The College of Education and Human Services Professions at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, has undertaken to develop several videodisc programs to be incorporated into the undergraduate core curriculum and inservice education for teachers and human service professionals. "Understanding Groups," which is the initial curriculum disc of the series, contains full modules on shared leadership, group goals and goal structures, group communication, and conflict resolution. An additional module briefly covers group decision making, power in groups, and leadership styles. Each major module includes a pretest and instruction, practice, and application sections, and the videodisc program allows users to learn concepts through either inductive or deductive tracks. The videodisc is the central part of an integrated learning package which also includes learner and instructor manuals and videotaped examples of four different types of groups. A key research component of the project was the front end analysis conducted in preparation for designing "Understanding Groups," which included learner analyses and interviews with subject matter experts. Formative and summative evaluations are also being undertaken to study and improve the effectiveness of the disc. Administrative support and enthusiastic trained individuals capable of teamwork were found to be prerequisites to developing videodiscs in a university setting, as well as funding, human resources, and physical plant resources. (MES)