A radio course was developed as a multi-disciplinary introductory course in gerontology for off-campus students at Sangamon State University. Lectures by instructors along with tapes from the annual Gerontology Institute, required readings and text were added. Student evaluations indicated strong interest in continuing the radio course.…

Describes how Canada's Open College developed a doculecture to attract learners to educational radio. Outlines planning issues for marketing, producing, and funding educational radio programs. (SK)

Relevant and timely information inexpensively produced for learners of all ages is the foundation of cost-effective services enjoyed by WBEZ Public Radio listeners in Chicago. Performances from the listening audience increases interest. (MP)

Discusses Radio Learning Group (RLG) Campaigns, in which groups meet weekly with a trained leader, listen to radio programs, read study materials, and discuss the issues. Describes in detail the operational workshop held in Swaziland to train the leaders of the RLG Campaign. (SK)

Describes a project in which experimental national support services for adults were set up as a follow-up to the British Broadcasting Corporation's beginning French series. These services were: (1) a course-linked magazine, (2) a national network of study and self-help groups, and (3) a postal and telephone question-and-answer service. (SED)

Two-way radio lessons and home visits are used to supplement correspondence courses in Australia's School of the Air. Problems and benefits of this system and future plans are discussed. (DF)

Recounts how old radio shows were used by one teacher to help students develop listening, speaking, and writing skills. (JL)

A potent education force recounts its growth and development amid fiscal and administrative uncertainty. Data identify funding sources for radio and television and illustrate the growth of radio and television broadcasting. The report indicates that 94 percent of all public television stations broadcast some instructional/educational programs.…

The national development of public radio as a noncommercial medium is traced through the history of its national organizations, ending with the formation of its single programing and representational entity. (Author)

Explains packet radio as a form of telecomputing in which digital data is transported via radio waves instead of telephone lines or other cabling, and describes how it can be used by students to access the Internet. Highlights include packet bulletin board systems and equipment needed for a packet radio station. (LRW)

During the first two decades of radio broadcasting in the United States, commercial broadcasters persuaded federal regulators, much of the public, and many educators that there was little need for independent noncommercial stations. Educational programming could be entrusted to "cooperation" between commercial hosts and guest educators.…

Describes a computerized database for children's radio and television, which contains detailed information and evaluations of children's programs and public service announcements currently on the air or available on cassette. Information on access to the system, subscriber and search costs, and a contact for further information are provided. (CLB)

Latin American radio schools have built an organization to provide a common educational policy and services of teacher training, research, and publication. Characteristics of radio school systems are outlined, and the development and formation of ALER (Latin American Association for Radiophonic Education) are discussed. (Author/MBR)

Discusses various approaches, successful and unsuccessful, used to stimulate adult education broadcasts from community radio stations in New Zealand. (Author/JJD)

A brief case study illustrates the role of formative research in the design of Health Minutes, a combined television, radio, and print campaign produced by the Children's Television Workshop to promote improved health practices. (LLS)