Uses data from a national study of science instruction in community colleges to explore instructional methods and media use in terms of effects on attrition, media production facilities and assistance used, and locally developed materials. Reveals that lecture is the predominant teaching method and media have little effect on attrition. (DMM)

A discussion of how television is used for microteaching, evaluation in the field and self-instruction at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. (HB)

This paper reviews the literature on multimedia research focusing on what it says about the role of multimedia in instruction and whether extant research is sufficient and valid. The following topics are reviewed: definitions of multimedia; using multimedia research to evaluate multimedia programs; concerns over research; and suggestions for…

Describes the career of Stanley Huffman in instructional technology, including his educational background, teaching experience in public schools and in higher education, consulting work, creation of learning resources centers, publications, and early support of electronic distance education. (LRW)

Provides a profile of Paul Robert Wendt who was interested in using technology to teach students how to succeed in higher education by improving library and information skills. Highlights include his educational background; work in films; teaching in higher education at Southern Illinois University (SIU); work in programmed instruction and visual…

This study was undertaken to determine if instructors in community colleges in the United States are as innovative as has been perceived in some quarters. The data used for the study were originally collected by Cohen in a 1978 nationwide survey of science and science-related courses in two-year colleges to obtain information about the curriculum,…

This is a self instructional package on the subject of self instruction. The package consists of four units: (1) the introduction, rationale, parameters, and definitions of self instruction; (2) planning and designing a self instruction package; (3) revising and individualizing a self instruction package; and (4) updating, revision, and…

Reports the methodology and findings of a nationwide survey of the perceptions held by community college presidents concerning the number and educational background of instructional media specialists at their institutions, the projected demand for these personnel, and the importance of instructional media to the community colleges. (JP)