As its first contribution to instructional television, Miami-Dade Junior College (Florida) has produced 30 half-hour documentaries on social themes for a 2-semester course. (RN)

A television consortium of 20 community colleges in Southern California is discussed in terms of the advantages, disadvantages and financial base of such an arrangement. (RN)

Notes the growing interest in instructional television (ITV) since the creation of a special mass media task force by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC). Describes the AACJC's newly created Instructional Telecommunications Consortium, which is designed to promote liaison between ITV producers and consumers. (JP)

The history of the TV College of the City Colleges of Chicago is briefly reviewed, trends in the educational television field are identified, and recommendations for other educational television services are made. Issues discussed include: interinstitutional cooperation, the "talking face," and the necessity of varied programming. (NHM)

With proper planning and cooperative arrangements for broadcasting and cable communications, junior colleges can effectively extend course offerings and other services to their communities. (RN)

The development of cable educational television at Vincennes University (Indiana) is discussed in terms of the financing, securing of franchises, educational goals and plans for future expansion. (RN)

In line with the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration's Horizons theme, the 18-college Outreach Consortium of Southern California has developed "Contemporary California Issues," an interdisciplinary telecourse designed to draw attention to and sharpen the focus on nine contemporary issues. (NHM)

Reports on Japan's University of the Air (UA), a broadcast, distance education venture empowered to grant bachelor of liberal arts degrees in several curriculum areas. Discusses the project's background, the state of telecommunications in Japan, UA curricula and goals, and possible problems. (LAL)

A cooperative arrangement between Northern Virginia Community College and a local television station provides a training program for broadcast technicians as well as producing and airing educational films and programs. (RN)

Describes the effectiveness of telecourses in adult outreach efforts and the contribution of community colleges in developing this medium, based on conclusions reached at the first meeting of the AACJC Task Force on the Uses of Mass Media for Learning. (RT)

Describes the evolution of a state-wide "TV College" system in Connecticut, including centralized administrative development, course selection and evaluation, scheduling, promotion and advertising, fee structures, and budgeting processes. (RT)

Highlights the increased use of mass media in off-campus instruction. Traces the establishment and growth and identifies the members and goals of the Instructional Telecommunications Consortium, comprising single institutions, community college districts, and regional consortia. Discusses the future role of telecommunications technology in higher…

Beginning in September of 1975, "Classic Theatre: The Humanities in Drama," a new video series for college credit developed by a consortium of educational groups, will be broadcast nationwide by the Public Broadcasting System. The series consists of 13 plays from the 1600's, 1700's, and 1800's. An anthology and study guide have been developed to…

The results of telecourse offerings in the Dallas County Community College District include increased enrollment and heightened interest in the humanities and other fields, without threatening faculty job security. Methods of recruiting adults for telecourse offerings are described. (RT)

Traces Amarillo College's involvement in instructional television (ITV) programming from the creation of a degree program in radio-television in 1955 to its current arrangement with the local cable television system, through which ten college-credit telecourses, several locally produced programs and series, and special satellite-network…