Describes the development of a journalism telecourse that, rather than present videotaped lectures, uses footage from interviews with practicing reporters and television news anchors to illustrate themes and processes in the field. Discusses issues related to the designing of the program, obtaining interviews with eminent journalists, and…

The development of new communications technology is likely to transform everyday life in the coming decades, and a central question for educators is whether and how such technologies can be used to advance the education of both the historically disenfranchised and of those who are already educated but desire or need more education. In an effort to…

The major negative factor to the full integration of televised instruction into the educational system has always been cost, either because of the initial investment or the time required to develop courseware. Resistance to change has always been and continues to be the greatest barrier to the use of all technologies in education. Countless…

Using television as a means of delivery for an educational program in rural areas and looking at the media preferences of young adults, this study was conducted in a non-metropolitan area of northwestern New Mexico to examine the effectiveness of television and videotape to provide basic principles of solar energy to 15 young apprentices in a…

This program guide outlines the development of and provides guidelines for implementing a model community education project entitled: Fire Education and the News. Developed to encourage fire departments and local television stations to work together to produce in-depth new programing on fire safety, the Fire Education and the News program provides…

This paper describes the KEY Program as a successful cooperative effort of the Rochester (New York) Institute of Technology (RIT) and the Livingston-Steuben-Wyoming Board of Cooperative Educational Services (LSW-BOCES). The KEY Program's primary mission is to expand course offerings to high school students in the Rochester area through distance…

This paper summarizes the 16 projects that have been funded by the Minnesota Extension Service to demonstrate innovative and effective uses of technology in adult education. Several of the projects are described in detail. Actual and anticipated impacts are examined, and suggested strategies that others can apply to reach and empower rural adult…

This paper describes a project conducted in 1991-92, based on research conducted in 1986-87 that demonstrated the need for a telecommunications system with the capacity of integrated services digital networks (ISDN) that would allow for sound, vision, and integrated computer services. Called the Tri-Centre Project, it set out to explore, from the…

A program was developed to train community school administrators in the Garfield School District (Panguitch, Utah) in the skills, techniques, and understandings essential for implementing and evaluating a successful multiple-option instructional program for adult basic and adult high school students. The need for the program was determined because…

Educational television has made great strides in the five years which have elapsed since the Federal Communications Commission set aside television channels for the exclusive use of education. Such stations are located in 29 communities of the United States, representing large cities, university centers and, in several instances, serving entire…