Describes various types of video producers and suggests how to decide which one is best for training needs. (JOW)

Portable video tape recorders (PVTR) provide teachers and students with opportunities for less expensive experimentation in using television as a teaching tool. This guide suggests ways of utilizing PVTR, gives examples, describes the operation of the equipment, and reviews differences in the equipment available. (RH)

This article discusses the educational benefits of involving young children in the media arts and presents suggestions for using still cameras, movie cameras, audio tape recorders, and video tape recorders. (SB)

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)

Small portable videotape recorders can be used economically and effectively as "scratch pads" during course development. Current off-the-shelf equipment can be used for data gathering during the analysis of systems requirements and initial development of course equipment and test materials. Such equipment has been beneficial in revealing…

The practicum described examined student attitudes toward the use of audiovisual materials and the perceived effectiveness of the various modes presented in a Criminal Investigations class. The 25 subjects, who had been exposed to slide presentations, filmstrips, films, and videotaped programs, completed an opinionnaire at the completion of the…

Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of various video camera types and features. (EM)

The development and evaluation of materials for a series of three workshops designed to increase the interpersonal communication skills of the librarian during the reference interview are described. The completed package for this project, "Librarians Communicate," consisted of a three-part 51-minute videocassette tape and a 50-page…

The Audiovisual Review Committee, a subcommittee of the Education Committee of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, appraises films, videotapes, and tape-slide programs and gears its reviews to the specific needs of family practice educators. Materials are rated on specific points to allow informed judgments for selection. (JMD)

Incorporating films in abnormal psychology courses often helps to enliven the class and engage students in the diagnostic process. This summary of films that have been effectively incorporated by clinical instructors may be of value to those wishing to enhance their classroom presentations of these content areas. Although use of mass-marketed…

This brochure presents some classroom problems which have been solved by college instructors through the use of nonprint materials. There is a discussion on how to determine when and how nonprint media could be used during a course. Five questions are asked which help instructors select the type of nonprint materials they should use to harmonize…

A guide for teaching with audiovisual aids, based on the in-class experiences of 30 faculty members from Memphis State University and Shelby State Community College, is presented. The faculty members represented 20 instructional areas and the range of audiovisual usage included in-class use of traditional audiovisual materials and techniques, the…

Compares the ratings assigned to audio and videotaped vibrato performances of inexperienced and experienced violinists and violists. Rated the performances on five vibrato factors: width, speed, evenness, pitch stability, and overall sound. Although the experienced players were consistently rated higher, the results suggested that visual cues may…

Audiovision refers to electronic video tape recording cassettes (EVR). This paper discusses in broad terms the potential effect of EVR cassettes on television and culture in Western Europe with particular application to the current situation in Germany and Belgium. The author comments on the EVR market in Germany with reference to television…

Compares the effects of different kinds of visual presentations, and music alone, on university nonmusic students' affective and cognitive responses to music. Separate groups of students listened to classical music excerpts, either by themselves, or with video accompaniment. They rated the music on Likert-type scales and responded to open-ended…