A description of a television project in environmental education in which the viewer is cast in the role of the decision-maker--charged with the responsibility of making a decision and forwarding it to the producers to be factored into the next program.'' (Author/AK)

The Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN) presented a "television simulation" to make the citizens of Main more aware of 1) environmental challenges, 2) the process of reconciling problems, and 3) the importance of the individual in the process. In the simulation a fictitious town, Freeboro, was faced with a decision regarding a new…

An experimental project sought to build a replicable model of a viewer-active television simulation. Other educational goals were to 1) increase citizen concern for environmental factors and land use in Maine; 2) disseminate information on land use agencies; 3) illuminate the citizen's role in public planning; and 4) develop new patterns of…

Most states have a commission charged with modernizing statewide telecommunications. College trustees can be active in assuring that the educational potential of technology is tapped. Efforts in Maine, Iowa, Nebraska, and South Carolina to link universities with telephone systems and public television illustrate the opportunities and benefits.…