Some practical tips to help the on-camera presenter/teacher look his best.'' (Editor)

Twelve suggestions are offered for producing successful video presentations for educational television. Although most suggestions focus on ways to improve video presentations, it is emphasized that if material doesn't lend itself to visual treatment, other media (lectures, texts, slide/tape presentations) should be investigated. (Author/JN)

THE MAIN PURPOSES OF THE PROJECT WERE TO DEMONSTRATE A NEW TECHNIQUE FOR HANDLING THE TEACHING OF CREDIT COURSES, TO DEMONSTRATE THE ADMINISTRATIVE SETUP NEEDED FOR ESTABLISHING PERMANENT ORGANIZED EDUCATIONAL TV PROGRAMS, TO DETERMINE THE COSTS OF OPERATION, AND TO ENLIST THE INTEREST OF PEOPLE NOT DIRECTLY CONCERNED WITH THE PROJECT. THE…

An Alabama local development district is sponsoring 60 half-hour TV programs designed to help adults get the equivalent of a high school diploma. (Author/KM)

A MAJOR MEDICAL CENTER CONDUCTED A SERIES OF EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES CONCERNED WITH THE USE OF CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION INSTRUCTION IN THE CURRICULUMS OF MEDICINE, DENTISTRY, PHARMACY, AND NURSING. THE SIX STUDIES REPORTED WERE (1) OVER 300 HEALTH SCIENCE TELEVISION PRESENTATIONS WERE PRODUCED, PRESENTED TO STUDENTS, AND EVALUATED. REPORTS WERE MADE…

This paper discusses how, through the use of video, successful classrooms and a large number of teachers can be brought together to improve the teaching of "at-risk" students. The project is designed to present the key elements of good teaching and successful instructional programs to teachers and prospective teachers. Descriptions are…

Instructional television is most useful when its educational objective is to impart knowledge of small, close-up, distant, or unusual objects, and past or live events; when an orientation or lecture demonstration is used with regular instruction; when immediate playback is desired; when not enough competent teachers are available for the number of…

Because good teachers are in short supply, it is necessary to find ways of increasing their effectiveness. Students learn as much from television as from conventional instruction when the programs are viewed for academic credit. Experiments at Pennsylvania State University (1954; 1956-57) showed that it is difficult to assess the value of such…

The author traces the history of instructional television (ITV), concluding that classroom television is little more advanced or accepted than it was in 1950. He suggests that there will be an increasing use of videotaped, pre-recorded, inexpensively produced local television lessons in place of broadcast ITV. The basics of television production…

There are few available guidelines to assist those concerned with televised instruction in universities on such matters as ownership of material, control of content, and incentives to faculty. Questions of ownership of recorded material should be resolved, and institutions should be prepared to trade off some of their rights as inducements to…

There are countless ways educators can improve the quality of their educational television offerings. The Guide, planned especially for the television teacher or audiovisual director, particularly those approaching the television medium for the first time, is designed to acquaint the reader with production techniques for effective visuals to…

Conventional methods are inadequate for teaching deaf people, especially at college level. In order to determine whether television would be more effective, several factors needed to be investigated. Priority was given to the design of the instructional program. A multisensory method (the simultaneous method) was adopted. Tests showed that the…

The resources of closed circuit television can improve teaching and learning in schools. Three junior high schools in Arlington Heights, Illinois have inaugurated a closed circuit television model program. The program's objectives are improvement of the quality of standard teacher-lesson presentations, redirection of teacher time and energy to…