Fixed and moving-camera videotaped versions of a scene were shown to adult participants to test hypothesis that perspective changes produced by television camera movement provide viewers with information about the environment being viewed not available to viewers of fixed images. Moving-camera viewers better understood and remembered a scene's…

In addition to running the library or classroom, many educators are given the responsibility of setting up and maintaining a television production studio. Designed to meet the needs of teachers and librarians, this book covers the tasks of selecting, connecting, and using audio and video production equipment. It offers step-by-step instructions…

Reviews the development of locally produced instructional television to supplement curriculum, emphasizing that programs must be designed to illustrate/augment a particular course's material. Describes required equipment, setup, preproduction planning, taping (sample script available), and provides results of student evaluation of instruction and…

Discussed are products and activities which can be used in a multimedia computer setting. Highlighted are the use of video cameras, video digitizers, and video overlays. Examples of how this technology can be used by students are described. (CW)

Described is a course which combines the usual instruction in technical subjects of industrial chemical operations with some of the business aspects that compose the total commercial enterprise. The two-hour-a-week semester course syllabus is provided. A business game to develop a plan for business expansion is included. (MVL)

Describes study of undergraduates that explored potential effects of instructional television (ITV) lecture presentation styles on student learning and acceptance. Eye contact and interspersed questioning techniques are emphasized, four treatment styles are explained, results are analyzed, and further research studies are suggested. (44…

Beginning with a review of relevant literature on learning and computers, this report focuses on a group of five second graders in the process of creating a multimedia presentation for their class. Using "StoryShow," software that combines images, sound, and text, the students took on a variety of production roles. Each one contributed…

This Occupational Competency Analysis Profile (OCAP) for commercial photography is an employer-verified competency list that evolved from a modified DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) job analysis process involving business, industry, labor, and community agency representatives throughout Ohio. The competency list consists of 12 units: (1) business…

This guide is intended for use in teaching a postsecondary-level course in corporate electronic publishing systems. The following topics are covered: cultural influence of graphic communication (early events in communication, early attempts at printing); typefaces and styles of type (type style characteristics and their use); tools and methods of…

This booklet describes briefly some career opportunities for women in the electronic media, both in and out of the broadcast facilities. Introductory materials include descriptions of the roles of American Women in Radio and Television, Inc., and the Women's Bureau in the U.S. Department of Labor. A discussion follows of the types of careers…

A foreword by Arthur M. Sullivan and an introduction by Jon P. Baggaley introduce the 12 conference papers included in this collection. The papers are as follows: (1) "Research on 'Sesame Street': Designing the Educational Context" (Rodney Dennis); (2) "'Sesame Street' in Labrador" (Graham Skanes and Lorne Taylor); (3)…

A self-instructional approach used at Central Michigan University to teach basic broadcasting techniques to students in a basic production course is described in this paper. Separate sections discuss the following topics: (1) problems involved in attempting to provide large numbers of students with hands-on training in broadcast production; (2)…

THESE PAPERS ARE FROM THE BRAILLE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE SENSORY AIDS EVALUATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER ON NOVEMBER 18, 1966. THE PAPERS PRESENTED ARE--"A STUDY OF BRAILLE PRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, AND USE," BY LOUIS GOLDISH, "AUTOMATED BRAILLE AND THE PROFESSION OF PROGRAMMING FOR THE BLIND," BY…

AN EXTENSIVE SURVEY WAS MADE OF EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES USED BY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, AND UNIVERSITIES. A CRITIQUE IS INCLUDED IN THE SURVEY REPORT DESCRIBING HOW EFFECTIVE 56 INSTITUTIONS ARE IN USING THE MEDIUM. NEAR THE END OF THE STUDY, A CONFERENCE WAS HELD (1960) AT HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND, TO DRAW UPON PROFESSIONAL…

This final report describes development and evaluation of Feeling Free, a series of six half-hour television programs about disabled children. The introductory chapter offers background on the project, discusses difficulties involved in integrating career-related segments to satisfy funding grants by the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped and…