The concept of an open university, with courses available to those unable to go to college, is being developed in mid-America, with a planned curriculum using texts, study guides, audio cassettes, and television. (JD)

Chinese Central Radio and Television University system includes provincial and municipal branches that have expanded access to higher education. Despite lower entry qualifications, students must meet the same standards as traditional universities. Lower fees and flexibility attract many students. (SK)

This paper examines college student assessment of teaching by television at Eastern Kentucky University. Teaching by television in Kentucky is facilitated through the Kentucky Telelinking Network (KTLN). This statewide, two-way compressed video system connects main campus and extended campus sites by digital land lines to a regional…

Describes the use of a TV program to review regularly assigned homework in a chemistry class designed for students with a weak chemistry and/or math background. Presents student reactions, conclusions, and future plans for the TV sessions. (GS)

A visit to India to gather information on the INSAT-1B satellite project for the purpose of identifying the main issues involved in using satellites for education and teaching purposes, with respect to potential Open University of Great Britain involvement is outlined in this report. Organizations visited and individuals interviewed are…

A look at the media production facilities at Louis Lumiere College of Secondary Education, Marly-le-Roi, France. (HB)

This publication is a viewer's guide for a 1979 CBS summer television series on Asia. It is also designed to be used independently of the TV series. The TV series included a mixture of lectures and interviews, complemented by examples of Asian art, music, and dance. The guide supplements each of the thirty programs in the series with maps,…

This document presents the final report of a project to evaluate the effectiveness of using videotape television to present graduate level engineering courses to on-campus and off-campus students. Included are the statistical analyses, review of three experiments with on-campus classes, and results of an attitudinal interview with off-campus…

College-level instructional programs using a variety of media and aimed at adults pursuing degrees, specialized knowledge, or enrichment are described. The types of programs covered are: (1) learning programs which use a combination of various technologies, such as a text, study guide, audiocassettes, television programs, newspaper features,…

Educational television has become an increasingly important successful element in television programing. This element can be introduced in the classroom through the frequent use of videotaped theatrical skits which illustrate points made by the instructor and which have been prepared in a television studio. The skits may be classified as either…

A look at the availability and use of broadcast courses for college credit is presented, with emphasis on the program at Coastline Community College, Costa Mesa, California. High enrollment of students in its courses is attributed to promotion efforts and to the careful design of courses as complete learning systems with a whole set of components.…

A discussion of how micro teaching affords teacher education majors the opportunity to study and perform a series of basic teaching skills which all teachers use during instruction. (Author)

How commercial TV stations in Detroit donate time/services to ETV. (Author)

This article describes an experiment in the use of television for teaching economics which was conducted at Leeds University in Great Britain in the period 1972-1975. A publication of the Economics Association, the journal is available from Business Manager, Economics Association, Room 340, Hamilton House, London, W.C.1H 9BH. (Author/RM)