The academic policies, course content, use of television, evaluation policies, and image problems of the University of Mid-America, a type of open university/correspondence school serving seven mid-western states, are examined and compared to the United Kingdom's Open University. (JMD)

At a conference for part-time staff of the East Anglian Region of Britain's Open University, role-playing was used to improve counseling skills. Two role-plays of counseling situations are summarized and discussed and the Role-Playing--Observer's Check List, used in the session, is appended. (JMD)