Described here is a study on the efficacy of a media-rich curriculum based on the idea that children can learn best from "media synergy," that is, when children have opportunities to learn a focused set of skills by engaging in repeated practice with them in many different formats and media. Participants in this study were low-income…

A discussion of volunteer efforts and programs at the BBC in Great Britain. (HB)

A look at the Education Report of the CPB's Advisory Council on National Organizations--its recommendations, its priorities, and its problems. (Author)

A discussion of how the Educational Design Unit operates at the British Broadcasting Corporation. (HB)

PARTICIPANTS IN THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ETV HELD AT BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY IN 1963 WERE AGREED THAT ETV'S PROMISE IS MORE ANTICIPATED THAN ACHIEVED AND THAT ITS BUILT-IN ECONOMIC PROBLEMS MUST BE MET AND OVERCOME BEFORE REAL ACHIEVEMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE. PROBLEMS DISCUSSED DURING THE CONFERENCE INCLUDED COSTS, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, AND UNIONS.…

This annotated bibliography lists publications in the categories of educational television, in general, in research, in administration and facilities, in program design and classroom utilization, and in program planning and production. Further categories are: international ETV publications and children and television. Periodicals and annuals are…

Forty-eight reports published between 1962 and 1969 are presented in this unannotated bibliography. These reports were selected for the use of the Commission on Instructional Technology in its examination of the conditions, requirements, and variables affecting the quality of complex learning mediated by instructional television systems. (EM 007…

The primary focus of this monograph is on how school districts might involve themselves in the process of drafting cable television ordinances and granting cable franchises. An introductory section surveys the history of cable television, its educational uses, two-way capabilities, the local origination rule, and the role of the Federal…

THE MATERIAL FROM THE SEMINARS COVERED BY THIS REPORT IS ARRANGED IN FIVE CATEGORIES--(1) THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE USES OF TELEVISION (TV) IN EDUCATION, (2) THE ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF TV IN EDUCATION, (3) A PLAN FOR CONDUCTING A CONTINUING CENSUS ON THE USES OF TV IN EDUCATION, (4) THE PROJECTED USES OF TV IN EDUCATION DURING THE NEXT DECADE,…

A discussion of instructional television's implementation in terms of massiveness of the system; the decentralization of the system; and the fragmented, overlapping funding structure of the system, which results in obscured centers of power resting somewhere between state and local control, with subtle direction by the federal government.…

An analysis of various educational television projects and the aspects of each that can be used to evolve a model for ITV. (HB)

This teachers guide includes suggested activities before and after viewing, a synopsis, suggestions for further exploration, a related film list, and a bibliography. (STS)