This article discusses the consortium method of recruiting college students. The authors stress the positive benefits of planned cooperation, such as a greater diversity of academic programs, increased student services, and a reduction in the need for annual increases in tuition and fees. (Author/PC)

Membership in a technical writing consortium is advantageous both to the local university and to the neighboring community colleges because the consortium guarantees accreditation of the community college courses while increasing enrollment in the advanced technical writing courses and internship programs of the university. An area-wide consortium…

This document comprises the first two issues of a newsletter published by the Microcomputer Software and Information for Teachers (MicroSIFT) Clearinghouse, which is a project designed to establish effective procedures for the collection, evaluation, and dissemination of materials and information, and develop a flexible user support and technical…

Effective staff development programs require environments receptive to change; programming that is institutionally integrated and developmental; program execution that is comprehensive, dynamic, cost-effective, and that can be evaluated; and activity that is pragmatic and action-oriented. Present staff development programs must improve delivery…

This paper prepared for the Task Force on the Role of School Library Media Programs in Networking reviews the role of networking in such programs, lists the objectives of networking for library consortia, and discusses such topics as the benefits and disadvantages of participation in these organizations, prerequisites and criteria for networking,…

The report is designed to provide the reader with a basic understanding of the processes and procedures used to develop catalogs of performance objectives, criterion-referenced measures, and performance guides for learners in vocational-technical education. It reports on the efforts of the Vocational-Technical Education Consortium of States…

Since the formal organization of the Michigan Library Consortium, its financial support has come through membership fees and a grant from the Michigan State Library from Title III funds. The financing of the consortium is already a complex operation and will become even more complex as new programs are undertaken, since funds have been accepted…

The report evaluates the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative Career Education Project in eastern Kentucky. The project staff involved personnel from Morehead University, Eastern Kentucky University, Bowling Green and Owensboro, and from the Kentucky State Department of Education in workshops, inservice training, demonstration units, and…

This appendix contains copies of the instruments described in volumes I and II of the COPED project, as well as a coding manual. (Related volumes are EA 003 046 and EA 003047). (MLF)

Few publications on interinstitutional cooperation go beyond a description, generally a glowing one, of individual programs and activities. Yet many problems beset an effort of formalized cooperation. (1) There is often a great difference between "cooperation" as an abstraction and "cooperation" as a practical reality. The mere formalization of a…

This document examines two successful consortiums (Five Colleges, Inc., and Worcester Consortium for Higher Education) and relates their approach to that of the developing Blue Ridge Consortium. Emphasis is placed on background material concerning consortia, a profile of the Blue Ridge consortium, a description of two model consortia, the…

This general guideline for a Media Production Center generally concentrates on the equipment and personnel needs of a media center supporting the development of Learning Activity Packets for individualized instruction. Appendixes contain lists of specific materials, both print and hardware, to be used by the project. (WCM)

The annual report of the Alabama Consortium for the Development of Higher Education (ACDHE) is presented in relation to its member institutions and ACDHE committees. The member institutions, including Alabama A&M University, Huntingdon College, Judson College Miles College, Stillman College, the University of Alabama, and the University of…

The major purpose of the center has been to improve the quality of instruction in the participating schools by providing in-service training to teachers in the use of instructional materials and equipment. At the onset, four global objectives were established to a) integrate more media (i.e., filmstrips, books, slides) into the teaching…

The state of Minnesota has established the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC) to coordinate the state's educational computing activities. The Consortium is governed by a board of directors representing the State Department of Education, the State Junior Colleges, the State Colleges, the State University and the public and is…