These eight papers on guidelines and standards for learning resources programs at the college and university level address such topics as technological communications services, instructional development, diffusion/adoption, production, telecommunication, utilization, facilities, and budgeting for learning resources programs. Many charts supplement…

This telecommunications program planned and initiated by the Alaska Department of Education is designed to (1) provide basic communication capability to the state's 52 school district headquarters, (2) examine and report the results of making research and instructional information collections which exist outside Alaska available to educational…

Aspects of 11 instructional television (ITV) networks in the United States and Canada were compared to illustrate areas of practical interest to Alaskan educators and policy makers. Areas examined included: (1) the use of broadcasting to deliver K-12 programming; (2) post-secondary academic courseware, adult basic education, and continuing…

The strategies and resources necessary to achieve operational, self-supporting status in the use of satellite-based delivery systems for continuing education and training are described in the context of a four year plan. User populations include vocational rehabilitation, aging, Indian-controlled community colleges, other community colleges, and…

A collection of papers by educators and health and social services practitioners comprises this reader on human services in rural areas. Part one, "An Overview of Contextual Differences between Urban and Rural Human Service Practice," also includes a paper on how to maintain confidentiality in a rural environment. The "Services to Youth" papers…

A third party evaluation was conducted of an experiment in service training program (Project Interact) in career education using duplex (two-way) television to reach several groups in different cities simultaneously. Two main aspects of the project were under study: the particular curriculum content on career education and the use of the Texas…

The Southwestern Library Interstate Cooperative Endeavor (SLICE) project was an "experimental effort to determine the feasibility of a multi-state library coordination agency" involving the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The success or failure of the project's specific objectives are outlined in…

The final volume of a four-volume study focuses on community use of cable television systems. Four separate aspects are discussed extensively: the possibilities of public access, use in municipal service applications, uses in education, and a guide for education planners. Each section contains several appendixes and the education sections include…

Alaska is a state of geographic and cultural extremes. In order to improve the standard of health and to provide broader educational opportunity, especially in rural communities, the ATS-6 communications satellite has been used to compensate for remoteness and transportation difficulties. The Health/Education Telecommunications Experiment has…

This is the third volume of a three volume final report for the Health/Education Telecommunications Experiment. This volume is a continuation of the appendix, and it includes communications that took place between the contractor, the office of the Governor of Alaska, and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in Washington, D.C. The…

The VHF system used by the Satellite Technology Demonstration had a built-in digital response system to collect data about student programing. This paper describes the hardware and software required to implement and operate the system. In addition, information on the applications of this device is provided along with the results of a field…

Because 16mm film programs for classroom use are expensive and distribution is unpredictable, the Satellite Technology Demonstration (STD) established a Materials Distribution Service (MDS) to transmit material via satellite to rural sites in the Rocky Mountains. The STD leased 300 programs from Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corporation and…

This program, developed as a substitute for the library technology program at Lakeland Community College (Ohio), provides basic skills in the areas of communigraphics, reprographics, communications, telecommunications, audiovisual equipment repair and maintenance, and library technology. Taking into account the current swell in the field of media,…

The University Poll conducted a survey of the opinions of 740 randomly selected Twin Cities campus students toward 14 student services fees required by the University of Minnesota. Results from 624 students, 84 percent of the sample, are reported here. Key findings include: For no fee did a majority of students endorse an immediate reduction or…

During 1975, the Educational Satellite Communications Demonstration (ESCD) used the Applications Technology Satellite #6 (ATS-6) for three distinct demonstrations in Appalachia, Alaska, and the Rocky Mountain area. The most common use of the technology was to broadcast an uninterrupted program followed by a short interaction period. Other…