Defining a telecourse as a series of lessons presented through the medium of television, this paper outlines four uses of telecourses and describes three different options for telecourse design: (1) use of commercially-available materials; (2) use of professor-developed materials; and (3) a combination of the two. Focusing on the…

This document is divided into: (1) a television curriculum guide and (2) a resource guide. The first describes a four-part television series designed to improve instruction. Section 1 acquaints the participant with some of the issues in distance education, including teacher roles, the impact of technology, parity between the traditional and…