and the students are in the same room.
• Instruction over Interactive Television (ITV). In ITV classes, the students will gather at their Education Service Center. The instructor will be at Stephen F. Austin or at some location in one of the ESC sites. The instructor will be able to see and talk with the students and vice versa. This platform is used primarily for class discussions, project sharing, and question and answer sessions.
• You will recieve the bulk of the information that once came in the form of lectures from what are called Web Instructional Activities. You will access these lesson on your own computer, at your own home or office, whenever you chose to work on the class. Many of your assignments and tests will also be administered over the internet.
• We, as a class, might also use computer chats. In general, chats are used either to review for exams or to discuss material which is covered on assignments.

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