This article suggests numerous ways that teacher educators have successfully incorporated videotape recordings into their training programs and poses important questions for all educators interested in the potential of videotape recordings in the training of teachers. (Author)

A discussion of how cooperative buying can result in benefits for media users and producers alike. (Author/HB)

A discussion of three factors which could make a difference in learning from television: the technology involved, the content transmitted, and the symbolic codes into which the messages are coded. (Author/HB)

An interview with Johnsie Lumpkin, a school librarian fervently committed to the use of media. (Author/PF)

The use of television in PSI courses has two advantages: (1) student time involved in learning is comparable with that of students using only written material, and (2) it provides an avenue for learning for those students who prefer auditory learning to written learning. (Author)

Maurice Mitchell reflects on the history of educational films and speculates about the future of educational media. (STS)

All visual signals need to be interpreted. The educational system needs to teach students to interpret various media in addition to the printed word. (Author/STS)

Split-brain research provides a rationale for the study of media in schools, since media studies provide a vehicle for the development of the right hemisphere of the brain. (Author/ER)

Describes Sperry Univac's video studio at the Princeton Education Center which produces technical training programs for the company. (BD)

The first task of any communicator is gaining and holding the attention of his audience. To do this it is important to present the material in a professional manner. (JY)

How to evaluate the effectiveness of school media programs--instruments, processes, and the media specialist's attitudes. (LS)

The film "The Atom and the Atomic Nucleus," 1964, is discussed at length and three other films and one microfilm are mentioned. All deal with the structure of the atom and atomic energy. (JH)

Discusses ways in which television can be used to support open education. Child-produced shows are feasible technologically and educationally valuable. (DP)