Describes the design and intent of the educational communication system constructed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre under the leadership of its bishop. (Editor)

Reports on the Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) and its use in the United States. Included are highlights of the study, discussion of the technology of modern ITFS systems, description of the National University of the Air, Inc., and some recommendations to the Federal Communications Commission. (JN)

These three papers explore ways to use television for instructional purposes. "ITFS for Lifelong Learning--'The Development of a System'" (Leonard J. Bathurst) provides a brief historical overview of the background and some of the experiences at California State University, Fresno, as an Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS)…

Describes an instructional telecommunications system in use at Kirkwood Community College, which provides 60 hours of live educational programming weekly to over 20 locations through an interactive delivery system. Looks at ways Kirkwood is providing ready access to a variety of learning resources to off-campus learners. (DMM)

Describes several currently operating interactive video programs (the TAGER network in north Texas and Kirkwood Community College, Iowa) and noninteractive video programs (Colorado State University and the University of Minnesota) being utilized by higher education institutions in the United States to teach students unable to attend classes on…

Describes Kirtland Community College's plans to develop an interactive instructional studio on campus to transmit academic courses, develop six interactive satellite stations, provide in-service teacher training on the use of two-way telecommunications, modify existing courses, and incorporate interactive televideo into the college's instructional…

Describes the general operation and use of the Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) closed-circuit educational television broadcasting network, as well as the two-way audio-video interconnect ITFS system at the University of Louisville. (CMV)

Describes the development and implementation of television courses in the Coast Community College District. Discusses telecourse operations, enrollment, and student characteristics. (MA)

The Aroostook County Telecommunications System is a slow-scan television network connecting five health institutions in the county with the Central Maine Interactive Telecommunications System (CMITS). The Aroostook system allows both audio conferencing and still-image videoconferencing among the Aroostook participants, and provides for an…

Cable television's local access option may be a way for colleges and universities to expand their media offerings. For example, some institutions are using cable capabilities to broadcast direct and inservice instruction or to provide hands-on training for broadcast students. A small private liberal arts college in Iowa successfully uses cable…

The Appalachian Education Satellite Project is designed to apply communications satellite technology to the task of improving the quality of education in Appalachia. The report describes attitudinal responses of the participating teachers to the various learning activities, the delivery system, and the equipment that were used in the course,…

Distance learning programs, services and clients since 1975 at California State University, Chico, are described. Background, funding, and the teleconferencing network are discussed. (CW)

Defining videotex and teletext as the most revolutionary innovations in communication since the invention of movable type, this paper describes The Interactive Videotex Project of public television station KPBS in San Diego, California. Following a brief overview of videotex and teletext technologies, the paper discusses (1) the development of the…