A description of materials developed for a high school program in manufacturing occupations. (HB)

The general format of a representative learning module is presented to provide a guide for teachers attempting to construct their own modules. A statement of need for such a project is followed by an examination of the individual components making up most learning modules: (1) organizational numbering system; (2) general statement; (3) task…

This first in a series of articles on an instructional development project management model discusses the role of the project manager, and outlines the phases of the model that is used to meet training needs. Highlights include project planning, instructional development (including creating the materials), and followup (including evaluation). (LRW)

Describes achievement of General Learning Corporation to illustrate the place of technology in education. (DS)

The University of Sydney is a large, research-intensive, campus-based Australian University. Since 2004 a strategic initiative of project-based eLearning support has been creating teams of non-academic and academic staff, who have worked together to develop online resources to meet identified needs. The University's aims in continuing to provide…

BASIC PRODUCTION PRINCIPLES AND THEIR DIDACTIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS ARE DISCUSSED. PRESENTED ARE THE GENERAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WHICH ORIGINALLY OCCURRED WITHIN THE COMMITTEE GROUP. PRODUCTION PERSONNEL WITHIN THE SOCIETY OF TELEVISED INSTRUCTORS HAVE PARTICULAR ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WHICH THEY SHOULD UPHOLD AS…

A description of needs and specifications for research and development activities in elementary school science are presented in this paper. Serving as a report from the Project on Prototypic Instructional Systems in Elementary Science, it considers the current and future needs of the child and the society of which he is a member. An overview of…

This article offers a framework for training child welfare workers and supervisors to stop and prevent foster care drift and to achieve permanency goals. (Author/DB)

An interview with William Kobin and James Swinehart on the health series being developed by Children's Television Workshop. (HB)

Tips are offered for using the needs/interest survey process to provide continuing and community education programmers with information for setting goals and establishing program objectives. Some of the 50 tips include using only those questions essential to programming, restricting the length, targeting the survey, getting input on topics…

How to develop instructional television lessons and study guides from a practice tape. (Author)

CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN CAN LEARN WELL WHEN THEY ARE OFFERED A REALISTIC CURRICULUM AND REALISTIC MATERIALS OF INSTRUCTION. EDUCATIONAL DEMANDS FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH ADULT EDUCATION REQUIRE DIFFERENT INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS TO PROPERLY EDUCATE LOW ACHIEVERS REGARDLESS OF THEIR BACKGROUNDS. PUBLISHERS SHOULD AID THE COMMUNITY IN THEIR…