The GDR series "Von Pädagogen für Pädagogen" ("By Educators for Educators"), which addressed GDR educators, was established in 1970 and then broadcast in this form for 13 years at approximately monthly intervals. The article presented here locates the programme within the GDR's continuing education landscape and endeavours to…

This article analyses recent developments in Danish film and television education through a case study of a new training initiative for creating content for children and young audiences. Following an outline of traditional training and career trajectories in the Danish screen industries in general, and for working with children's film and…

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly affected K-12 education worldwide, Peru has faced particularly unique challenges. A combination of quarantine requirements and unequal access to remote learning technology led to the creation of a series of multimodal programs by Peru's Ministry of Education under the umbrella title Aprendo en Casa [I…

Children have long enjoyed a special status in the family and the community in India, where traditional teaching techniques include song, dance, play, and storytelling. In India, play-oriented, child-centered approaches to teaching and learning, which are common in the United States, Canada, Europe, and elsewhere, are the exception to the norm…

Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) is the first Open University in Asia and established in 1974 on the model of UKOU. AIOU uses different media for the delivery of instruction. It has a well established Institute of Educational Technology which has radio and TV production facilities and advance level of work in computer technology. AOU offers…

Distance education is among the significant fields for the application of educational technology. Distance education in China has gone through three phases, namely: correspondence-based education, radio and TV-based education and online education. This paper was based on educational technology application, and the historical, dialectic and…

Describes the successful instructional television program at Biloxi (Mississippi) High School and the support the program receives from the state educational television system. (IRT)

Briefly describes how one high school uses instructional television in its English and science classes, and outlines the kind of support given to instructional television by the South Carolina department of education. (IRT).

Describes a program at Puerto Rico Junior College that offers credit and noncredit courses over a commercial television station. (IRT)

A closed circuit television program produced through the facilities of the Waukegan Development Center by retarded adults for retarded adults is discussed. It is explained that the variety format of the show allows for many guest performers and that the show also utilizes prerecorded "remotes" and a musical contest as a part of its weekly…

Describes installation, operation, and educational benefits of a closed circuit television system installed on a ship used for the "Semester at Sea" program. The program, jointly sponsored by the University of Pittsburgh and the Institute of Shipboard Education, provides undergraduates with the opportunity to pursue studies on a…

Discusses characteristics and programs of the World Education Center in Berkeley, California. The central thrust of the program is peace studies, with the objective of working toward an end to war. Programs include the Conscience and War Education program and Instructional Television and World Education: Time for A Marriage. (KC)

Describes how a middle school counselor uses instructional television to reach students. Provides a list of television series available for use with junior high and senior high students. (IRT)

Describes use of the public television program "Between the Lions" in one kindergarten classroom to help develop literacy skills. Reports that 75 to 85 percent of children were engaged by the program, with the most attentive children being those who understood some letter-sound connections and enjoyed trying to read along. Most of the…

Over a three-year period, the teachers of Prairie High School (Iowa) wrote 1,600 videotapes that were used in individualized learning packages in several curricular areas. (IRT)