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Norwood, Frank W. – 1977
To provide a baseline for thinking about future experiments, this paper begins with a review of educational satellite experiments undertaken in the past. A review and analysis of the communications satellites currently in use by both the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and by the various commercial carriers is presented in…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Communications Satellites, Costs, Educational Radio
Scupham, J. – 1967
The use of broadcasting for strictly educational purposes must increasingly be thought of as an important part of the total educational strategy of every nation in the world; its purpose should be the maintenance, extension, and transmission of a culture. In developing countries, radio is more useful and effective than television because it is…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Costs, Cultural Enrichment, Developed Nations
FRIENDLY, FRED W. – 1967
THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF DISTRIBUTION OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AND RADIO PROGRAMS BY AUDIO AND VIDEO TAPE IS OBSOLETE, THERE SHOULD BE SIMULTANEOUS DISTRIBUTION. THREE PROBLEMS OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION ARE THAT (1) COMMERCIAL NETWORKS DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH AIRTIME, (2) EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES, FINANCIAL OR PROFESSIONAL,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Broadcast Industry, Commercial Television, Communications Satellites
Peer reviewedTsai, Chin-Chung – Educational Media International, 2000
Describes a typology of the use of educational media that includes audience, location, time, interactivity, cost, and training. Compares a variety of educational media including radio, television, CD-ROM, and Internet-based instruction, and concludes that Internet-based instruction has the most potential. (Contains 12 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Classification, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Download full textKitzes, Esther; Knox, Helen – 1972
The Open University (OU), an advanced multimedia instructional system, was established by the British government to provide university and professional education to those with the ability to continue their education by study in their own time, and particularly to those who could not otherwise obtain education at a university. This overview…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Colleges, Costs, Educational Media
Bates, A. W. – 1973
The Open University of Great Britain provides home-based instruction via broadcasts and correspondence. Since technical arguments for the superiority of open-network, cable, or cassette television systems are inconclusive, the university has been forced to develop a decision-making model to determine which system is the most cost effective. For…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Cable Television, Cost Effectiveness, Costs
Spain, Peter, Ed.; And Others – 1972
A direct broadcasting satellite for sub-Sahara Africa has been proposed. This report was prepared as a briefing document for a UNESCO field team who will visit and consult African countries and advise them about such a system. Extensive surveys of the people and languages of Africa and its political, economical, and educational systems provide a…
Descriptors: African Culture, African Languages, Communications, Communications Satellites
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). International Inst. for Educational Planning. – 1967
THIS IS A COLLECTION OF CASE STUDIES ON THE USE OF TELEVISION, RADIO, FILMSTRIPS, AND CORRESPONDENCE STUDY--ALONE, OR IN COMBINATION--FOR INSTRUCTION, EDUCATIONAL EXTENSION, AND ADULT EDUCATION IN SIX COUNTRIES--ITALY (ETV), NIGER (RADIO AND RADIO PLUS FILMSTRIPS), NEW ZEALAND (RADIO PLUS CORRESPONDENCE), HONDURAS (RADIO), NIGERIA (ETV), AND USA…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Communications Satellites, Correspondence Study, Costs
Open Univ., Walton, Bletchley, Bucks (England). – 1976
Educational television and radio research and evaluation findings are the subject of 25 papers summarized in this document. Seven papers deal with evaluation of research projects in educational television and radio. Four papers on adult education and two on educational technology in teacher training are also summarized. Research in teaching with…
Descriptors: Communications, Conference Reports, Costs, Developing Nations
Korman, Frank – 1971
A survey of literature and information sources disclosed the overall trends for telecommunications technology in education. This report describes both hardware and software aspects of these trends. Hardware trends include microminiaturization, increased message transmission capacity, interactive information flow, more complex and complete…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Closed Circuit Television, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communications Satellites
Jamison, Dean T.; And Others – 1976
A methodology is presented which assists government decision makers in making cost analyses of ongoing and future educational projects. Part one develops the methodology in general terms, and part two illustrates its application by examining the cost structure of instructional radio and television projects in developing countries. Part three…
Descriptors: Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Case Studies, Costs, Developing Nations
Sovereign, Michael G. – 1969
Investigating the costs of instructional media systems necessitated that those systems be identified and analyzed, and that a methodology be formulated for estimating their costs, with reference to their area of operation: local, city, metropolitan, state, or regional school areas. Costs are broken down into cost per student per year, according to…
Descriptors: Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Closed Circuit Television, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates
ASHEIM, LESTER; AND OTHERS – 1965
FOUR STUDIES OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION WERE COMMISSIONED BY THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION. THE FIRST, CONTRACTED TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTERS, SURVEYED PLANS OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, ESTIMATED NEEDS FOR CHANNEL ALLOCATIONS FOR THESE PLANS, AND MADE ENGINEERING STUDIES OF HOW TO MEET THESE NEEDS. THE SECOND STUDY, MADE…
Descriptors: Commercial Television, Communications, Community Responsibility, Costs
