Still others may be taking a course via videotape at home. The number of students at a remote site may vary from several to as many as 50. Most ITV classes have students at two or three remote sites. A remote site is usually a comfortable room with one or more television sets for viewing the teacher. Most classrooms seat about 20 students, but some can be larger.
Every room is equipped with small desk microphones to allow students to interact with the teacher.
Compressed video classrooms have a television camera that allows the teacher to see as well as hear the remote site students. Other remote students take an ITV course in their home or apartment by videotape. These students watch a taped delayed rebroadcast of a class via the UH PBS station or over a cable network. Many students tape these classes on their VCR for play at a more convenient time. While taped classes are not live, there are ample ways to communicate with the teacher via telephone, fax, and e-mail.