Reviews relevant features for interactive video images of the four primary technologies that merge to intertwine themselves in interactive video (computers, television, instructional design, visual design); outlines critical structural elements of interactive video; and presents guidelines for creating interactive video images. (MBR)

Discusses the copyright law as it affects educators and examines the impact that new educational technologies are having on it. Topics addressed include rights of the copyright holder; challenges from distance learning, interactive video, and multimedia; fair use guidelines; and ethical and moral responsibilities of educators regarding copyright…

Offers guidelines to help distance learning instructors develop and implement effective telelessons that employ two-way compressed video. Discusses advantages of interactive video teleconferencing and disadvantages of working with technological constraints and human factors. Describes instructional strategies and presents a telelearning checklist…

This paper describes the Virginia Satellite Educational Network (VSEN) and reports the results of an assessment of the program. The purpose of the VSEN, which was developed after the 1988 approval of the Governor's Educational Technology Initiative, is to meet the educational needs of Virginia students, especially in small and rural areas, and to…

This document consists of one volume year (four quarterly issues) of the journal "HyperNexus", containing articles on hypermedia and multimedia use in education. Typical article topics are: obstacles to the widespread use of educational technology; software for Japanese language learning; information retention using interactive…

Discusses incremental decisions that need to be made when selecting a videodisc system and presents guidelines for moving through the learning and decision-making process. Guidelines cover understanding the technology, understanding the videodisc project process, composing the project team, establishing requirements and considering the budget, and…

Describes a cognitive approach to designing instruction that uses schema theory and illustrates an instructional application of schema theory using a self-instructional interactive videodisc to teach a medical skill. Guidelines for instructional design and development are discussed, including knowledge acquisition, contextual clues, and learning…

Provides an overview of the design, production, and preliminary testing of a microcomputer-controlled interactive learning workstation developed at Simon Fraser University to teach French as a Second Language. Criteria and guidelines are discussed; the authoring system is explained; and field testing with grades four through seven is described.…

Reviews education research on general design principles and concepts, including perception/communications theories and learning principles. Media research is also reviewed. Based on this past research, a model is proposed for the design of video displays in an interactive videodisc (IVD) instructional program. (AEF)