Distance learning . Bridge remote distances by increasing Internet courses and by using new, two-way communication. Funding conference . With public and private support, tribal colleges develop a plan to build, and pay for, new technology. It will be held during the last quarter of this year.
Internet access is limited.
The isolated college also must rely on satellite connections for some Internet access. In order for more than 30 different tribal colleges to keep up with the pace, we must jump at least a generation ahead of the current technology. Davis says the colleges have an immediate need for at least 1,000 new-generation computers and technology. Generating new business on Indian reservations will require greater Internet connectivity than what most colleges now have, he says. But only one tribal college has T-3 access.