The design and operation of a mobile TV control room are described. (BD)

The design and implementation of a cablevision delivered course on Grand Opera is described. The unique aspect of this project is that both the viewers and the production teams experienced active learning situations. (Author)

This article demonstrates the parallels between development of technology and the increased acceptance of distance learning. First, definitions of distance learning are provided. Second, the history of distance learning and its use of technological innovations are presented. Third, an overview of the academic institutions that are offering…

This article explores the literature in the intersecting fields of media, technology and schooling in the United States across the past two centuries. It organizes the research from a social-historical perspective through a fictionalized interview with an archetypal third-generation urban public school teacher. This topography illustrates the…

Since the creation of "Sesame Street", children's educational television programs have grown in both number and popularity. However, controversy has shadowed the children's television arena for many years. Some have claimed that viewing television is a passive event, requiring little or no effort on the part of the viewer. However, research on…

This article describes the design, development, and successful implementation of a hybrid distance education course on adulthood and aging. The focus is on the pedagogical and technological transitions made in converting a traditional course into an interactive television course (iTV). The course was taught a total of three times, first as a…

"The Electric Company" ("TEC") television show won the hearts of children because it made learning fun. Thirty years later, the iconic show has returned with the goal of not only teaching literacy, but also numeracy (the ability to work with and understand numbers) and mathematics vocabulary in a fun, entertaining, and engaging…

The use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) to bridge the communication gap between teacher and learner has been identified as a major characteristic of Open and Distance Learning (ODL). In many developing counties, including Nigeria, several barriers prevent OD learners from maximising the potentials of ICTs to enhance their learning.…

Authenticity of production for accurate interpretation in television programming is necessary for educational value. (JR)

The goal of children's television in the Czechoslovakian Socialist Republic is the ethical and aesthetic education of young viewers. (Author)

A discussion of how excellence in public television programing can refute the rule that it not only does not draw large audiences, but that somehow it can't. An analysis of how "The Incredible Machine" succeeded where others have not. (HB)

A discussion of how public television can lament its "inability" to draw reasonable audiences, while slighting or ignoring the professional tools that help make those audiences possible. (Author/HB)

A discussion of television audience research in Germany. (HB)

A brief discussion of audience research efforts by the Sri Landa Broadcasting Corporation. (HB)