Purpose was to find a less expensive way to offer a television course consistent with a minimum standard of academic creditability and student acceptance. Used various communications media. (RB)

This article provides a systematic review of three innovative educational technologies (IETs): two-way TV, the educational telephone network, and computer-assisted instruction. Reviews the instructional limitations of IETs, teaching activities, sources of content, methods of evaluation, and other types of IETs. (CT)

The purpose of this interim report is to evaluate the potential and limitations of satellite television for education and training within the European context through an examination of the experiences of countries other than the United Kingdom. Further information is awaited; however, projects are identified for Australia, Canada, China, Western…

The use of telecommunication systems holds great potential for in-service training programs. (MM)

Describes a system which makes postsecondary education courses available to individuals throughout Oklahoma. The Talkback Television System (TBTV) uses broadcast time and two-way telephone hook-ups to reach 62 locations statewide. (MER)

The success of interinstitutional exchange of instructional materials through educational technology in Great Britain encourages a similar exchange with developing nations lacking skilled teaching staffs. (IR)

Fifteen teachers from Edmonton (Alberta), receiving face to face instruction about Landsat satellite maps, were compared to 15 teachers from Sherwood Park (Alberta) who received instruction by one-way television and simultaneous group conferencing. Pupils taught by both groups performed equally well. These results indicate television group…

Describes the bilingual programs of the Ontario Educational Broadcasting Office (OTEO), in particular the French as a second language series, its history, and its innovative methods. These series have included courses for children, adolescents, and adults supplemented by publications, students telephone monitoring, and weekly workshops. (MES)

This ERIC digest provides a brief overview of the video, audio, and computer technologies that are currently used to deliver instruction for distance education programs. The video systems described include videoconferencing, low-power television (LPTV), closed-circuit television (CCTV), instructional fixed television service (ITFS), and cable…

The author discusses her experiences in the preparation and application of supplementary materials for two instructional television series broadcast to classrooms in Bavaria. The first series, on maps, used only written materials, but the second one, an English language course, combined television and radio broadcasts, tape recordings, and a…

In cooperation with the Office of Extension Classes and the Continuing Education Program, the College has developed inservice teacher education courses utilizing video tapes and the Victor Electrowriter Remote Blackboard (VERB). These programs are offered for two semester units of graduate extension credit and include eleven 2 1/2-hour sessions.…

A television-telephone-computer system was used to teach approximately a hundred teachers about computers in 8 TV lessons. Additional study materials were available to some groups through the system. The subjects did learn about computers, were able to use the system, and rated the system favorably as a pedagogical tool. While technically…

This conference report is the ninth in an annual series. The theme of the 1975 international conference was continuous education, the provision of education for individuals at any time in their lives when they think it beneficial. The text consists of 27 papers that address the continuous education theme, educational media related to the theme, or…

Intended primarily for use by individuals about to assume responsibility for the implementation of field trials and demonstration projects built around interactive telecommunication systems, this report provides brief descriptions of 20 telemedicine projects, 12 teleconferencing projects, and seven involving two-way applications of cable…