Paper concentrates on the special problems involved in evaluating multimedia educational systems, particularly as they affect researchers. (Author)

Describes how television in Norway provides reading experiences for viewers on many levels. (RB)

Article describes the methodology utilized in a project aimed at improving the general media competencies and practices of pre-school projects to educate handicapped children. (Author)

SUN, the State University of Nebraska, is America's most ambitious effort to exploit educational television's ability to distribute college-level materials broadly, quickly, and cheaply in order to serve those who cannot or will not go to the traditional places of learning. (Author)

A description of Tokyo, Japan's new audiovisual center. (HB)

In a presentation at a symposium on educational media for teaching the deaf (1974), the author describes the development of media facilities and use of a coordinated media systems approach to teaching language and reading at the Wyoming School for the Deaf. (LS)

In a presentation at a symposium on educational technology for teaching the deaf (1974), the author discusses trends occurring in special education, the role of the national Center on Educational Media and Materials for the Handicapped, and a potential continuing education program for professionals working with exceptional children. (LS)

In assessing the validity of Clark's (1983) argument that media have no real effect on learning, the fourth of four symposium papers identifies five aspects of media which might affect learning: (1) the technology used; (2) the symbol systems employed; (3) the content conveyed; (4) the setting in which the media are encountered; and (5) the…

Intended to promote the effective use of captioned media in the education of hearing impaired students, the manual contains theoretical and historical background information about captioning, illuminates major issues in the field of captioning (e.g., edited versus verbatim captioning and the need to teach caption-reading skills), and offers…

This guidebook is intended to provide introductory knowledge to adult education teachers and administrators who are interested in the purchase and use of microcomputers. Although the emphasis is on adult basic education, most information is applicable to adult secondary settings. Section 1 is a brief history of computer development. Section 2, on…

Computer courseware appropriate for instruction in grades K-12 is listed in two advisory lists. Entries, selected from materials submitted by producers which received favorable reviews by educators, are arranged in the following categories: arts education, communication skills, mathematics, science, utility (a quiz generator), word processing, and…

Examines reasons for the declining use of cassette film loops in British classrooms in recent years. (JR)

A description of a program for student media production at State University of New York, Courtland, New York. (HB)