Instructional packages written in a special format have been shown to be effective in teaching the duties of coordinator jobs to untrained members of the Experimental Living Project. Programed instruction appears to be a valuable technology for the development of a community whose members are maximally involved with its management. (Author/JEG)

Advocates a system of narratives and worksheet for use by in-house instructional developers that are designed to: (1) be a job aid, (2) document the work and decisions for a given ID project, and (3) be the basis for a feedback system between project management and the instructional developer. (VT)

Experiential learning packages help learners effectively attain affective, empathetic, interactive, and complex cognitive objectives, and unlearn undesirable cognitive prejudices and affective anxieties. They are recommended for vocational education in the helping professions and in instructional situations that involve internships. The beginning…

Describes an alternative strategy for certain sections of a Meal Management course at Texas Tech University. These sections are taught by an individualized, self-paced method which allows students to program their own schedules through the modules of study. (VT)

Describes a unique approach for teaching biology to non-majors. The system used is an adaptation of the audio-tutorial approach and the use of teaching modules called "concept-paks." (VT)

Discusses the rationale for and results of an undergraduate course in calculus using modularized mastery level instruction. The salient features of the present program are instructor controlled learning with modularized materials, immediate results on quizzes, and lecture-recitation sessions. (VT)

Transnational Instructional Development has resulted in international training courses for 100 professional communicators and educators from 26 countries, a series of 12 self-instructional modules, and the establishment of an active network of agencies in eight countries working together on the development of models and materials for professional…

Two examples of CBT which demonstrate unique design characteristics without gimmicks are described. The first is an example from Northern States Power Company (NSP), an electric and gas utility. The second details implementation of a language arts unit by the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium in a public school seting. (JEG)