A DETERMINATION OF THE FEASIBILITY AND DESIRABILITY OF A SIX-STATE EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION NETWORK IN THE STATES OF IOWA, NEBRASKA, MINNESOTA, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, AND WISCONSIN WAS CONDUCTED. IT WAS FOUND THAT A SIX-STATE, EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION NETWORK WAS POSSIBLE FROM A TECHNICAL VIEWPOINT. THE NETWORK WOULD USE ONLY EDUCATIONAL STATIONS…

THIS DOCUMENT DISCUSSES STATEWIDE METHODS OF IMPROVING THE DISTRIBUTION AND UTILIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL FILMS. THE AUTHORS PRESENT A HISTORICAL TREATMENT OF NEW YORK STATE'S AUDIOVISUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM, AND THE FINDINGS OF A STUDY ABOUT MOTION PICTURE EQUIPMENT AND FILM USE. THE REPORT ALSO DEALS WITH (1) THE GENERAL HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OF…

Reports on the experimental format of the current educational television program "Sesame Street . (LN)

A question-and-answer interview with the director general of the Independent Broadcasting Authority giving his views on educational broadcasting in Great Britain. (HB)

In this article, the author discusses the possible changes in the medium of television by the year 2020. He predicts that the viewers of the future will each have a simple gadget that will enable them to select exactly what they want to view--at their own choice of time. Nobody will sit through the end of a programme they do not want to watch in…

Author presents the view that it is important that television is required to educate as well as inform and entertain. (Author/HB)

A look at the availability and use of broadcast courses for college credit is presented, with emphasis on the program at Coastline Community College, Costa Mesa, California. High enrollment of students in its courses is attributed to promotion efforts and to the careful design of courses as complete learning systems with a whole set of components.…

THE EFFECTS OF TELEVISED INSTRUCTION WITH LARGE ENROLLMENTS IN COLLEGE HISTORY COURSES WAS DEFINED AND EVALUATED. ONE INSTRUCTOR PRESENTED LECTURES BY TELEVISION TO AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP AND DELIVERED THE SAME LECTURES TO A CONTROL GROUP. DISCUSSION SECTIONS OF BOTH GROUPS WERE LED BY THE SAME INSTRUCTORS, AND THE SAME MIDTERM AND FINAL…

Supporters of educational television cite impressive statistics to document the claim that ETV is a success. However, the movement is a failure largely because educators cannot accept the new technology. (DS)

Following a presentation of some of the more important reasons why Wisconsin needs a statewide educational television system, principles are suggested as a basis for planning such a system. Guided by these principles, and in consideration of the needs which would be served, a plan is proposed for the development of a statewide educational…

This report presents the activities of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for 1979. Sections deal with the following topics: telecommunications activities, including public radio, educational television, the program fund unit, educational activities, and the children's program project; planning and research, including communication and…

An account of the recent televised mass adult education project, Project Multi-Media," in Quebec, Canada. Experience in one area of Quebec indicates that it works. Whether the program will work on a province-wide scale is yet to be seen. (Author/JB)