Discusses the need for a rich semantics for the user interface in interactive image retrieval and presents two methods for building such interfaces: possibility theory applied to fuzzy data retrieval, and a machine learning technique applied to learning the user's deep need. Prototypes developed using videodisks and knowledge-based software are…

Describes how to make and use an inexpensive video disc of physics demonstrations. Discusses the background, production of the disc, subject of the disc including angular momentum, "monkey and the hunter" experiment, Doppler shift, pressure of a constant volume of gas thermometer, and wave effects, and using the disc in classroom. (YP)

Describes a microcomputer-based multimedia system that enables videotape presentations to be created by assembling still or moving data, with sound and in color, from a variety of sources. Source media include Macintosh storage of text and graphics, and various types of videotape and disc players. (18 references) (CLB)

Project Emperor-I has issued two interactive videodiscs on China's first emperor, Qin Shi Huang Di. The videodiscs contain film footage from the archaeological excavation in China, images of artifacts, interviews with Qin specialists, and the full text of articles about the ancient burial site. Development of the videodiscs for scholars involved…

A group of 16 undergraduates learned WordPerfect through interactive videodisc and 16 others through videotape. No differences were found in word processing knowledge, learner attitude, or learning time between the two groups. In the interactive video group, those who spent more time learning the program received higher scores. (SK)

This discussion of interactive videodisc systems for students who are deaf or hard of hearing considers the advantages and disadvantages of such systems, system use, videodisc capabilities, interactive alternatives, and selecting a system for a school. A list of equipment manufacturers, laser disc producers, and specialty sources is provided. (DB)

Describes a videodisc project at Cleveland State University that was set up to improve the delivery of information by education professors. An exploratory study conducted to investigate factors that influence the use of technology by faculty who teach the core curricula in the education program is also described. (11 references) (LRW)

Since its introduction in the late 1970s, the videodisc was plagued with difficulties until attention shifted to its educational role and equipment for more reliable computer control and better authoring programs became available. The videodisc has since enjoyed rebirth as an educational tool, with noteworthy applications and development efforts…

The HealthCare Interactive Videodisc Consortium, a self-governing organization, was formed to design, produce, and evaluate interactive videodisc courseware for the medical field. The 14 United States and 4 Canadian medical and nursing school members were selected based on subject matter and biomedical communications expertise and availability for…

Discusses the possibilities of using situated learning theory in distance education and describes the instructional design of a course on soil and the environment offered at the Open University of the Netherlands that incorporates situated learning. The use of interactive videodisk is described. (Contains 49 references.) (LRW)

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the design and implementation of 10 neuropathology interactive videodisc instructional (IVI) modules used by Michigan State University undergraduate medical students in the College of Osteopathic Medicine and the College of Human Medicine. The modules were developed by Michigan State University personnel…

The University of Maryland's Center for Instructional Development and Evaluation has developed interactive video material for the Navy Medical Department to teach Navy medical corpsmen appropriate response procedures for each of seven emergency medical conditions: angina pectoris, acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, stroke,…

This paper describes the development of a conceptual framework for conducting research using computer based interactive video and a generic disc as research tools. It is argued that computer based interactive video represents the beginnings of a truly computer based learning system. An altered version of the 1984 Grabowski and Whitney conceptual…

This package from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) describes projects undertaken by TVA's Skills Development Program, an effort to help national, state, and local officials improve education. The program includes several futuristic instructional labs that TVA helped to design and install in Morgan County, Tennessee. Instructional labs have…

Computer-assisted instruction, when properly designed, can help students retain more of what they learn by requiring them to use more of their senses in the learning process. Although they are not without drawbacks, microcomputers can be effective teaching aids. They can assist teachers by performing routine clerical tasks (grading and…