Distance Education Classrooms Classrooms for ITV are usually one of two types. The first type is a production studio, comparable to a television studio.
Production studios require special lighting, a control room, and a crew.
The second type of distance education facility is the electronic classroom. The classroom is both a television studio and a learning environment. The concept is to make the technology as transparent as possible and to make the teaching site appear to be a classroom, not a studio. Various examples of distance education classrooms are discussed in the literature. The following are characteristics that are described as important considerations for planning for the installation of a distance education classroom.