Learning Resources

Abstract: This is the 10th in a series of profiles documenting experiences with the use of instructional technology at two dozen colleges and universities. A look at what has been learned at these places may benefit others considering new ways to teach. This report describes an interactive instructional television system that enables on-the-job scientists to keep up with new information by "telecommuting," rather than actually commuting, to the campus.

Abstract: As higher education institutions shift from a growth orientation to one of redistributing existing resources, budgeting can play a major innovative role. The author describes a dynamic budgeting approach in which he isolates a number of roles in the budgetary process, shows how these roles interact, and suggests how a budget can be redesigned, according to specific need, without complete reorganization from the top. The article has been adapted from his presentation at SCUP's 10th Annual International Conference, held July 1975 in Minneapolis.

Abstract: What is the role of the faculty in collaborative planning? The authors review the discussion of this question at SCUP's Academic Planning Workshop, held April 1975 in Boston. They note that studies supported by the Fund for the Improvement of Post Secondary Education, the Kellogg Foundation, and a number of state and regional planning groups point out the need for collaboration between faculty and administrators that aims to integrate traditional faculty perogatives with other variables of institutional renovation. This article suggests areas of difficulty and guidelines for dealing with problems in the collaboration process at a time when institutions frequently encourage faculty participation in planning.

Abstract: An eight-year-old, rapidly growing institution serving the Denver metropolitan area will soon have the nation's largest installation heated by solar energy. To construct the North Campus of the Community College of Denver, state agencies and legislators have agreed to fund a project with 8 percent higher initial costs in anticipation of long-term savings. In this article, the author describes the evolution of this significant project.

Abstract: Increasing competition for limited funds has encouraged public insititutions to continue the search for ways to get better performance from existing facilities. In this article, the authors describe how this objective is being achieved at the Oklahoma Health Center. This project is demonstrating the significant capital and operating cost savings, as well as qualitative gains, that can be achieved by cooperative planning between educational institutions and organizations providing patient care.

Abstract: This is the seventh in a series of profiles documenting the experiences of two dozen colleges and universities with the use of instructional technology. A look at what has been learned at these places may benefit others considering new ways to teach. This article profiles technology in use at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle.

Abstract: This is the eighth in a series of profiles documenting the experiences of two dozen colleges and universities with the use of instructional technology. A look at what has been learned at these places may benefit others considering new ways to teach. This article profiles the Learning Resources Center at William Rainey Harper College.

Abstract: This is the sixth in a series of profiles documenting the experiences of two dozen colleges and universities with the use of instructional technology. A look at what has been learned at these places may benefit others considering new ways to teach. This profile describes the use of cable television at Oregon State University.

Abstract: The impact of severe economic conditions is felt unevenly by different sectors of the national economy. Colleges and universities are affected in particular ways which can be measured by several recently-developed specialized indices. William G. Bowen, president of Princeton University, has evaluatedthe effect of inflation/recession on the budgets and character of academic institutions. what follows is an abridged version of a presentation by Dr. Bowen to the Regents of the University of the State of New York Eleventh Annual Trustees Conference, held in March 1975 in New York City.

Abstract: There are now two decades of experience with the use of instructional technology in colleges and universities. This profile of Syracuse University's Center for Instructional Development is the fourth in a series of profiles documentlng the practices of two dozen institutions. A look at their experience may benefit others considering new ways to teach. This report, written by Ronald Gross of the Academy for Educational Development, and the other reports in this series, are supported by a special grant to EFL from the Ford Foundation.