Describes a project in which students planned and produced a cable television program. Contains the guidelines used in the project and a statement of the philosophy underlying it. (FL)

Provides guidelines for developing an inexpensive television production curriculum using community access cable television. (CMV)

Describes the PACE project (Public Access Cable television by and for Elders) which attempts to involve senior citizens actively in television production. (JMF)

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…

This essay discusses useful techniques for the presentation of college courses on television, based on the author's year-long programming of television courses in American history. Suggestions include comments on program organization, effective use of visual aids, pacing the lecture, methods of on-camera relaxation, and working with the program…

Over the last 10 years, French television's Institute of Audiovisual Communication (INA) has shifted from modernist to post-modernist practice in broadcasting in a series of innovative audiovisual magazine programs about communication, and in a series of longer "compilation" documentaries. The first of INA's audiovisual magazines,…

Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK), the Japanese Broadcasting Corporation, operates two public television, two medium wave radio and one VHF-FM public radio networks. NHK derives its support from receiver fees. Under the 1950 Broadcast Law which established NHK as a public broadcasting organization the Prime Minister appoints NHK's Board of Governors and…

Two articles provide details on student personnel, equipment, and programing of high school video news shows and offer general tips for a successful production. A sidebar presents guidelines for extending the life of videotapes. (MES)

This publication of the New York State Education Department addresses three applications of video in New York schools. Chapter 1 discusses public, cable, and commercial television broadcast resources, resources in the form of videotape libraries and collections, and resource utilization. The second chapter focuses on the process and product of…

The specialist team approach to the design and preparation of instructional television materials uses a core group of professionals who work closely together, each making unique contributions throughout the duration of a project. Typically the team consists of content authorities, an instructional designer, a writer, a producer-director, and a…

Teletext broadcasting in the Japanese Language was begun in 1983 by the NHK (Japanese Broadcasting Corporation). It adopts the Pattern Transmission Method, since over 3,000 Chinese characters, in addition to the 46 Katakana and 46 Hiragana syllabaries, are necessary to write sentences in Japanese. Currently, the teletext programs consist of news,…

This guide is designed to acquaint public television station managers and staff with the video-teleconferencing business. For managers, the goal is to provide an overview of the market and an understanding of the facilities and personnel required to enter it. For staff personnel who may be assigned to video-teleconferencing responsibilities, the…

Provides a detailed look at combination of factors contributing to the success of the elementary science television programs of Japan, including production facilities, research, instructional approach, production techniques, and promotion. It is suggested that this series could serve as a model for the development of televised instruction in…

Describes the production and programing of daily quarter-hour television shows by different groups of students at Laurel (Maryland) Elementary School, guided by the library media specialist who started them five years ago. The video experience has improved students' reading, writing, and math skills, as well as behavior. (MF)

This manual outlines the instructional objectives for the children's television program "Sesame Street." The first section focuses on the child and his world with objectives related to: body part recognition; the child and his powers; reasoning and problem solving; emotions; career awareness; social groups and institutions; social…