The advent of web 2.0 has enabled new forms of collaboration centred upon user-generated content, however, mobile social media is enabling a new wave of social collaboration. Mobile devices have disrupted and reinvented traditional media markets and distribution: iTunes, Google Play and Amazon now dominate music industry distribution channels,…

AN OPINIONAIRE DESIGNED TO ASSESS STUDENT ATTITUDES TOWARD HUMANITIES, NATURAL SCIENCE, AND SOCIAL SCIENCE WAS ADMINISTERED IN A BEGINNING-LEVEL HUMANITIES SECTION DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF THE SECOND SEMESTER. THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE IF A RELATIONSHIP EXISTED BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF HOURS OF TELEVISION INSTRUCTION A STUDENT HAS…

Authors feel that television is a potent force in the educational process but a sense of discrimination must be developed within the student-viewer. (Authors)

This report summarizes results of a survey administered to Johnson County Community College (JCCC) students enrolled in two television courses, Classic Theatre, and The Ascent of Man, during fall 1975. Although questionnaires were mailed to 60 students in Classic Theatre and 121 in The Ascent of Man, usable responses were received from only 23 (38…

The Coast Community College District owns and operates its own UHF television station, KOCE. The content of the TV courses and trends in enrollment are detailed in this report, with emphasis on the spring semester, 1973-74. The report determines the educational and public service needs of the community with respect to televised college courses.…

To study the effect of video-production coursework on the interpretation and aesthetic evaluation of television programing, 30 undergraduates--20 with different degrees of and 10 with no video-production experience--viewed a television program and completed a questionnaire. The groups responded differently to the presentation, demonstrating the…

The purpose of this paper is to present and discuss learner responses to the television component of the various courses developed or offered by the University of Mid-America (UMA). Implications for courseware development are outlined, and research questions to be addressed are suggested. Four courses were offered by UMA: (1) Accounting I, (2)…

This report describes a pilot project designed to explore the influence of particular personality and demographic characteristics on community college student satisfaction with distance learning, specifically interactive telecommunications (ITV) courses. The study used the Telecourse Evaluation Questionnaire (TEQ) and the Sixteen Personality…

The current period in mathematics education can be characterized as one of reform. Many feel that children in the United States are not learning enough appropriate mathematics; these critics are concerned with the specific areas of problem solving and children's conceptions of the nature and uses of mathematics. A pretest/posttest experimental…

Informal learning environments compel the design of activities that are both appealing and educational. This paper addresses issues involved in the design of science television programs for preadolescents, drawing more specifically on the case of a French-language series currently in production in Montreal. The program goals and format are…

Self Incorporated is a 15-program television/film series designed to stimulate classroom discussion of problems and issues of early adolescence. This document provides an overall summary of a formative evaluation project and summary results of the evaluations of each of eight programs in the series. (CH)

Self Incorporated is a 15-program television/film series designed to stimulate classroom discussion of critical issues and problems of early adolescence. Formative evaluation of Self Incorporated was conducted in two phases: pre-production evaluation and extensive field tests of eight of the tentatively completed programs. Separate evaluations for…

Instructional television is most useful when its educational objective is to impart knowledge of small, close-up, distant, or unusual objects, and past or live events; when an orientation or lecture demonstration is used with regular instruction; when immediate playback is desired; when not enough competent teachers are available for the number of…

This fourth year evaluation reports the effects and usage of "Carrascolendas," a children's television series in Spanish and English. Research was conducted in Texas schools and encompassed three phases: a field experiment to measure learning effects; attitudinal surveys among teachers, parents, and children; and a process evaluation of…

The current period in mathematics education can be characterized as one of reform. Many feel that children in the United States are not learning enough appropriate mathematics; these critics are concerned with the specific areas of problem solving and children's conceptions of the nature and uses of mathematics. A pretest/posttest experimental…