The purpose of this study was to investigate the problems which hinder the use of educational media in colleges and universities. A questionnaire was used to find out what deans, faculty members, and audiovisual personnel thought of instructional technology, what they perceived as deterring the use of media, and what changes they recommend to…

This document supports the use of instructional television particularly as an alternative to the large lecture hall classes. The geology program at the University of Arizona consisting of television presentations from 1962 to 1970 is reviewed, including the history of the program, course description, attendance, course organization, TV facilities,…

As an instructional aid for beginning computer science courses, two systems are described which permit the automatic diagnosing and grading of student prepared problems. The first system, called SIM 610, is based on a simulator which performs by actually running student programs prepared for a simple tutorial computer used in the classroom. The…

This teachers' guide lists manipulative aids, audio-visual materials, and demonstration materials for use in the elementary school mathematics classroom. Organization of the guide follows that of the California Strands Report (1967-68), as represented by these nine strands of mathematical content: numbers and numerals, geometry, measurements,…

This eleventh edition of the Educators Guide to Free Science Materials is devoted exclusively to free science materials, based on the cross-media approach. It is designed to provide a continuing means of identifying existing materials that are currently available. It is a complete, up-to-date, annotated schedule of selected free or inexpensive…

The report of highlights of the conference on Instructional Technology in the Education of Exceptional Children presents innovative ideas in the field of media useful to teachers and program administrators. Specific classroom applications of various media are described to illustrate the concepts that media give exceptional students new…

This publication highlights the mission of Apollo 15 and includes many detailed black and white and color photographs taken near the lunar Apennine Mountains and the mile-wide, meandering Hadley Rille. Some of the photographs are full page (9 by 12 inch) reproductions. (Author/PR)

Contained in this guide are announcements of references and audio-visual courses on the metric system and related fields available at the Marshall Space Flight Center. Included by sectional entries are listings of: (1) books, (2) reports, papers and articles, (3) periodicals, (4) film strips, (5) posters, (6) education and training courses, (7)…

This paper explores a technique, simulation gaming, used by management and by planning educators in several fields for approaching some of the elements of human relations matters and concepts. It seeks to survey the development of this method by tracing the development of the simulation gaming technique in symbolic simulation. Some of its…

A selection of James Finn's writings is collected here for students of media and instructional technology and for decision makers who are concerned about education. A general perspective for examining the educational setting and a philosophy of education which makes us aware of the importance of vigorously examing our ideas, practices, and…

Portable video tape recorders (PVTR) provide teachers and students with opportunities for less expensive experimentation in using television as a teaching tool. This guide suggests ways of utilizing PVTR, gives examples, describes the operation of the equipment, and reviews differences in the equipment available. (RH)

This introduction to the potential of media is directed to three audiences: teachers, churchmen, and youth-serving agencies. So that each of these audiences reads the sections relevant for them, the book is organized like a programed text, using a branching system. The point of the book is that film and television, when they are creative and…

Unless educational technology is focused on the improvement of learning, it becomes simply a means of making education seem more efficient without being truly effective. Improved materials are urgently needed because of growing demand for individualized learning and teacher accountability. Schools now are forced to use inadequately verified…

The tele-blackboard is an audiovisual system, the core of which is a tableau on which is put a normal piece of paper. The paper is written on with a pencil that goes with the tableau, and the visual information is transformed into narrow banded signals which are sent simultaneously with a verbal explanation by normal longwave radio transmitters.…

This catalog lists materials useful in teaching patrons how to use the library. The materials were prepared by librarians, by state departments of education, and by commercial firms. Many of them are introductions to specific libraries, but some cover general topics like use of the card catalog and bibliographies. Although some of the materials…