This 9-item questionnaire surveyed past, present, and projected media use in the Illinois junior colleges. Data were provided by the audio-visual or learning resources director of each responding institution. Some of the more important findings follow. In the past, opaque projectors (58 per cent), silent filmstrip projectors (46 per cent),…

The need for visual presentation in classes for the mentally retarded is presented, and projector operation and maintenance are described. Transparency production and design are considered, and teaching with the overhead projector is discussed. (JD)

The authors introduce their guide with a preface that describes the benefits to be gained by making media a part of the curriculum and suggests some of the problems of attempting such a step. They give workable suggestions for selling the idea of improving media study to colleagues, administrators, and even the community, and they lay the…

The fifteen papers in this resource guide are grouped into four sections. Section one contains formulations of the basic rationale for screen education and descriptions of new concepts and approaches to film study. Section two presents a definition of the elements involved in filmmaking and viewing, and it describes several model programs which…

An audiovisual teaching machine (AVTM) presents programed audio and visual material simultaneously to a student and accepts his response. If his response is correct, the machine proceeds with the lesson; if it is incorrect, the machine so indicates and permits another choice (linear) or automatically presents supplementary material (branching).…

This booklet contains tips and techniques for making presentations, especially for 4-H groups. The following topics are covered: (1) workshop presentations; (2) training techniques for groups; (3) using an overhead projector; (4) when to use charts; (5) how to make a flip chart; (6) how to make a flannel board; (7) using a chalkboard; and (8) how…

The instructional effectiveness of using an IBM personal computer with an Electrohome Character projector and a flat screen to display instructional material was analyzed with 89 students enrolled in a course on management information systems at McGill University. The lesson used was an introduction to VisiCalc, an applications software package,…

THIS STUDY WAS DEVELOPED AND DIRECTED BY MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL AUDIOVISUAL OFFICERS (ACSSAVO). ITS OBJECTIVES WERE (1) TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS IN THE USE OF EDUCATIONAL MEDIA, WHICH MIGHT BE SOLVED BY STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES, (2) TO CATEGORIZE THESE PROBLEMS BY LOCATION AND FREQUENCY, (3) TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION REGARDING…

This paper discusses three types of visual media and how they can be used to enhance foreign language teaching. The first method, nonphotographic slides, is described in terms of its assets, limitations, and possible uses. The second method discussed is the use of color slides with close-up photography. Three examples are given of slide series.…

This Quinmester Visual Arts course is offered to provide experience in the development and design of transparencies utilizing various audio-visual equipment. Designed for 9th through 12th grade students, with no prerequisite, emphasis is placed on the concept of projecting the creative efforts on a screen and using the elements of design. At the…

Explores design considerations for a functional microcomputer lab, including ergonomics and furnishings; access for the disabled; the use of other media; hardware security; and software security, including virus protection. A summary paragraph comments on the role of planning and forecasting. A bibliography of eight titles for further reading is…

This manual discusses the latest (and some not so recent) educational technologies used in classrooms, provides instructions for using them, and offers suggestions as to how they might be used more effectively. The following technologies are included: printed word, black and white chalkboards, overhead projectors, telephone instruction, facsimile…

The pamphlet reviews uses of films in social studies classrooms, lists sources for obtaining films and filmographies, and gives tips on showing and evaluating the films. Films can be used to illustrate concepts or historical events, communicate the essence of foreign cultures, and enliven dull textbook content. Five types of films are described…

Eidophor, a new control layer television projector that projects a television image on a large screen, in color as well as in black and white, was field tested at The Pennsylvania State University. Objectives of the investigation were: to assess and compare the effects on learning of instruction presented by Eidophor on a large screen and in a…

The directory lists 1,715 products of both members and non-members of the National Audio-Visual Association alphabetically by company name under product type. Each description shows a picture of the product and gives specifications, other models, and a price. Appended are an audience capacity chart, an index of 16mm projector models, a list of…