A communication medium is defined in this article as a discursive or a non-discursive language, and language is defined as a system of symbols, that can be transferred. (Author)

THE OVERHEAD PROJECTOR WAS DESIGNED TO FILL A RECOGNIZED NEED IN VISUAL COMMUNICATION. IT IS A TRANSPARENT, STILL PROJECTOR CAPABLE OF ENLARGING UP TO 10" X 10" TRANSPARENCIES. BY LOCATING THE PROJECTOR AT THE FRONT OF THE CLASSROOM ITS USE MAY BE MULTIPLIED. THE SIZE OF THE MATERIAL CAN BE EASILY AND QUICKLY CHANGED, SHAPES CAN BE…

It is becoming imperative that librarians make full use of all the developing means of communication which growing technology is giving us. (MF)

The author suggests that there is a need to identify methods of effectively and efficiently enhancing communication in the lecture room, laboratory or in the out-of-class environment. The study reported concerns the development of suitable new systems which will enable the teacher of chemistry to (1) use projection television for brief periods…

Topics in this annotated bibliography on audiovisual instruction include the history of instructional technology, teacher-training, equipment operation, administration of media programs, production of instructional materials, language laboratories, instructional television, programed instruction, communication theory, learning theory, and…

The Latin American Institute for Educational Communication (ILCE) is a multi-national organization which aims to improve instruction through the development of educational media. ILCE's development, organization and operation are discussed. (Author)

This essay examines the relationship between learning and communication and clarifies the conditions under which media could be used in schools to enhance learning. Learning situations relevant to the school's use of media, the role of communications in learning, and consequences of the classroom use of media are discussed. (RAO)

Intended to promote the effective use of captioned media in the education of hearing impaired students, the manual contains theoretical and historical background information about captioning, illuminates major issues in the field of captioning (e.g., edited versus verbatim captioning and the need to teach caption-reading skills), and offers…

Purpose was to find a less expensive way to offer a television course consistent with a minimum standard of academic creditability and student acceptance. Used various communications media. (RB)

The classroom teacher is provided with a series of exercises to develop skills in three broad areas of audiovisual technology: (1) creating instructional materials--including exercises emphasizing lettering, display boards, chalk boards, graphs, laminating, duplicating, transparencies, audio tapes, visual literacy sequences, multimedia…

At Snow College, Ephraim, Utah, traditional lectures have become a thing of the past since the introduction of videotapes, super 8 film, and audio cassettes in self-paced learning. (SF)