CCTV Instruction: 1967.

Abstract The article focuses on the use of closed circuit television (CCTV) for instruction at university level. Every institution has its own set of faculty qualification standards, but regardless of the level at which these standards are established, it is difficult to find and retain sufficient personnel to meet the increase in student enrollment. The use of CCTV is one way in which a senior staff member can reach all of the students without losing the attention of a high percentage of them in a mass lecture. Any discussion of the future reuse of television tapes to reduce instructional costs raises the question of what happens to the individual who made the tapes. The use of television tapes in absentia, or their sale to, or use by, another institution is subject to considerable study and discussion. The reuse of taped material developed by an instructor no longer associated with the University is dependent upon the approval of the recording instructor. While it is admitted that any television presentation can take more preparatory time than a similar live class meeting, such preparation time is not the major obligation of the offering or directing professor.