Learning Resources

Abstract: This is the ninth 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 differs from the others in this group, in that its subject is a conference, "Designing Diversity '75," the Second National Conference on Open Learning and Nontraditional Study, held in Washington in June 1975. Much of the conference's business focused on serving adult learners through technology-based learning systems. With fewer institutions in these tight-money days that can pick up the tab for conference-going, we thought it would be useful to review the ideas, the options, and the trends that emerged.

Abstract: This is the 11th in a series of profiles documenting experiences with the use of instructional techonology 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 presents a look at the present state of simulation/gaming in higher education, two briefs on successful uses of simulation games, and some "street corner" suggestions on how to introduce them into your own institution. A sequel, published in the volume 4, number 6 issue of Planning, will extend the coverage of the subject with further examples of games in use, information on current programs to support simultation/gaming, and a list of souirces for more information on the subject.

Abstract: Changes in clientele, course offerings, accredation procedures, and classroom locations head the list of trends affecting the evolution of postsecondary education in the United States. Here, the author summarizes the proceedings of the SCUP Academic Planning Workshop, held April 1975 in Boston, enunciating the external forces that will influence planning at colleges and universities in the next decade.

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: There are now two decades of experience with the use of instructional technology in colleges and unversities. This profile of the Learning Resources Center at the College at Oswego (State University of New York) is the fifth in a series of profiles documenting 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.

Abstract: There are now two decades of experience with the use of instructional technology in colleges and universities. This profile of the University of Wisconsin's Educational Telephone Network is the third in a series of profiles documenting the practices of two dozen institutions. A look at their experience may benefit others considering new ways to teach. This report, written by Ruth Weinstock, research associate at EFL, and other reports in this series, are supported by a special grant to EFL from the Ford Foundation.