Responds to the recommendations of the National Commission on Excellence in Education by proposing the use of media as a method of achieving more effective use of learning time. Three basic patterns of media utilization are outlined: additive, integrated, and independent approaches. (MBR)

Originally part of a symposium on educational media for the deaf, the paper describes the efforts of the Caption Center at television station WGBH to caption the television production "The scarlet Letter." Among the challenges for the captioners working on the project were the complex syntax and archaic vocabulary and difficulty in the…

Media can teach without or within schools. Several outside-of-school applications of instructional media including microcomputers, television, radio, and textual materials are already in use. (Author/CMV)

Discusses the need for a well-planned telecourse that includes a system of interaction and follow-up. Support by faculty and administration is also considered necessary to the success of these courses. (MA)

This study examined the impact of educational media use on young children's (ages 2-5) reading and pre-reading skills in the context of various family stressors (lack of economic resources, family conflict, and maternal depression). We examined the utility of models positing that family stressors directly predict the quality of the home learning…

Article explains the role of O.F.R.A.T.E.M.E., the variety of its productions and the allocation of its resources to the various levels of schooling. (Author)

A discussion of some of the possible cultural effects of American satellites over Africa. (HB)

A discussion of the use of comedy as a television program format for teaching English as a second language. (HB)

This article is a case study of how a small community utilizes CATV for instructional purposes. The need for the system, the programing and the technical set-up are described. (Author)

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

A discussion of how the Glassboro, New Jersey, Public Schools, use closed circuit television throughout the school district. (HB)

How instructional television was utilized to develop a system whereby listening comprehension of English as a second language could be tested. (Author/HB)

THIS SUMMARY INCLUDES SELECTED PRESENTATIONS MADE AT THE CONVOCATION, IN THE AREAS OF APPRAISAL OF MEDIA AND MATERIALS, EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION, ELECTRONIC CLASSROOMS, INSTRUCTIONAL FILMS, PROGRAMED INSTRUCTION AND TEACHING MACHINES, AND MISCELLANEOUS EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA-MATERIALS. A LIST OF PARTICIPANTS CONCLUDES THE REPORT. (MS)

STUDIES OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION (ITV) HAVE SHOWN IT TO BE AT LEAST AS PRODUCTIVE AS STANDARD METHODS. WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE, THE COLLEGE TEACHER CAN SELECT THE MEANS BY WHICH HE CAN DO HIS BEST TEACHING. MANY TEACHERS REGARD ITV AS AN IMPORTANT AID WHICH FREES THEM FOR MORE EFFECTIVE TEACHING, GUIDANCE, AND EVALUATION. AS…