Being a media specialist in an open school places the individual in the position of both the teacher and the learner. The media specialist must possess a thorough understanding of the school program, recognizing both teaching and learning viewpoints, and participate in such a way as to make objectives of both attainable. (Related articles are LI…

Improved awareness of social behavior and increased social observation skills are two contributions of video tape use. Basic video tape equipment may be applied to analyzation of everyday behavior, participant observor training and courses relying on group activities. Suggestions on getting started and introductory manuals are reviewed. (KM)

A detailed description of how radiovision is used by the BBC in Great Britain. (HB)

Advantages and disadvantages of using electronic calculators in the mathematics classroom are discussed; implications for the teaching of mathematics and for the mathematics curriculum are considered. (DT)

Article introduces the educational services of the BBC as integrated media for learning. Television is considered one of the component parts of a complex learning system. Reference is made to the role of television in the Open University, and to the problems of adult education in an open society. Instances are given of the difficulties of…

An outline of the general scope and purpose of the BBC Further Education Department, Its organization and administration. Emphasis is on the innovative role of educational broadcasting and planning for change and development. Three broad areas of further education are distinguished: programs for institutions and learning groups; courses for…

A brief outline of some of the uses made of television in the University of Bath and a discussion of its use in the analysis and design stage of course planning, rather than detailing direct teaching application. (Author)

This article describes the Pacifica Tape Program which is available for classroom use: a six-part series on pioneer women based on primary sources consisting of diaries, letters, and other recorded historical events focusing on social history. (SM)

Article describes the program and facilities utilizing the latest theories in educational media at The Northeast Regional Media Center for the Deaf and the Boston School for the Deaf, Boston, Massachusetts. (HB)