This paper reported on the findings of research into innovation in e-learning design and assessment through the development and implementation of online learning activities (e-tivities). The focus of the study was on Carpe Diem as a process to enable academic course teams to seize 2 days to design and embed pedagogically appropriate e-tivities…

A discussion of some of the problems facing the service and outlines the author's ideas for bringing the two Centers together to form a single production unit, working across a range of media. (Author)

A description of a child centered media program in London, England. (HB)

A report on the activities of the Dover Educational Television Center, Great Britain. (HB)

An educator focuses on approaches to easing the integration of handicapped children into British ordinary schools. She addresses the following topics: classroom organization, pupil grouping, positioning for visually impaired pupils, noise factors and illumination, staff cooperation, material development, and peer tutoring. (CL)

The senior commissioning editor for educational programing on Channel Four, a British television channel committed to quality programing, discusses how plans have progressed through the first year of broadcasting. She specifically discusses target audiences, labelling, how many people have been reached, special programing, innovation and…

Describes the balanced curriculum proposed by the Schools Council, activities taken by the Committee of Independent Learning in Science, and suggestions for material development made in an A-level physics workshop. Indicates that the general rather than specific objectives should be stressed to broaden the scope of physics teaching. (CC)

A description of projects designed to produce mathematics teaching materials for the lowest forty percentile ability group, based on a study of the environment. (MM)

Preprints of papers to be presented at the 25th annual Audio-Visual Aids Conference are collected along with the conference program. Papers include official messages, a review of the conference's history, and presentations on photography in education, using school broadcasts, flexibility in the use of television, the "communications…

A review of the support materials for courses in educational technology developed by the National Council for Educational Technology. (Author)

Discusses the demise of programed learning movement nearly 20 years ago, arguing that the lessons learned from the collapse of the movement have important implications for computer assisted instruction (CAI) today. Issues related to CAI, including the development of good software are considered. (JN)

This brief essay explores the possible educational uses of cable television, and discusses how teachers can become involved in developing educational programs for cable. The paper begins by presenting practical steps that need to be taken if educational requirements are to be met in the highly commercial environment of cable television, and…

A project made use of computer technology to help a child with cerebral palsy communicate and learn. Software programs for the project, developed by the City of Manchester College of Higher Education and the Lancasterian School, are widely adaptable and can be used by nonspecialist teachers. (Authors/PP)

THIS REPORT HAS BEEN COMPILED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES BY THE ENGLISH-TEACHING INFORMATION CENTRE OF THE BRITISH COUNCIL FOR THE NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SECOND LANGUAGE PROBLEMS, HELD IN TUNIS, APRIL 1968. (SEE "TEACHING ENGLISH TO SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES, UNITED STATES ACTIVITIES--1967," PUBLISHED BY THE CENTER FOR APPLIED…