This paper suggests ways in which video can be used in teaching college literature and cinema courses in order to promote audiovisual literacy. The method proposed presupposes an approach to narrative through narratology, the discipline that examines texts of narrative fiction as narratives, irrespective of their mode of manifestation (verbal,…

This paper describes the application of compressed video technology in distance education programs in the training of teachers of the deaf. Compressed video transmits voice and video via high speed digital telephone lines to connected classroom sites and is capable of delivering coursework statewide. Instructors can monitor several sites…

This paper discusses the role of information technology in American social studies classrooms. Three main topics are addressed including: (1) the potentially-powerful applications of technology in social studies, based on current trends in social studies education; (2) the current status of technology use in social studies education and factors…

The predominant telecommunications technologies, video and computer-based telecommunications, have multiple applications for reading education. The telecomputers of tomorrow will process, store, create and transmit images which can be distributed via fiber optics networks in a manner similar to the voice communications of today. Thus, the…

Research on notetaking as a learning strategy and on the related techniques of outlining and concept mapping is reviewed. The effectiveness of these techniques in helping the learner encode new information and their usefulness in interactive multimedia instruction are explored. Research strongly supports an external-storage function of notetaking…

Conflicting findings on television's impact on reading achievement suggest a need for more sophisticated measurements and methodologies in media research. D. L. Moldenhauer and W. H. Miller's survey of 78 seventh grade students showed no relationship between television viewing and reading skills. These findings were similar to those of J. T.…

This symposium paper is concerned with curriculum theory and development and the place of curriculum theory within the area of instructional technology. It first identifies the central questions of curriculum (e.g., what should we teach?) and discusses the implications of the resulting issues: (1) why should we teach this rather than that? (2) who…

Suggests the use of an electric toothbrush in demonstrating many wave motion phenomena. (LS)

Provides brief descriptions of a number of new materials and products for use by teachers. Brief descriptions are given for each. (LS)

Informs teachers about research related to identifying and developing pictures as effective teaching aids in the science classroom. (LS)

Describes how to construct a traffic light device for use in teaching about wavelengths in physics. (LS)

Describes how to modify an electroscope so the charge can not leak out. (LS)

Describes an undergraduate analytical chemistry course that utilizes instrument modules, which show how the key parts of an instrument fit together and contribute to the overall operation of the instrument. (MLH)

Describes the apparatus and applications of a solar energy study kit suitable for school and college use. (LS)

Describes a chemical method for preparing leaf skeletons for scientific or artistic work. (LS)