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…

Distance education initiatives that incorporate interactive television are explored from the perspective of two social work programs. Though both programs are of similar size and exist in the same state, one is private and located in an urban area, while the other is public and located in a rural area. Four key dimensions essential to distance…

This paper outlines a sample format for a fast-moving, enjoyable, half-hour television show designed to introduce infants to the academic areas of self-awareness, colors, letters, numbers, shapes, and reading. As envisioned, the program will also include music, information aiding parents in developing their infant's gross and fine motor abilities,…

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

The document presents the final report of an educational television series for deaf children and their families designed to: show on TV persons and situations which would enhance the self-image of deaf children, encourage activities which lead to the acquisition of language and reading skills, stimulate family interaction and interaction within…

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…

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)

The recording of dance for archival purpose has spawned the mediation of dance for education, training, and artistic purposes as well; and video has naturally emerged as the recording medium. (Author/CMV)

Reports on the Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) and its use in the United States. Included are highlights of the study, discussion of the technology of modern ITFS systems, description of the National University of the Air, Inc., and some recommendations to the Federal Communications Commission. (JN)

Describes the background of TV for Learning, a project to produce and distribute instructional television (ITV) awareness materials, and the project's creation of a sound film to spotlight successful ITV series, local promotion and awareness campaigns, and coordination of a variety of delivery activities to assist local ITV directors. (CMV)