NAEB Newsletter (Oct 1958)

Commissioner under subsection (c) of this section, receive com¬ pensation at rates fixed by the Secretary, not to exceed $50 per day, and shall also be entitled to receive an allowance for actual and necessary travel and subsistence expenses while so serving away from their places of residence. SPECIAL PERSONNEL Sec. 762. The Commissioner may secure from time to time and for such periods as he deems advisable, without regard to the civil-service laws, the assistance and advice of persons in the United States and from abroad who are experts in the utilization and adaptation of television, radio, motion pictures, and other related media of communication for educational purposes. APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED Sec. 763. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated the sum of $3,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1959, and the sum of $5,000,000 for each of the three succeeding fiscal years for carrying out the provisions of this title. PURDUE CONFERENCE PREDICTS OPTIMISTIC FUTURE FOR ETV Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, was the scene of the NAEB Conference on Televised Instruc¬ tion August 24 to September 9. The general feeling of the group was that TV as an instructional medium is not the panacea for the ills of education but that it can be a potent factor in the total education pro¬ gram. The conference was sponsored by the NAEB in cooperation with the Purdue Television Unit. James S. Miles, director of Purdue’s radio station, WBAA, and TV unit and former executive director of NAEB, was chairman of the group which met in three ses¬ sions each day. Twenty of the conference registrants were repre¬ sentatives of colleges and universities from all sec¬ tions of the United States. Practically all of them had the benefit of some experience in the televised instruction field. Two of the registrants were from the field of commercial television. Joining with them as leaders and advisors were ten persons from in¬ stitutions in which experimental and research work with TV as an instructional medium, either on open educational channels or closed circuit systems, has been under way for several years. They gave the conference registrants the benefit of their experience and freely discussed their findings in this field. After much deliberation and thorough reviews of their experiences with and experiments on tele¬ vised instruction, they summarized their findings by listing seven things TV can do in the total education picture. They are as follows: 1. TV can improve the quality of instruction. 2. TV can be used to multiply the effectiveness of a good teacher. 3. TV can be used to extend the boundaries of the campus for programs of continuing education. 4. TV can be used effectively for teacher training. 5. TV can be used to bring the same or comparable instruction to more students at less cost. 6. TV can expand the efficiency of the use of classroom and laboratory facilities. 7. TV, or televised instruction, can result in academic prestige for faculty members comparable to that resulting from published research. These potential contributions of TV can be utilized as powerful agencies in meeting the problems in the years ahead if a sufficient number of ade¬ quately-trained teachers is not available to meet the demands of increased student enrollments. In the face of the current shortage, this problem looms as one of increasing proportions in the coming years. Especially on closed-circuit TV, one teacher can reach more students than when his instruction is limited to one classroom or laboratory. However, it was the opinion of the group that there are subject areas which do not lend themselves well to televised instruction and that the value of personal contact and the teacher-student relationship cannot be minimized. But as Dr. Clifford G. Erick¬ son, associate dean in charge of TV at the Chicago City Junior College voiced it, this does not mean that TV instruction used as an aid and training medium does not have possibilities that as yet have scarcely been touched. “Its growth in the years ahead may surprise all of us,” he stated. PLACEMENT SUPPLEMENT October I - Program producer and director, with M.A., mil¬ itary and civilian radio experience as well as industrial relations and management background, desires a posi¬ tion in ETV or educational radio. Married man, 35, will¬ ing to locate in U. S. or abroad. $6,500-7,500. October 2 - Producer-Director with 7 years of top network production experience wants an opportunity for greater responsibility in ETV as manager, production manager or program manager. Presently employed with one of the largest ETV stations in the country. Married man, 33, B.F.A. Will consider any location; prefer Northeast or Far West. $8-12,000. October 3 - College graduate, 2-year professional radio, TV and theatre school, experienced in most phases of ed¬ ucational and commercial broadcasting. Would prefer position in programming and production or news and public affairs. Single man, 23, B.S. Prefer Eastern U. S., but will consider any location. $320/month minimum 1 . October 4 - Married man, 36, desires position requiring intelli¬ gence and responsibility as program director or produc¬ tion director. 15 years experience in radio broadcasting. B.A. Prefers East in University surroundings. $8,000. October 5 - Single man, 33, with knowledge of radio-TV de¬ sires affiliation with educational radio-TV organization, in producing or directing. Midwestern U. S. if possible. Minimum $350/month. October 6 - Married man, 40, radio-TV production specialist with widely varied experience seeks permanent position in educational TV. Desires position in direction, writing, or producing. Western seacoast or mountains preferred. $5,000-6,000. October 7 - Producer-director in ETV at one of the large pro¬ duction centers with administrative experience wishes to find a position in administrative production and/or programming. Married man, 24, A.B. Will locate any¬ where. $6,500-7,500. October 8 - Experienced radio announcer seeks position in ed¬ ucational broadcasting. Single male, 22, will locate any¬ where. B.A. Teacher. $3,800-4,000. OCTOBER, 1958 See You In Omaha 3