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learning, and the non-printed materials purpose as support. This is a common

practice done by other distance education institutions, such as United Kingdom
Open University (UKOU) .

At the beginning, the non-printed materials were consisting of audio
cassettes, radio programs, and television {tv) programs. In line with the

development of communication and information technology, other non-printed
materials were also developed , such as audio graphic, Computer-Assisted

Learning, web-supplement, and interactive video. The media of delivery also
developed, not only through radio and TV broadcasts, but also through internet.

Television program

TV program was the first non-printed media developed by UT. Television

media for learning was introduced to the public in unison with the official
inauguration of UT by the President of the Republic of Indonesia in 1984, which
followed by a general lecture on economics by the late Professor Sumitro

Djojohadikusumo , a famous national guru of economics in Indonesia.

P ro du ctio n A c tivities at Th e Centre f o r Multi M e dia Pro duc tio n

The first The fisrt TV program was produced in cooperation with The Centre
for Educational Technology and Communication, Ministry of National Education

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