The first of a two-part series outlining the status and prospects of computer assisted instruction. This part discusses the range of instructional methods used, and provides some assessment of their efficacy. (AL)

The Association for Programmed Learning and Educational Technology offers some criticisms and proposals which it feels should be incorporated into a report prepared for Great Britain's Secretary of State for Education and Science dealing with the creation of a national organization to promote educational technology. (AK)

A review of a report, commissioned by Great Britain's Secretary of State for Education and Science, which deals with the creation of a national organization to promote educational technology. (AK)

This article is based on remarks presented at the annual convention of the National Society for Programmed Instruction, Sheraton Park Hotel, Wash., D.C., Apr 10, 1969. Urges personalized (not just individualized) instruction, in which relevancy is achieved by having the students themselves participate in decision making and daily programming. (MH)

Participants were different from the standpoint of depth of background and technique awareness, but more than compensated by their interest and involvement. (Editor)

Library Journal" takes a long hard look at the American Library Association's Conference Program for Dallas, and presents a tentative guide for the Conference-goer. (Author)

The American Library Association's Social Responsibilities Round Table Task Force on Our Affair in Dallas presents a program to help interested librarians get together. (MF)

A description of the complex media program created and implemented by the City School District of Stillwater, Oklahoma, which won the 1971 National AECT/Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation award. (AK)

A brief description of how televised lectures help to link together the scattered campuses of the City University of New York. (AK)

"Instructional television has played a unique role of catalyst for innovation in El Salvador's educational reform. In this case, technology has aided educational planners in conceiving and carrying out systematic changes on a wide scale. With this type of use of technology, developing countries may expect a far greater impact from the new…

The producer of Sesame Street" explains the research efforts directed toward finding an optimum fit between the child's needs and preferences and the show's instructional goals," and answers some criticisms from preschool educators. (Author/AA)