Children's media have the capacity to prepare young learners to develop the knowledge, attitudes, and skills they need to contribute to a more peaceful world. Research suggests international coproductions of Sesame Street and other children's media efforts are linked to positive impact on how viewers perceive themselves and their own cultures, as…

Three years ago, the "National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science" (NCCSTS) was inspired to merge the case study and flipped classroom approaches. The resulting project aimed to create the materials required to teach a flipped course in introductory biology by assigning videos as homework and case studies in the classroom. Three…

Based on the popular television show the "Iron Chef," an innovative marketing activity called the "Iron Inventor" is introduced. Using the creative problem-solving approach and active learning techniques, the Iron Inventor facilitates student learning pertaining to the step-by-step processes of creating a new product and…

Printers capable of producing three-dimensional objects are becoming more common. Most of these printers are impractical for use in the chemistry classroom because of the expense incurred in fabricating a print head that must be controlled in three dimensions. We propose a simpler solution to this problem that allows the emerging technology of…

Steps and processes that go into the making of a film are summarized in layman's terms. The stages of film preparation, shooting, editing and final processing are explicitly detailed. Included is a breakdown of the approximate amount of time and cost required for making each film. Sample pages of film script, a sample shooting schedule, and…

Describes a method for videodisc courseware development utilized by the University of Notre Dame Interactive Videodisc Laboratory staff, which includes production of a storyboard as the final component of the design phase. The three steps of group storyboarding, formative evaluation, and generation of production documents are discussed in detail.…

Fourteen heuristics for producing industrial videotapes are discussed. The heuristics are intended to serve as guidelines in producing programs that present content in a manner contributing to the end use of information by trainees, increase retention, relieve boredom, and/or create viewer identification with the subject at hand. (Author/JN)

Discusses a prototype system used at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to produce an interactive videodisc program for instruction. The interactive tutorial which is used with MIT's Architecture Machine Group is described as an example of techniques that can be used to produce similar videodisc programs. (MER)

Describes three in-house indexes produced at the Texas A&M University Library to facilitate access to energy-related materials, curriculum guides and other educational materials, and reference materials. Production, as well as time and cost factors, are discussed. Recommendations for producing in-house indexes are offered. (10 references) (MES)

Discusses why new systems and processes are needed in the development of multimedia training products. Highlights include: benefits of object-oriented design; the new system of development based on models, databases, and tools; a comparison of the craft process and the new process of development; and the transition to better quality, faster, more…

Describes how to more effectively communicate the visual element in video and audiovisual materials. Discusses identifying a central topic, developing the visual content without words, preparing a storyboard, testing its effectiveness on people who are unacquainted with the production, and writing the script with as few words as possible. (AEF)

A workable solution to the problem of how to test out an interactive video program before paying for videotape production and editing involves creating a videotape template of the computer program's flowchart to reproduce the actual interactive experience and thus check for program accuracy. (MBR)

Describes seven different instructional strategies that can be used in designing videodisc programs that best take advantage of disc attributes. Instructions for producing a premaster tape and a discussion of what video productions should look like are provided. (MER)

Discusses the experiences of some teachers in developing instructional materials for English as a second language, covering the areas of needs analysis, the planning stage of development, development, class trials, pedagogical layout, restrictions, and guidelines. (Author/CB)

Discusses development and use of Open Learning Institute's computerized course development and production systems which solved some of the inherent problems in course writing. A network of microcomputers which facilitates preparation of production-ready manuscripts and course authoring templates constructed from word processing software is…