During 30 months in 2010-2013, 56 instructional TV programmes for an English Language Learning course were scripted in the UK and produced in Turkey. Each TV programme has three drama clips, each one followed by a review of key phrases, then by a section inviting viewers to practice speaking those phrases. The rationale for this structure and for…

The collection of chapters in this special book examines educational practices during the COVID-19 viral outbreak. This special book brings together a variety of studies and scholars in an effort to exemplify how the COVID-19 shapes the learning and teaching processes in different countries. The twelve chapters selected for this special book…

The collection of chapters in this special book examines educational practices during the COVID-19 viral outbreak. This special book brings together a variety of studies and scholars in an effort to exemplify how the COVID-19 shapes the learning and teaching processes in different countries. The twelve chapters selected for this special book…

Television is frequently blamed for the problems adults face with some young people. Does television affect their understanding and behaviour? Of course it does. "Sesame Street", the most researched educational programme in the world, gave its pre-school viewers a head start in literacy that was still measurable ten years later. BBC…

In the United Kingdom, television for schools is 50 years old in 2007. The anniversary provides a reason to undertake an exploratory history of school broadcasting, an area that has received very little attention from historians of British education. The first part of this article examines the origins of school radio broadcasting, focusing…

This is a brief historical review of the key content and influence of the three predecessor publications to "Learning, Media and Technology," the "NECCTA Bulletin" (1968-1975), the "Journal of Educational Television" (1975-1995), and the "Journal of Educational Media" (1996-2004). Study of these publications…

Educators are aware from their own experience, as part of the audience if not a lecturer, that being talked at for 50 minutes is not the most captivating form of communication. A change of dynamic, preferably involving an element of topicality, can make a significant contribution to engagement. This article discusses how teachers can use short…

Studies the impact of school television programs on groups of 9- to 11-year-old pupils of above average, average, and below average IQs, with special reference to variance in attitudes of receiving, in responding to, and in valuing the transmissions. (Author)

This profile is the second in a series documenting the experience with the uses of technology in higher education. A look at how the Open University employs media to serve a large, dispersed student body may benefit others who plan to expand or modify their own uses of educational technology. (Author)

Description of a course designed to give teachers at a polytechnic institute the skills necessary to conceive, script, and produce an educational television program with guidance from media specialists. (STS)

There is no centralized policy for using television and radio for inservice teacher education in Britain. Teacher training colleges have their own low cost production units, two cities have all their schools linked on a closed circuit cable system, and the BBC broadcasts on open circuit one or two series for teachers each year. The largest user of…

A survey of the use of television in medical education, its advantages and problems, with particular reference to post-graduate education of doctors in the United Kingdom. (JY)

Describes different styles and approaches toward broadcasting which could be used within the Open University Continuing Education Division. Three types of courses using television are discussed: advice courses, how to courses, and why (basis of knowledge) courses. Three references are included. (Author/BK)

Discusses formative and summative evaluation techniques used by BBC Education in the United Kingdom to assess the effectiveness of educational broadcasts for various ages. Two case studies are included: one that investigated the use of educational television in primary and secondary schools; and one that focused on adult literacy programs. (three…