Because needs for cassette duplication equipment differ, the user must match his requirements to the capabilities of manufactured products, and the essential product characteristics. To help educators in choosing cassette duplicators, EPIE has gathered data from manufacturers and tested 11 units. The first section of the report explains the…

Data on the basic components of teleconferencing and descriptions of its uses in education, business, and industry are provided in 17 individual reports. These reports include overviews and case studies of educational telephone networks, teleconferencing transmission systems and equipment, visual systems for teleconferencing, slow scan television,…

This paper furnishes a framework that allows the local audiovisual administrator to develop a management system necessary for the instructional support of teaching through modern media and educational technology. The structure of this framework rests on organizational patterns which are explained in four categories: complete decentralization,…

A project was designed to evaluate a teacher training program in the use of audiovisual resources for teachers in the nonpublic New York City schools for the disadvantaged. It was conducted to insure effective utilization in the teaching-learning situation of audiovisual resources provided to these schools through ESEA Title I and Title II monies.…

A group of 30 profoundly retarded children at the Hamburg State School in Hamburg, Pennsylvania attended experimental library classes at the school. At the end of one year the achievement of the experimental and control groups was tested using an adaptation of the Curriculum Assessment Guide of the Pennsylvania Training Model. The experimental…

An audiovisual equipment manual provides both the means of learning how to operate equipment and information needed to adjust equipment that is not performing properly. The manual covers the basic principles of operation for filmstrip-slide projectors, motion picture projectors, opaque projectors, overhead projectors, portable screens, record…

A lightweight accelerometer has been used to produce a waveform related to the glottal acoustic output when attached to the throat of a speaker, and to provide an indication of acoustic coupling to the nasal cavities when attached to the external surface of the nose. Examples of signals produced by the accelerometer are shown, and possible…

Intended as a method of increasing children's learning from commercial television by providing supplementary educational commentary on a simultaneous radio broadcast, this study was designed to explore the potential of dual audio instruction as a mass educational system by determining the medium's practicality, the rate of voluntary usage, the…

Intended as a basic text for the student, teacher, or professional, this book covers several major aspects of broadcasting. The section on programming suggests ways to capture the audience desired by the station. Job functions of studio personnel are explored. Operating and studio facilities, including microphones, tape recorders, records,…

To help educational media professionals in the task of equipment evaluation and selection, this book contains general and type-specific selection criteria for 13 items of audiovisual equipment. Also included are principles of operation and specific tests to assess equipment quality. An extensive dictionary of technical media equipment terms likely…

The language learning room planned for the French Language Training Center proposed for Simon Fraser University is described. It is planned to accommodate a variety of pedagogical philosophies and programs--lockstep audiovisual, lockstep audiolingual, individualized audiolingual, and other tried or experimental approaches. (Author/RM)

Summarizes current research on children's use of audio equipment and argues that records, radio, and tapes play an important role in the personal and social lives of many children. Examines issues and promising approaches in the study of listening in children's lives. (PD)

The findings from the application of audio-tutorial programing in three curriculum areas with three groups of exceptional children are reported. The findings suggest that audio-tutorial programing has qualities capable of meeting some of the instructional needs of exceptional children. (Author)

Presents an experiment to illustrate mechanical resonance designed for use in lower division laboratories. The apparatus and procedure have been kept simple. The basic experiment yields measurements of amplitude versus driving frequency, but a fairly simple elaboration allows for measurements of phase lag as well. (Author/SK)