This work provides an overview of the use of Virtual Reality (VR) technology in the context of training through the documentation of a project produced by Ohio University's Game Research and Immersive Design (GRID) Lab involving the development of a cine-VR series for police officer training in areas such as suicide prevention, mental health,…

In this essay Emily Hager presents an example of conflict education through student journalism. War News Radio is a student-organized and student-produced program developed at Swarthmore College in which participants produce for a global audience nonpartisan weekly radio shows and podcasts focused on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Hager shares…

Describes the Circulation Management Project being developed by the Empire State College of the State University of New York--a program designed to upgrade the newspaper circulation department. (HOD)

ALI is a project to develop an archive for talking books produced by the Swedish universities. The universities produce talking books from the mandatory literature for students with reading disabilities, including mostly journal articles, book chapters and texts written by teachers. The project group consists of librarians and co-ordinators for…

This description of the establishment of KRPS--a public radio station--at Pittsburg State University in Kansas, focuses on the strategies pursued to acquire the necessary approvals to construct the station, the problems encountered in its construction, and information on costs, equipment, and budgeting. Seven appendixes provide additional…

Describes the development of a program that incorporates materials for 8 productions with an interest in: opening the doors to theatre by using dramatic working materials; building a bridge between the education institution and the art institution; and expanding educational understanding and repertoire by learning art production processes. (SC)

This paper describes an evolving series of television programs that are designed to paint personal portraits capturing the thoughts, methods, theory, and practice of such major innovators in individualized instruction as Samuel N. Postelthwait and Fred S. Keller. The major purpose and potential benefits of this video history series are explained,…

Details a National Library of Canada project to produce a videodisc, show its value as a research tool, and demonstrate its viability as an information storage and retrieval medium. An overview and time sequence of the project, disc contents, resource materials for production, production and postproduction techniques, and project results are…

Recounts an American film studies professor's professional and personal experiences in teaching in Malaysia--the campus television studios burned to the ground the morning he arrived. Comments on the difficulties in film production in developing countries and on his Malaysian students' determination and capabilities. (PA)

Describes the development, production, and performance of "Harvest Ceremony: Beyond the Thanksgiving Myth," a museum theatre piece performed annually at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian's Gustav Heye Center. Notes that the play gives the audience a fresh perspective on the first Thanksgiving from the Native point…

"fax!" is a European educational program which encourages European schoolgoers to participate in media production at the European level by enabling them to produce a multi-lingual newspaper by fax. The project entails a diversified range of activities in accordance with the teaching objectives and strategy of the school itself:…

Intended for use by media specialists, this report presents techniques for effective communication and suggests ways of reaching out to various groups. Guidelines are provided for the production and distribution of semester reports on the school library media program, together with suggestions for the development of program goals and objectives,…

Describes a 10-week drama production project to create a scripted piece that suits adolescent actors. Notes that there is a scarcity of suitable scripts for middle school performers. Details the process used in the hope that others who face similar frustrations may learn from and adapt it for use in their own educational environments. (SC)

The author began her career in education as a drama teacher. Although she loved what she was doing, she felt she needed some new challenges. One summer she decided to enroll at the University of California at Berkeley to take a very intense course in film-making. On her return to Hawai'i, she discovered that if she took classes at the University…

With the help of the music, physical education, and art teachers, two third-grade classes wrote, scored, and produced an original operetta in a five-month interdisciplinary classroom project. The process is outlined and recommended by the authors for almost any grade level. (SJL)