Reports the results of a survey that examined educational media usage and preference by teachers. Reasons for the increasing use of computers and videotape cassette recorders over traditional media are identified, and the need for media courses in teacher education curricula is discussed. (CLB)

How a basic media utilization course at the University of Utah has been developed on a completely self-instructional basis. (Author)

Describes an activity in an elementary science methods course in which preservice teachers use a simulation exercise to select a specific elementary science curriculum program. (JR)

To determine the present status of print and nonprint media use by teachers and students in Kansas schools, a survey questioned 288 elementary and secondary school teachers. Data gathered about teacher media involvement, student media use, and teacher characteristics suggests that high percentages of teachers use professional materials,…

This study attempted to determine if secondary school teachers who had had a formal course in educational media as part of their professional training (1) utilize it more frequently than do colleagues without such a course; (2) view the adequacy of their professional preparation in educational media differently than colleagues without such…

The availability of audiovisual equipment offers teachers a wide choice of teaching tools and increases the importance of careful instructional planning. This paper addresses the responsibility of teacher educators for teaching not only the use and selection of these resources, but also basic instructional design. A brief synopsis of the…

This review of the literature on individualized instruction entered in the ERIC system between November 1978 and October 1979 covers the development and sharing of individualized learning modules and systems; mastery learning; applications of television to individualized instruction; descriptive and research reports on individualized…

Based on a review of relevant literature, this report summarizes the state of the art and presents annotated references on the uses of media in career education. The uses of both print and non-print materials are organized according to their instructional setting: classroom, small group, career center, independent study, workshop, and training…

Recognizing the lack of any adequate media resources in Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools, this Department of the Interior report recommends the mandatory placement of an educational media specialist in all areas where there are such schools. The media program, which would use new funds, could be established by fiscal 1975. Further…

Colleges with sizable teacher education programs must demonstrate the legitimacy and usefulness of all kinds of educational media and technology. Students and faculty in such colleges need readily available educational media selection centers, which may be considered expanded curriculum laboratories, to help them become familiar with the…

This module on using available media resources to enrich instruction is the third of 11 modules in the set, Introduction to Teaching Adults. Designed to meet the learning needs of part-time continuing education instructors, these modules can be used as resource materials for local workshops or study-discussion groups, as self-instruction (each…

Print and non-print training materials in the area of media compentency skills are compiled. Both locally produced items and commercially published products are identified. The format for descriptive information lists: title, producer, distributor, address, telephone, purchase and rental price, media content area, media package format, equipment…

A survey of teacher education programs in Ohio examined the content and methods of instructional media and technology courses. Discusses topics that should be included in a basic instructional media course: production techniques, technology integration, use and maintenance of audiovisual equipment, selection and evaluation of media materials,…

The Wyoming Center for Teaching and Learning Network at the University of Wyoming (UW) investigated barriers to distance learning and implemented a system that circumvented or eliminated these barriers. One four-year college and seven community colleges chose to be interactively connected. Many UW faculty members, accustomed to delivering classes…

The Instructional Technology Course for Teachers (ITCT) is a 15-week course to provide practicing teachers with an introduction to the use of technology in instruction. It can be used either in colleges or in school system in-service programs. The ITCT curriculum is composed of eight self-contained units of instruction, which can be put together…