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…

This guide is aimed at those who wish to teach with interactive television, defined as a two-way interactive audio and video channel for use by local schools. The text is designed to help instructors understand how to use the medium for distance education. The document examines how television works in both the audio and video components, and hints…

Discusses the use of broadcast industry sources to develop broadcast journalism course materials. Asserts that industry sources (trade journals, audience research reports, press releases, and videotapes of programs, promotions, or special industry presentations) can effectively replace textbook materials by integrating the academic and…

Describes a freshman composition course which was broadcast twice weekly over a local cable television service. Notes that despite technical problems and complicated recordkeeping procedures, the instructors found that students improved their writing skills as much as their counterparts in traditional classes. Notes that a large number of highly…

This document: summarizes how some companies are addressing the design constraints involved in using satellite technology to deliver training, presents a model aimed at examining cost effectiveness of the satellite option, and includes a guide to designing instructional materials for delivery by satellite. A survey of 39 organizations, 12…