A description of the role of the computer in a successful new individualization program in Grand Forks, North Dakota. (HB)

Tells of various approaches used in New Haven, Connecticut's campaign to improve reading attitudes in school children. All facets of the community were involved in the effort, and approaches used included television commercials, radio spots, endorsements by famous people, and billboard and newspaper ads. (VJ)

Description of three years' experience with an interdisciplinary, field experience course, Man & Society," instituted at the Phillips Academy in 1970. It involved comparative societal study with a nine-week working and living experience in Boston and Mexico, a combination of student, teacher, and joint leadership, group discussion, and joint…

A group of students enrolled in a multimedia course in the National Extension College in England in 1970 were contacted by their tutor 10 years later and asked to complete a questionnaire about their lives and their views on the course. This article outlines their responses. (Author/JJD)

Describes Great Britain's Open University, which provides continuing education through multimedia teaching packages delivered via the postal service and broadcast media. Examines major instructional components and the kinds of short-cycle courses provided in the areas of inservice teacher education, health and social welfare, and adult and…

Describes the Open University's extension of its original role into continuing education, not only in the areas of professional and in-service training but also in community education. (Author)

Advances in technology have encouraged educators to devise ways to make the educational experience more efficient and productive. The computer is a dynamic new tool for developing a range of cognitive skills. (JN)

Many textbook publishers are apparently at the limit of what they can do within the book form and within their accustomed development budgets. There are many steps which can be taken toward financing, writing, and producing better learning materials, particularly through the integration of video. (Author/SJL)

The American Humanities Program grew out of a retired American culture course and was revived as a part of an interdisciplinary, multi-media experience in American culture. Some of the politics of establishing the program are described: funding, teaching teams, and having an interdisciplinary course taught by one person. (Author/MLW)

A learning skills center was set up in Flint Hills Area Vocational-Technical School, Emporia, Kansas, to provide remedial instruction in basic skills leading to student success in the regular vocational program. Group instruction, individualized instruction, and multimedia aids are used to help the participants (high school students and adults)…

Evaluated the effectiveness of multimedia computer-assisted reading in business Chinese. The study concluded that the reading proficiency of second-year business Chinese learners can be much more efficiently achieved with the assistance of multimedia technology. (Author/JL)

Educators can broadcast videoconferences to students in different parts of the world at an affordable cost using geostationary satellites. Describes the design and presentation of videoconferences and outlines steps in their development: budgeting, scheduling, selecting presenters and moderators, choosing production and telecast facilities,…

Argues that current multimedia research has experimental design problems. Discusses the "myth" of multimedia benefits, economics of multimedia, and dangers of research errors, and maintains that instructional strategies, not media, improve student achievement. (SM)

Multimedia will produce fundamental changes in college teaching, affecting faculty and students alike. Implications are widespread, from budgeting for infrastructure to designing strategies for faculty development and reconceptualizing teachers' and students' roles. In the short term, hyperbole, frustration, and disappointment should be…

Discusses teachers' use of authoring programs to design their own computer-assisted instructional materials that may include text, graphics, video, and sound. The Instructional Theory Into Practice Model is described that includes five components: anticipatory set, instruction, guided practice, closure, and independent practice. (LRW)