Presents a matrix of skills necessary for multimedia development. Skills are identified in business, artistic, and technical areas. These skills are then applied to the following reasons for multimedia use: to condense time and material; to effect rapid skills transfer; and to manage feedback and evaluation. (MES)

Suggests that custom training is not for everyone and that off-the-shelf programs can be the best way to achieve many business goals. Looks at a variety of programs and offers a rationale for using both off-the-shelf and customized programs depending on the circumstances. (JOW)

Provides 14 guidelines that can be applied in questionnaire construction to ensure that the researcher obtains useful and accurate data and results. (Author)

Learning objects are a new form of learning resource, and the design of these digital environments has many facets. To investigate senior instructional design students' use of reflection tools in designing learning objects, a series of studies was conducted using the Reflective Action Instructional Design and Learning Object Review Instrument…

This paper develops a model of children's storytelling using Physically-Oriented Technology (SPOT). The SPOT model draws upon literature regarding current physical storytelling technologies and was developed using a grounded theory approach to qualitative research. This empirical work focused on the experiences of 18 children, ages 5-6, who worked…

Creativity is an important ability in the teaching-learning process because of its contribution to the struggle to cope with complex problems, to ensuring satisfaction in life and to the improvement in professional development. Especially, creativity is one of the essential abilities that teachers need in teaching-learning processes in their…

Article focuses on relevance-control checks, which test the linkages between one stage of the development and the next in self-instructional packages. (HB)

The author covers photography and recording techniques for the production phase of a slide-tape program. (Author/HB)

This article discusses the construction and use of a slide/tape programer that is simple to build and use, costs a fraction of the cheapest commercial models, and can be used with any tape recorder/player. (Author)

A discussion of learner verification and revision, which attempts to provide student input into the final design of instructional materials. (HB)

A discussion of why properly planned, built-in communication support for development programs have been neglected. (Author)

A PAPER PRESENTED AT A TWO-PART CONFERENCE ON PLANNING AND OPERATING LANGUAGE LABORATORIES WAS REPORTED. THE TOPIC OF THE PAPER WAS THE PREPARATION AND USE OF LABORATORY MATERIALS. DISCUSSIONS WERE INCLUDED ON (1) THE NEED FOR MATERIALS, (2) CHARACTERISTICS OF GOOD MATERIALS, (3) CONTENT OF MATERIAL, (4) ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS, (5) USE…

The document reports the activities involved in the compilation of career resource guides suitable for adult use. In 1974-75 the following tasks were accomplished in relation to previous survey activities: (1) additional career materials were reviewed for the publication "Resources: Recommendations for Adult Career Education Resources, and…