Today's video games aren't even a little bit like the ones that came out a few decades ago. Not only has the underlying technology dramatically improved, but the medium has matured remarkably in the years since "Pong" and "Space Invaders." ruled the arcades. The artistic promise of video games has yet to be fulfilled. The current state of the…

In this regular feature of "Educational Technology," Michael F. Shaughnessy and Susan M. Fulgham present their interview with Ryan Watkins, Associate Professor of Educational Technology at the George Washington University and the author of 10 books and more than 95 articles. In this interview, Watkins discusses the following topics:…

Learn to Be Healthy is a new interactive health curriculum for grades 1-6 created by the Susan R. Byrnes Health Education Center, which has offered on-site health education for central and southern Pennsylvania and northern Maryland schools since 1995. The free online resource, developed with funding from the Highmark Foundation, is available at…

Blogs, which began as a way to easily post one's thoughts online in print, have evolved to include multimedia capabilities. A blog is not limited to text--audio and video can be incorporated. A video blog (commonly called a vlog) is a blog that uses video in its posts. People who create vlogs are vloggers, and the worldwide community of vlogs and…

Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of using interactive video in training. (JOW)

Presents the script of an interactive video session held during the International Council for Educational Media 1992 conference, including the moderator's words, the statement of a participant from Lapland (Tapio Varis), and an address by the UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education (Colin N. Power). (EAM)

Probably within the next 10 years, current videodisc technology will be surpassed by something even more useful to corporate trainers. However, those with no vested interest in selling the technology recommend that if the need is there, corporations should invest in it now. (JOW)

An introduction to a symposium on interactive video, this brief paper announces that the symposium will continue the debate on whether media are simply delivery vehicles for instruction by considering the inherent properties of interactive video and its impact on achievement, including the way in which the properties of this medium both dictate…

Summarizes the presentations at the 1987 Nebraska Interactive Videodisc Symposium, which covered such topics as educational applications of interactive video and business aspects of interactive video technology. Winners of the 1987 Nebraska Interactive Videodisc Awards are listed. (MES)

Explores the potential for using Intelligent Educational Systems (IES) for anchoring instruction in macro contexts in science education. Topics include anchored instruction; situated cognition; problem solving; cognitivism; interactive video environments; and examples of combining IES and anchored instruction. (LRW)

Eleventh in a series featuring the 22 principles of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology Code of Ethics, this article presents a scenario: A training consultant decides to start his own company and convince 5 of his employers's clients to contract with him. Suggests that the complex ethical issues involved warrant seeking…

Discussion of interactive videodisc (IVD) technology highlights projects developed at California State University at Fullerton that addressed concerns that IVD technology is too complicated for widespread usage. Projects focused on (1) the transfer of videotape to disc; (2) the repurposing of existing videodiscs; and (3) the development of new…

Discusses the educational potential of interactive videodisc technology in terms of: (1) training applications; (2) evaluation of effectiveness; (3) advantages of interactivity; (4) design considerations; (5) courseware development and cost considerations; and (6) teacher acceptability. Fifty-two references are provided. (MES)

Television is beginning to realize its potential in business as a medium for two-way communication via private corporate networks, video conferencing facilities, and interactive training products. (SK)

A full range of teleconferencing technology is available and affordable. However, fixed and satellite transmission costs can be high, equipment can break down, and current training programs may need overhauling to be effective in a video format. (SK)