This informal study of the religious uses of television, based on direct on-site discussions with religious television producers, was undertaken in order to provide a broader base of understanding of current developments in the field, and to assess the viability of a television broadcast ministry for the United Methodist Church. Discussions with…

Paper attempts to examine what the difficulties are in reconciling adult education teachers, their students, and the educational television broadcaster to a program beneficial to both sides. (Author/RK)

This essay discusses useful techniques for the presentation of college courses on television, based on the author's year-long programming of television courses in American history. Suggestions include comments on program organization, effective use of visual aids, pacing the lecture, methods of on-camera relaxation, and working with the program…

A program of cooperative instruction making maximum use of educational television for 24 elementary schools and 2 high schools in American Samoa is described. The instructional team consists of studio teacher, research teacher, producer-director, librarian, classroom teacher, technical personnel. The team prepares cooperatively, the various stages…

This survey was designed to complement the information obtained in previous surveys by concentrating on two categories of courses: new courses since the previous survey (12 undergraduate and two short courses) and courses which had lost their television repeats since the previous survey (23 undergraduate courses). The aims of this survey were to…

Authors describe the results of their research project dealing with what children like about commercial television and the implications for instructional television. (HB)

This report describes two-way interactive television and its use by Minnesota's elementary and secondary schools, and discusses the potential of two-way interactive television systems for education in the next decade. While the report describes a diversity of current uses of two-way interactive television, it is argued that these applications by…

Criticizes the Thames Television "English Programme" because it promotes mistrust, dissatisfaction, and cynicism. (CRH)

The use of television as an aid for teaching the initial teaching alphabet is discussed with programing recommendations. (RK)

Increasing interest in the concept of parents as educators of their children and the increasing availability to public groups of television air time make possible unique opportunities for teacher training. This paper describes the "Just for You" program, a television series for preschool children and their parents. The program is produced with the…

This overview of educational telecommunications and distance learning in Connecticut includes information on the Connecticut Department of Education and the Connecticut Public Television statewide, two-channel, ITFS (instructional television fixed service); the Connecticut Community College system's Community College Instructional Television…

Starting from the premise that educational problems and solutions must be viewed primarily from the point of view of their effect on the learner rather than on the teacher and administrator, this book emphasizes all the roles that television can perform in targeting upon the needs of the learner. Beginning with a quick summary of the state of the…