Reports on Japan's University of the Air (UA), a broadcast, distance education venture empowered to grant bachelor of liberal arts degrees in several curriculum areas. Discusses the project's background, the state of telecommunications in Japan, UA curricula and goals, and possible problems. (LAL)

The In-Service and Continuing Education Television (ICE/TV) project proposes to meet the educational needs of nurses and hospital personnel in the San Francisco Bay Area. (DB)

The BBC should present programs which are geared, both in content and method of presentation, to the educationally disadvantaged since radio and television are among the more obvious ways to reach them. The issue arises from discussion of a Fourth Channel. (Author/AG)

With the Open University now in full operation, integrated multimedia teaching may be thought to be coming into it own in the adult education field. (Journal/EB)

The usefulness and cost effectiveness of using educational television in adult education programs are illustrated by the success of a number of programs around the country using public and cable television for telecourses, and video teleconferencing. These courses are offered by colleges, professional associations, training centers, and…

Two issues in the use of multimedia for adult learning are addressed in this description of an Open University course: (1) integration of audiovisual and written materials and (2) merits of broadcast television versus videocassettes. (SK)

The Canadian philosophy of adult education as exemplified in the projects described is derived from programs designed to improve socioeconomic circumstances of disadvantaged people. (BP)

The Communications Technology Satellite (CTS) will provide a battery of communication systems to American Indians in the Treaty Number 9 area of Northern Ontario (Canada). (AH)

Although educational technology in health care institutions has developed considerably, there is still a lack of communication between the technologists and those who are directly involved in the learning process. Educators often view educational technology as a threat and the learners view it as an inconvenience. When new methods are used, they…

The program described was developed to produce a viable engineering continuing education in rural areas. The system as explained consists of three major elements: 1) the suppliers, 2) the consumers, and 3) the delivery system. Answers to why such a program is needed, what its goals should be and how such a program can be implemented are presented…

Based on committee meetings held in February 1969, this report begins with a discussion on preparing case studies on out of school education, followed by aspects of the relationship between educational and broadcasting authorities, the evaluation of educational needs and program outcomes, use of satellite transmission, two study courses on…

Higher Education, the institutions as well as the associations, have long regarded adult or extension education as a stepchild; consequently, instructional broadcasting as an educational medium has been all but ignored. Yet by 1976 the establishment of the University of North America, a confederation of several radically different regional higher…

A brief guide for sixty half-hour adult television lessons, covering subject areas needed for high school equivalency examinations is given. Areas are: Lessons in Reading Interpretation as applied to social studies, science, and literature; Lessons in English--grammar, spelling, usage, and vocabulary; Lessons in General Mathematics--arithmetic,…

The experience of producing and presenting two continuing education courses on cable television proved that this technique can be a valuable additional means of presenting courses, complementing classroom discussions, and efficiently extending the university into the community. (Author)