Describes how commercial television techniques and formats were used in an instructional television program on logical fallacies in order to capture students' attention. (DD)

A brief discussion of the Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System and how it operates to serve the press in Indiana. (HB)

Higher education institutions using cable TV may bring their messages directly into the homes of the public. (Author)

Describes Ontario's only university with an open registration requiring no previous academic credentials. (Author)

The director of the inter-university research unit in Great Britain argues that the potential of television is still unrealized in higher education. (Editor)

Describes installation, operation, and educational benefits of a closed circuit television system installed on a ship used for the "Semester at Sea" program. The program, jointly sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh and the Institute of Shipboard Education, provides undergraduates with the opportunity to pursue studies on a…

Outlines procedures for producing an effective video program focusing on the need for a well-written, well-planned script. Discusses, for example, content, audience, the visual dimension, length, sound effects, movement, and writing style. (DC)

The major advantage of television in an advertising course is the continuity with which the commercials are integrated into the lecture material. (HOD)

Discusses the use of historical documentaries in the classroom. Suggests that teachers use film to inspire students to further research, generate discussion, and to render an emotional and visceral truth to history. Uses the film "Eyes on the Prize" to detail suggestions for making the most of documentaries. (DK)

Television aesthetics is the study of the compositional principles pertinent to the television medium in which basic elements of the television picture such as light, color, framing, space, time, motion, editing, sound, etc. are examined in relation to the finished product, the television program. The major areas covered by television aesthetics…

The unique educational characteristics of television are discussed in this paper, which provides examples of three teaching functions to illustrate television's ability to bring students materials that would not be available through other media: (1) to demonstrate experiments or experimental situations; (2) to provide students with case study…

Oregon State University has transmitted many courses over the local cable system since 1966. Cable television offers solutions to the problem of teaching large-class enrollments, saves teacher time, and lowers capital expenditure for new buildings. (Author/MLF)

This profile is the second in a series documenting the experience with the uses of technology in higher education. A look at how the Open University employs media to serve a large, dispersed student body may benefit others who plan to expand or modify their own uses of educational technology. (Author)

THIS REPORT PRESENTS RESULTS OF AN 18-MONTH STUDY WHICH CONCLUDES THAT TELEVISION CAN BE USED IN COLORADO HIGHER EDUCATION TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF INSTRUCTION. THE IMPORTANCE OF IMMEDIATE ACTION, TO MEET BUDGET DEADLINES, IS STRESSED. THE REPORT DEALS WITH FOUR INSTITUTIONS CURRENTLY USING EDUCATIONAL TV TO A LIMITED…

Part one of this document consists of the findings and recommendations of the President's Science Advisory Committee. The report considers the use of computers in undergraduate, secondary, and higher education. It also discusses the needs of the computer science student, interaction between research and educational uses of computers, computer…