Program planning guide for instructional television.

The background, use, organization, equipment, capabilities, planning, and preparation for studio telecasts, and the evaluation of the TV center at Air University were given. The TV center was organized under the Air University (AU) library to produce and direct the telecasts for the three au schools equipped to receive them. Television was used to enhance instructional techniques, to improve seminar programs, to increase the effectiveness of evaluation, to aid in extra-curricular activities, to train effective speakers, and to provide guest speakers. Responsibility for instruction and instructors rested with the individual schools. The production and technical staff assisted and advised faculty members in preparing program formats and scripts, in conducting rehearsals, and in evaluating the completed program. Studio equipment, control room equipment, and receiving equipment were described and their capabilities were analyzed. The first step in planning for studio telecasts consisted of scheduling a script conference with the TV center at least 90 days before the telecast, at which time a resume of the presentation and an outline of proposed methodology were presented and visual aids were planned. The next step was rehearsals, which were followed by the performance of the actual telecast and finally the preparation of a program critique. Observations from staff visits to schools using closed-circuit television and excerpts from pertinent experimental findings were included. Selected references followed the text.

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