Distance education is among the significant fields for the application of educational technology. Distance education in China has gone through three phases, namely: correspondence-based education, radio and TV-based education and online education. This paper was based on educational technology application, and the historical, dialectic and…

Discussed are the results of a study of BRITE and its relationships with school districts and ETV operations, a study which sought "recommendations concerning alternative ways to organize for and finance the process of ITV planning, development, production, dissemination, utilization and evaluation in the Bay Area. (Author/LS)

This guidebook offers practical advice on planning, administering, and evaluating telecourses. An introductory section provides a definition and history of telecourses. The following section covers procedures such as planning for implementation of the telecourse, securing approval for the telecourse, deciding on the credit and grade options the…

A study was made of how conventional, face-to-face teaching methods might be used in conjunction with correspondence study (CS), programed instruction (PI), educational television (ETV) and radio broadcasts, and other approaches to make higher education more widely available throughout the region served by the University of the West Indies. These…

Based on a review of existing literature and interviews with more than 50 individuals at television stations and colleges, this report describes the state of the art of telecourses. Following an introductory chapter, 13 chapters discuss the following aspects of telecourses: (1) definition and scope; (2) the institutional environment; (3) the…

A review of literature germane to the subject helps provide an introduction to this study whose object is to identify the trends and practices that have occurred in television teaching of music from the late 1940's to the present. Other purposes of the study are to categorize and analyze the content and developing program formats of current…

THE SYSTEMS APPROACH TO PLANNING IS USEFUL IN DESIGNING MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS. IT SPECIFIES INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES, COORDINATES APPROPRIATE METHODS, AND EVALUATES THE RESULTING INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEM. CONFLICTS CAN ARISE FROM INDIVIDUAL INTERPERTATIONS OF INTEREST IN SPECIFIC PROGRAMS. A COMPREHENSIVE, EQUITABLE…

Described in this speech are five growing FLES programs in the State of Washington that reflect in their distinctive structural and content patterns the particular philosophy of the different school districts in which each has developed. In each description mention is made of (1) enrollment and district participation figures, (2) grades included…

THE 45 ABSTRACTS AND ANNOTATIONS IN THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY COVERING THE PERIOD 1963-67 HAVE BEEN ARRANGED BY GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION TO GIVE THE USER CURRENT AWARENESS OF PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE ON A GIVEN SEGMENT OF THE WORLD, AND TO FACILITATE THE INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ON ADULT EDUCATION. ITEMS ON INDIA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, NEPAL, AND…

The document is a handbook designed to aid program administrators in planning, managing, and assessing adult educational television (ETV), to assure adult viewers the maximum instructional/learning benefit possible. The handbook includes four types of information; (1) an introduction to the Appalachian Adult Education Center (AAEC) experience, (2)…

The report presents an evaluation of the internal operation and potential application of Project RFD, a multi-media demonstration project in Adult Basic Education for rural adults. The first section of the report contains a description of the project, and a summary and rating of the attainment of each of the 10 project goals. Subsequent sections…

These proceedings are divided into three parts. The first part provides a general summary of the discussions under the headings of scope of distance education and nonformal, formal, and continuing education; cost-effectiveness; technology; instructional materials; recognition and status; planning and management; training; international…

Educational television has made great strides in the five years which have elapsed since the Federal Communications Commission set aside television channels for the exclusive use of education. Such stations are located in 29 communities of the United States, representing large cities, university centers and, in several instances, serving entire…