The director of the inter-university research unit in Great Britain argues that the potential of television is still unrealized in higher education. (Editor)

Presents a guide to resources on television drama available to teachers for classroom use in television curriculum. Lists American and British television drama videorecordings of both series and individual presentations and offers a bibliography of "one-off" single fiction plays produced for British television. (JMF)

Describes a mass communication course of study which includes instruction on the television interview. Examines the way different styles of interviews structure the events, issues, and people they present. (PD)

A general description of The Thomson Foundation Television College, which trains students in both television production/direction and engineering. (HB)

An outline of the general scope and purpose of the BBC Further Education Department, Its organization and administration. Emphasis is on the innovative role of educational broadcasting and planning for change and development. Three broad areas of further education are distinguished: programs for institutions and learning groups; courses for…

Article describes the Television College established by the Thomson Foundation and the courses of training offered there for producers and engineers. (Author)

Four recent British Broadcasting Company (BBC) continuing education projects are described ("Living Decisions in Family and Community that encourages further education; "Kontakte," a beginning German course; Adult Literacy Project; Trade Union Studies Project) and characteristics of the present and future contribution of…

The experience of Thames Television in presenting an educational series during prime time is described. "The Botanic Man," a series on ecology, is a rating success. Several difficulties encountered in collaboration efforts and follow-up activities, including courses and workbook publications, are identified. (JMF)

Describes the goals, programming emphasis, format, and subjects addressed in the television series "Scientific Eye." Offers suggestions on how teachers might use this type of interactive programming. Also includes an overview of the program's book. (ML)

The results of an initial study of the relationship between grades and number of words written on assignments at the Open University are reported. Analysis shows that higher grades are awarded students with longer answers, and suggestions for standardization are made. (LBH)

Tutor attitudes toward the marking of a sample of scripts from a particular course at the Open University were discussed at meetings called the Tutor Agreement Trial. The main object was to lessen the feeling of isolation often experienced by part-time staff teaching at a distance. (LBH)

Reviews a study of 167 British secondary school students which evaluated a course developed to improve television literacy by focusing on skills related to recall and drawing inferences from and making judgements about programs. Pretests and posttests given to groups divided by ability levels are described and results are analyzed. (Author/LRW)