Consumers and producers of educational software must make decisions about what kind of software to buy and create. Both groups must base these decisions on criteria that consider what it is important to learn in our technological era, what is workable, and what is currently practical and cost-effective. Five criteria that are central to these…

Based on the results of a survey distributed to all New York State public and non-public elementary and secondary schools, this publication presents a scenario of the current state of use of microcomputers and related equipment in those schools, and provides data and a context for a series of subsequent publications. The 20 data tables that…

This pamphlet aims to help child care agencies and centers mount a campaign to counteract negative media coverage about child care. To plan an approach to the media, it is suggested that the child care organization designate a media person, develop a budget, target the audience, develop a message and vehicle, compile a media book with information…

Currently available British and American materials for teaching English listening comprehension to non-native speakers are covered in this bibliography. Most items listed include student's workbook and teacher's manual, and most are accompanied by tapes. Materials are grouped under four headings: (1) materials whose primary focus is conversation,…

This study investigates, identifies, and documents the need for cooperative media review centers in the state of Wisconsin and makes recommendations for their development and implementation. To this end, over 100 persons representing library/media/education and professional organizations were interviewed, literature reviews conducted, resources…

The development and evaluation of materials for a series of three workshops designed to increase the interpersonal communication skills of the librarian during the reference interview are described. The completed package for this project, "Librarians Communicate," consisted of a three-part 51-minute videocassette tape and a 50-page…

The semantic differential ratings of ten typefaces given by a group of 24 subjects were factor analyzed to discover what connotative meanings laypeople applied to typefaces and how these meanings compared with those of professional typographers. The typefaces, five from general categories and five from novelty categories of display typefaces, were…

This study examines alternatives to direct transmission of television and radio programs for courses with low student enrollment at the Open University. Examined are cut-off points in terms of student numbers at which alternative means of distributing audio or audio-visual materials become more economical than direct television or radio…

This study is aimed primarily at the administration of a newly established institute for distance education in Norway, Norsk fjernundervisning (NFU). Purposes of the project, in order of priority, were to provide (1) a working document for the administration of NFU, mapping out available resources, choices of possible media combinations, and the…

Music activities are an important part of the preschool experience, yet these activities are often guided by teachers who have had little musical training. Lack of formal music training can be greatly compensated for by access to quality equipment and materials. These resources include a basic accompanying instrument, toy instruments, a durable…

One of the objectives of Project TACT is to determine the potential of a gamut of educational media. The working papers in this set have a basis in pictorial information produced through computer graphics. These papers are intended to serve as a basis for sharpening questions, delineating the context within which the answers might be significant,…

In response to the need for qualified gemologists and the serious gap in gemological training, a study was directed and designed to develop an instructional program which could be used nationally and to establish a vocational gemology program at Paris Junior College. Following the selection of appropriate instructional materials, stations were…

Part of a series of vocational teacher education modules, the learning guide is designed to help the vocational education teacher select and obtain instructional materials. The module contains three learning experiences: a self-test, a case study and critique form with model answers, and a checklist for obtaining student instructional materials.…

An index provides media staff, library personnel, and educators with a bibliographic guide to commercially produced educational audio tapes. This annotated computer-produced index cites over 24,000 titles, filed under approximately 200 curriculum-oriented subject and category headings. The index is divided into three principal sections: (1)…

Faculty of the approximately 175 college programs that are preparing Mental Health or Human Service Technicians or Associates at the A.A. level have been acquiring experience in using a wide range of teaching materials. This document is an attempt to share this knowledge and make a listing of those teaching resources that have been found most…