This revised fifth edition closely follows the format of previous editions, but provides 25% more listings, bringing the total number to over 4,000. Producers and distributors of software are listed alphabetically by firm, as are manufacturers and distributors of hardware. In both sections, the information given for each firm includes address,…

The 1972 WEST conference report represents a cooperative project of the Western Educational Society for Telecommunications and the ERIC Clearinghouse on Media and Technology. The conference featured discussions of public television, instructional television, cable television, national educational radio, and national public radio, educational…

A federation was established among several of France's Centers for University Teaching through Broadcasting to pool resources and activities to better serve external degree students. The administrative organization and activities of the group are outlined. (MSE)

Abstracts and cumulative data prepared by the Division of Educational Technology (DET) staff for all of the projects funded by the division since 1968 are listed alphabetically under the legislated programs: (1) Educational Television (ETV) and Radio Programming, (2) ESAA Television and Radio Series, (3) Telecommunications Demonstration, and (4)…

The Language by Radio Interest Group (LBRIG) Newsletter, volume 4, number 1, opens with an appeal to subscribers to contribute articles, reports, notes etc. The annual ACTFL workshop held on 29 Nov. 1975 is then described. It features a report by Dolores Zesiger, instructor in Spanish at Logan (Ohio) High School, on the interesting use of local…

Volume 2 of the Language by Radio Interest Group (LBRIG) Newsletter consists of news items, short articles, general information, and opinions on the subject of language learning by radio. The first number in the volume contains the following feature articles: "Radio and Communicative Competence," by Kimball L. Robinson; "Shortwave Broadcast and…

Author looks at educational radio and television's use for education in a global perspective and urges re-thinking and re-planning in light of what is known about learning, innovation and utilization. (HB)

This guide provides a listing, with descriptions and schedules, of the staff development programs offered over educational television and radio through the South Carolina Educational Television Network. The radio and/or television programs offered are listed by subject area: administration, adult education, arts, career education,…

The audiovisual (AV) field has been expanding rapidly, although in the last year or so there is evidence of a healthy slowing down in growth. This fourth edition of the guide to the AV industry represents an attempt to keep abreast of the information and to provide a single publication listing the many types of AV organizations and products which…

This paper attempts to describe the advantages of "narrow-band" applications of communications satellites for education. It begins by discussing the general controversy surrounding the use of satellites in education, by placing the concern within the larger context of the general debate over the uses of new technologies in education, and…

In developing nations educational technology is needed to meet demands for education, to supplement formal education, and to combat illiteracy and underdevelopment. While new technologies have the capacity to provide current and equal access to information and education, most countries lack the funds and motivation to use the media for educational…

Mass media can be used to help meet needs for adult education. Many projects have proved the effectiveness of radio listening and television viewing groups. New technology such as low-cost radio and TV, communication satellites, and videotape recording equipment will lead to new techniques. But the technology itself is only a beginning. The…

The Centre for Educational Development Overseas (CEDO) was created in Britain in 1970 to assist developing nations with modernization and innovation in education. CEDO has aided both formal and informal education projects in several nations including Brazil, India, Ethiopia, Malaysia, and Tonga. Aid is usually offered in response to requests from…