Describes a partnership between a number of corporations involved in telecommunications and Skyline College to develop an industry-specific technical training curriculum. Discusses other functions of the consortium such as fundraising and elements of a successful partnership. (SK)

Argues for a multidimensional approach in the study of telecommunications, one that combines critical, historical, and social scientific research and methods. (PD)

Projects to help hearing impaired students learn to use the TDD are described. Applications cover economics class, math class, health class, and science class. (CL)

Lists the best-known national government agencies and foundations involved in funding of telecommunications system construction, training, and programing. (Author/GC)

Clemson University has developed an on-campus videotex system that was used in a one-way bulletin board application but is being expanded to provide two-way communications. A description of videotex and how it has been and will be used at Clemson is provided. (Author/MLW)

Information age communication skills that are being neglected include message compression, decoding and interpreting, kinesics, information synthesis, visual literacy, and rapid analysis and evaluation of message validity. Among ways to improve these skills are concentrating on transitional skills, adopting a holistic approach, increasing lateral…

Explores facets of technical literacy other than computer literacy and how they might relate to the breakthrough in communications technology. (AEA)

Reports on the internship program in speech communication (telecommunications) at Youngstown State University since 1976. Covers length of internship, student hours in workplace, academic credit, remuneration, selection and student requirements. (PD)

Explores some of the more important technological developments. Discusses their impact on the telecommunications industry and consumer environment. (PD)

A video message display system similar to that used at airports to announce flight arrival and departure times replaced distracting public address announcements. (Author/MLF)

A training program was developed to teach secretarial level personnel to operate a teleprocessing computer system. (JY)

In the counseling profession, the use of the Internet is a novel phenomenon and one that is continuing to attract and demand counselors' attention. There are those who advocate on its behalf, while others scrutinize it with disapproval. It is argued that the counseling profession has both a duty and an ethical obligation to meet the needs and…

A brief discussion of the Indiana Higher Education Telecommunication System and how it operates to serve the press in Indiana. (HB)

Questions and answers are given concerning the role of government regulation in telecommunications. (KM)