A media division within the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) was established to provide its members with an organization dedicated to the study and exchange of information about practical, applied, and evaluated uses of media. Four major study areas are identified--the media, measurement, organizational, and technological…

How students at Oregon State University use a new self-service media production laboratory to produce media instead of print term papers. (HB)

Describes the use of cassette recorders plus color prints as a teaching aid in a laboratory situation, indicating advantages in the areas of education, organization, and ease of implementation. (Author/RAO)

Reports a survey of the 89 biomedical communications units in U.S. institutions offering baccalaureate or higher level programs in the health sciences. Findings are reported under these headings: unit assignment, perceived unit importance, centralization-decentralization, and unit mission. (VT)

Teaching aids were developed to meet local needs in Marsabit. Respected members of the local society were photographed demonstrating various health care messages, which were then laid out in poster format, captioned in Swahili, and laminated for distribution to health care workers. Findings indicate their consistent use. (JEG)

Mental health education should deal with relationships between the cognitive, affective, and behavioral domains, with the affective domain being dominant. Study indicates that audiovisual presentations provide more changes in directions indicating affective learning. (MJB)

This article discusses the purposes for which slides may be used in the foreign language classroom and how they can be displayed. (CFM)

Nine activities are described which illustrate how media techniques enhance the power of simulations and gaming approaches. (Author/STS)

Provides examples of: (1) forms to be filled out on French daily life; (2) personal announcements in the newspaper; and (3) problems in municipal government, for use in an advanced French class. (Text is in French.) (AM)

General applications, descriptive studies, and cost/feasibility issues. (DAG)

Eight suggestions on how teachers can improve their own presentations. (DAG)

Adjunct study guide contains five components: purpose and significance, objectives, objective-questions, summary, and cumulative problem. (DAG)

Provided is a schematic diagram of the projector and a circuit diagram of the optical and electrical components of a simple planetarium that will seat 12 people. There is also a simple map showing major concepts of introductory positional astronomy. (AJ)

Multi-media, multi-sensory instructional kits were developed for environmental and science education in Berks County, Pennsylvania elementary schools. (STS)