While educational critics and reformers are asking schools to become the agents of cultural and social change, there are some teaching methods which can be used now, within the existing system, to help students help themselves to grow and learn. This book presents a wide variety of multimedia methods designed to make the best use of currently…

Simultaneously projected multiple-images with sound communication--Audible Multi-Imagery (AMI)--was investigated in terms of its capacity to promote student learning and retention of subject matter in a formal instructional setting. A population of 253 high school psychology students were randomly assigned to one of three AMI treatments--each…

Describes the development and use of Mediatron, a multimedia teaching aid, to teach principles of on-line searching, basic command languages, data base structure, and specialized search techniques. An exact replica of a search is displayed on a VDU, accompanied by a voice commentary and visual slide images displayed on a screen. (CWM)

Describes the multimedia student response system which has been used at Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, in teaching biology. Specific guidelines followed in developing the multimedia student response software are also presented. (HM)

An attempt to communicate mathematical ideas to a primarily non-mathematical college audience involving ten weeks of one-hour films each week is described. (MN)

Presents six social studies teaching materials comprised of filmstrips with accompanying cassettes and teacher's guides. Content and activities focus on life in the universe, ocean rights, the environment, foreign cultures, social problems, and listening and research skills. (AV)

An instructional program package for individualized learning of calculus is outlined. The program utilizes audio-visual and other instructional techniques and includes topics in limits and continuity, the derivative with applications, and the integral with applications. (MN)

Open education, in which the institution takes instruction to the student, is described through the example of the Extended Learning Institute of Northern Virginia Community College. Use of written materials, audio-cassette courses, radio, and television courses are discussed. (RT)

The authors propose that electronic calculators can be perceived as function generators rather than mere computational aids and can be used to investigate function concepts such as domain, range, composition, inverse, correspondence and so on. (MN)

This article examines some geographical themes--such as migration and urban living--that are communicated by country music, and it illustrates the use of geographical themes for photo-music essays developed for the classroom. (Available from Southern Station Box 468, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39401.) (Author/ND)

Describes an interactive video system of animated programs developed at Stanford University that enables drama students to design and stage their own versions of scenes, and learn about the theatrical process quickly and inexpensively. The discussion covers the development of the programs and examples of their implementation. (CLB)

Discusses the potential of reading aloud by students to increase their interest in and comprehension of reading materials. (SRT)

This is the seventeenth in a series of profiles documenting experiences with the use of instructional technology at 24 colleges and universities. Stephens was one of the first institutions in the country to commit its energy, time, and money to the extraordinary possibilities of educational telecommunications. (Editor/LBH)

The research presented in this paper examines the effect of hypertext and animation in the context of online learning. With an increasing number of online courses and degrees offered through the Internet and a rapidly increasing enrollment in such courses, it is important to assess and understand how these online features can affect or contribute…

This document introduces Virginia's Oyster Reef Teaching EXperience (VORTEX), which is an interdisciplinary program focusing on the importance of oyster reef communities in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. The VORTEX program uses field and laboratory experiences supported by multimedia instruction. This document presents an overview on the biology of…