A case study prepared by CEDO and the Commonwealth Secretariat for the Report on the Use of New Media for Educational Purposes in Newfoundland. (Author/HB)

Two recent projects using retrieval television, which permits teachers to request program transmissions for individual classrooms, are compared. Many dimensions of student and teacher reaction to retrieval television are reported for the Ottawa Project. These results and the expense and/or channel restrictions of retrieval television lead to the…

Some of the experiences of four Canadian companies (Manufacturers Life Insurance, The Steel Company of Canada, International Business Machines, and Gulf Oil Canada) are used to illustrate possibilities for the use of the video medium by large businesses. (SA)

A discussion of how the Ontario Television Agency produces, distributes and broadcasts educational programming. (Author/HB)

In 1962, the first broadcasts of Quebec educational television and radio programs were made by Radio-Canada. Since then, the Quebec Department of Education has increased its involvement in the field of educational media. This brief report focuses on the main agency using mass media, films and other audio-visual means to produce educational…

Two aspects of the role of television programming in classroom instruction--extent of use and instructional functions for use--are discussed with particular attention to the factors that influence these roles and changes that might occur in the future in the Province of Ontario. The evidence presented indicates that television is presently playing…

Focusing primarily on educational television, the use of various media in open universities and distance education settings is examined in order to determine whether particular conditions must be met for the successful use of the particular medium or media in collaborative projects. It is noted that there is no logical, step-by-step procedure for…

Bell Canada, the Public School and Collegiate Institute Boards of Ottawa, and the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education are collaborating on an educational television project which will provide a retrieval system that can supply any given program at any time under the control of the classroom teacher. Four schools in Ottawa will participate…

Description of the Tele-Universite, a distance teaching institution which is part of the Universite du Quebec network, includes course development, media uses, curriculum, administrative structure, and a student profile. Eleven references are provided. (MBR)

"Quest into Matter," produced by Ontario (Canada) Instructional Television, aimed to investigate the "heart of matter" at the college freshman level of chemistry. Specifically, its purpose was to demonstrate the relevance of "shape" in relation to the properties of matter from the molecular level to the galactic. Some…

Examines the role of counselors in distance education for adult learners by highlighting case studies of student service operations in Canada and England, focusing on programs at the Open Learning Institute and Brandon University. Technology used in counseling is described, including audiocassettes, telephones, video, television, and…

Seven articles on the evaluation of high technology educational media are presented. Topics covered include hardware and software evaluation, acquired immune deficiency syndrome education, computer-based educational evaluation in the Netherlands, evaluation of educational television in Israel, broadcasting research, interactive video, and effects…

The purpose of this study was to answer the following questions: (1) In what areas are sex differences supported by research? (2) To what extent are these sex differences caused by biological differences, by differences in socialization, or by differing opportunities? (3) In what way are educators reinforcing sex role stereotypes? In order to…