There is a conspicuous absence of federal policies dealing with instructional television. Financial programs have had a bias against televised courses or been greatly underfunded. (Author/TG)

This column notes some recent films, filmstrips, instructional television programs, and free pamphlets that may motivate students toward healthy living, allay fears of illness, and clarify needed facts. (Author)

To assess how early in the development of content materials for a televised course learner review should occur, data were gathered from adult students who reviewed either the script, scratch track audiotape, or rough cut videotape for a course on Japan. (Author/JEG)

Provides an overview of copyright regulations and examines issues of special concern for distance educators, including ambiguities in fair-use regulations. Notes rules concerning exclusive rights of copyrights holders, fair-use provisions, factors used to determine fair-use eligibility, and exemptions for "face-to-face" instruction. Provides…

Technologically mediated distance learning can enable school districts to meet the curricular needs of gifted children when neither student numbers nor the local tax base allows for traditional solutions. The issues of access, effectiveness, and encouragement of schools and teachers to use the technology are discussed, focusing on the situation in…

Discussion of the use of telecommunications in higher education for the adult learner focuses on a study in Oklahoma that analyzed faculty and administrator perceptions of reward systems for participation in a telecourse. Highlights include the nature of faculty involvement, rewards for and barriers to teaching telecourses, and attitudes toward…

The Southwest Virginia Education and Training Network (SVETN) is installing a fiber-optic network that enables the use of 2-way interactive television and that eventually will link 60 secondary schools and colleges in 16 southwest Virginia counties. Students in these rural schools can participate in advanced academic courses that would otherwise…

The results of survey that found out how many of 269 engineering schools deliver accredited programs via television are discussed. Information about the technologies employed, the use of tutors in conjunction with videotaped courses, and logistics of exam monitoring and exam security is provided. A list of colleges offering televised engineering…

Discusses college student note-taking behavior in teleclasses and describes the development and use of interactive study guides to improve note-taking accuracy. Word pictures, or graphic representations of ideas, are explained; design steps are listed; production steps are described; and applications are suggested. (two references) (LRW)

Faculty from three universities cooperatively prepared and delivered a special education course for general educators. Interactive television was used for four of the six remote sites. Two sites reviewed videotapes of presentations. Participants preferred interactive presentations and judged content and teachings as less effective when it was not…

Master's degree students (n=7) with visual impairments preferred alternative teleconferencing to use of real-time Internet for the delivery of distance education course, although most did not have to learn new assistive technologies to participate in the program. Students believed faculty was more accessible than other personnel using e-mail and…

A study examined which factors of telecommunication system design and instructor style had the greatest impact on student perceptions of learning and satisfaction with televised instruction. Surveys were completed by 164 adult learners evaluating over 20 courses taken via two-way, multi-camera, telecommunications systems. Results showed that…

This catalog provides descriptive information about 107 lower-division undergraduate telecourses, usable as self-contained instructional units, produced to be used outside the producer institution, and suitable for use on either open air or cable modes. Course descriptions are provided under the following headings: Adult Skills and Leisure;…

Hints are given on the design and introduction of tape series, of the sound-film cycle "A trip to Moscow" and of the television course "We speak Russian" (Grades 9 and 10). (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Televised continuing education provides an opportunity for educational institutions to expand their borders, to gain new students and to meet the needs of prospective students unable to conform to the time and space demands of traditional education. As American society ages, increasing numbers of non-residential (non-campus) students are seeking…