When Governors State University looked to television as a strategy for improving the efficiency of its instructional programs in 1982, a proposal was made to turn certain courses taught by professors semester after semester to large numbers of students into television courses that could be taken by students throughout the academic year. The…

One of a series of 20 literary magazine profiles written to help faculty advisors wishing to start or improve their publication, this profile provides information on staffing and production of "Imprints," the magazine published by Shorewood High School, Seattle, Washington. The introduction describes the literary magazine contest (and…

One of a series of 20 literary magazine profiles written to help faculty advisors wishing to start or improve their publication, this profile provides information on staffing and production of "Phoenix," the magazine published by Harrison Central High School, Gulfport, Mississippi. The introduction describes the literary magazine contest…

One of a series of 20 literary magazine profiles written to help faculty advisors wishing to start or improve their publication, this profile provides information on staffing and production of "Each Has Spoken," the magazine published by Thomas Jefferson High School, San Antonio, Texas. The introduction describes the literary magazine…

One of a series of 20 literary magazine profiles written to help faculty advisors wishing to start or improve their publication, this profile provides information on staffing and production of "Write of Fire," the magazine published by Alameda High School, Lakewood, Colorado. The introduction describes the literary magazine contest (and…

One of a series of 20 literary magazine profiles written to help faculty advisors wishing to start or improve their publication, this profile provides information on staffing and production of "Ragnaroc X," the magazine published by St. Pius X High School, Atlanta, Georgia. The introduction describes the literary magazine contest (and…

Eight units help elementary students consider the effect of television on their lives and how television programs depict conflict and real-life problems. Each unit contains a reading, check-up questions, and a number of suggested activities. Topics covered are: early programming, the reality of issues and situations covered in television programs,…

This four-volume student text is designed for use by Air Force personnel enrolled in a self-study extension course for apprentice still photographic specialists. Covered in the individual volumes are general subjects (career ladder progression, security, photographic safety, and photographic laboratory administration); still photographic…

This report is a collection of 11 recent papers by the Human-Machine Interaction Group at the University of California, San Diego. The following papers are included: (1) "Stages and Levels in Human-Machine Interaction," Donald A. Norman; (2) "The Nature of Expertise in UNIX," Stephen W. Draper; (3) "Users in the Real…

The Open Learning Institute (OLI) is both an academic institution offering distance education courses and a publishing house for developing and producing distance education course materials. OLI has no resident faculty, but draws science content experts (course writers and consultants) from other academic institutions. The development process…

To gather input for the development of a two semester basic production course in radio, television, film, and media writing, a survey was sent to 278 college speech departments. Ninety departments responded. The first question dealt with the format for the course. The answers were so varied that the responses were combined into those that covered…

The four papers presented in this book are intended to promote awareness of educational applications of microcomputer systems, educational software, telecommunications networks, and cable television. An introduction and a list of contributors precede the papers, which discuss specific topics related to computers and new technologies in education:…

This paper described a set of computer programs designed to assist the development of instructional programs utilizing a microcomputer-controlled videodisc player. The hardware and software systems and instructional programs were developed by the staff of the Interactive Videodisc for Special Education Technology Project (IVSET) at Utah State…

The third of a three-volume set of instructional materials for a graphic arts course, this manual consists of nine instructional units dealing with presses and related processes. Covered in the units are basic press fundamentals, offset press systems, offset press operating procedures, offset inks and dampening chemistry, preventive maintenance…

Developed for use by army authors, this report provides information to assist in the step-by-step production of interactive videodisc training delivery systems (VTDS). The first of three volumes describes the hardware and software for VTDS, as well as videodisc authoring and production systems (VAPS). The range of capabilities of consumer-model…