Describes the advent of "telecourses" that enable students to earn college credits off campus by watching television. (Author/RK)

Describes the installation and use of a satellite television system which allows a language center to receive foreign-language instructional programs in several languages. (CB)

Describes the Weekend College (Wayne State University), arguing that quality of a television curriculum can be safeguarded if it meets requirements of good television and stands as an integral part of the classroom setting. Suggests ways to actively involve students in learning from television, discusses criticisms of television delivery and ways…

Describes how public television and radio can be utilized to help students prepare for forensic competition. (PD)

This is the twentieth in a series of profiles documenting the experiences of 24 institutions with the use of instructional technology. Golden West College is serving as the base for a spinoff institution that will have virtually no campus and will deliver instruction via TV and correspondence. (Author/LBH)

In the spring of 1971, the University of New Brunswick's Department of Business Administration offered a credit course entitled Management of the Enterprise'' on public television. (Author)

Northeast Louisiana University, a new university, has used technology effectively, with equipment such as closed circuit TV systems, electronic pianos, video taping of student teachers, programmed research, and even electronic chimes in the clock tower. (PG)

A brief outline of some of the uses made of television in the University of Bath and a discussion of its use in the analysis and design stage of course planning, rather than detailing direct teaching application. (Author)

Suggests ways to improve programming of televised instruction. (HS)

Discusses the British experiment with use of multimedia for instruction. (JF)

Reports on the Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) and its use in the United States. Included are highlights of the study, discussion of the technology of modern ITFS systems, description of the National University of the Air, Inc., and some recommendations to the Federal Communications Commission. (JN)

A CASE survey on uses of cable television at colleges and universities found that few institutions are taking full advantage of cable TV. A few institutions offer credit courses, but most broadcast sports events or publicize campus events. Illinois State University students produce a nightly half-hour news summary of local and campus events. (MLW)

Describes a workshop which was held for the academic and technical personnel of the Chinese Central Broadcasting and Television University (CCTU). The purpose of the workshop was to describe recent developments in distance education, principally in Great Britain, and contrast this with experiences in other parts of the world. (Author/LLS)