It is 1964 and high in the sky, flying in a figure-eight formation over a 200-mile radius and six Midwestern states, is a plane with a large 24-foot antennae hanging from its belly. Transmitting 24 separate courses recorded ahead of time then played back to member schools in six states, the Midwest Program on Airborne Television Instruction…

THIS REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THE PROCEDURES, ACTIONS, AND DEVELOPMENTS OF EIGHT DISSEMINATION CONFERENCES ON THE USES OF TELEVISION IN EDUCATION. PRESENTED FOR EACH OF THE CONFERENCES ARE THE POST-CONFERENCE ACTIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS. AN EVALUATION SECTION INCLUDES A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS REPRESENTING THE COMPOSITE JUDGMENT OF THE NORTH CENTRAL…

THE MATERIAL FROM THE SEMINARS COVERED BY THIS REPORT IS ARRANGED IN FIVE CATEGORIES--(1) THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE USES OF TELEVISION (TV) IN EDUCATION, (2) THE ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF TV IN EDUCATION, (3) A PLAN FOR CONDUCTING A CONTINUING CENSUS ON THE USES OF TV IN EDUCATION, (4) THE PROJECTED USES OF TV IN EDUCATION DURING THE NEXT DECADE,…

A SEMINAR WAS HELD TO CONSIDER THE USES OF TELEVISION IN EDUCATION TO ASSESS PRESENT KNOWLEDGE IN THIS CONNECTION, AND TO IDENTIFY AREAS NEEDING STUDY AND RESEARCH. WHILE NO ONE COMBINATION OF PRACTICES WAS RECOMMENDED AS A MODEL IN THE APPLICATION OF TELEVISION TO THE VARIED PURPOSES OF EDUCATION, NEEDS, SUCCESSFUL PRACTICES, AND TECHNIQUES IN…

MANY QUESTIONS REGARDING EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION WERE DISCUSSED IN THIS REPORT ON THE ETV SEMINAR OF DECEMBER 5-8, 1963 IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. QUESTIONS DISCUSSED INCLUDED (1) WHAT CAN TELEVISION DO FOR THE PROBLEMS CONFRONTING EDUCATION, (2) WHAT ARE THE DEVELOPING PATTERNS OF USE OF TELEVISION IN EDUCATION, (3) WHAT IS BEING DONE IN OTHER…

Project Interweave, a 3-year federally funded pilot project, not only provides inservice education for Illinois teachers in District 63, but also endeavors to train a number of teachers to assist participating schools with any type of inservice program. During the project's first year (1967-68), television lessons, which had been planned during…

TV College of Chicago utilized the British Broadcasting Company's series, "Ascent of Man," as the core of a televised college credit course. Student evaluations of the course, total enrollment, and course completion data were used to compare the educational differences between the British series and typical TV College productions which…

The Council for Area Planning of Educational Services (CAPES) was formed as a consortium of formal and informal educational institutions in the Fox Valley area of north central Illinois to promote the sharing of educational programs and pooling of resources in the use of ITV. (Author)

THIS PUBLICATION CONTAINS THIRTEEN ARTICLES ON THE USE OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION IN ILLINOIS. AMONG THE TOPICS COVERED ARE MULTICHANNEL MICROWAVE EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION, INNOVATIVE TELEVISION, OPEN- AND CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISON, TELEVISION IN PSYCHOLOGY, AND STATE EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION LEGISLATION. THE USE OF THE TELEVISION MEDIUM IN VARIOUS…

THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS AN EXAMINATION OF THE INTERACTION OF THREE INNOVATIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION--(1) TELEVISED INSTRUCTION, (2) INCREASED STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN THE LEARNING-TEACHING PROCESS, AND (3) INCREASED ATTENTION TO THE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF RESIDENCE HALLS. DURING EACH SEMESTER OF A 3-YEAR PERIOD, THE LECTURE-DEMONSTRATION…

Describes how four Illinois school districts have dealt with declining enrollments and teacher shortages by developing an interactive system using local cable television systems to broadcast courses that are shared between schools. The evaluation of the first two years of programing has been encouraging. (MD)

A look at how the Danville, Illinois, Public School District uses a local CATV system to distribute instructional television programs. (HB)

BASIC PRODUCTION PRINCIPLES AND THEIR DIDACTIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS ARE DISCUSSED. PRESENTED ARE THE GENERAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WHICH ORIGINALLY OCCURRED WITHIN THE COMMITTEE GROUP. PRODUCTION PERSONNEL WITHIN THE SOCIETY OF TELEVISED INSTRUCTORS HAVE PARTICULAR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WHICH THEY SHOULD UPHOLD AS…

In an effort to determine if television can be used to teach severely and profoundly retarded children, an interdisciplinary team began production of the "HiHo Time" series. The program's content, staff, production techniques, and indications of its success are described. (Author/CMV)